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confidence high
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materiality 0.75
Merck Q3 revenue $16.0B (+7%), KEYTRUDA up 17%; cuts FY EPS guidance on $5.5B Daiichi Sankyo charge
Merck & Co., Inc.
2023-Q3 EPS reported
$0.62
revenue$45,485,000,000
- Q3 total sales $16.0B (+7% YoY); GAAP EPS $1.86, Non-GAAP EPS $2.13 (+15% YoY).
- KEYTRUDA sales $6.3B (+17%); GARDASIL/GARDASIL 9 sales $2.6B (+13%).
- Full-year 2023 sales guidance raised to $59.7-$60.2B; Non-GAAP EPS guidance lowered to $1.33-$1.38 due to $5.5B upfront charge from Daiichi Sankyo collaboration.
- Entered collaboration with Daiichi Sankyo for three clinical-stage ADC candidates; upfront payment $5.5B.
- FDA approved KEYTRUDA for perioperative NSCLC; priority review for sotatercept (PDUFA March 26, 2024).