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Merck & Co. Inc. (MRK)At 10:57AM ET: 38.1421  Up 0.7421 (1.98%)  
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Earnings Est Current Qtr
Dec-09
Next Qtr
Mar-10
Current Year
Dec-09
Next Year
Dec-10
Avg. Estimate 0.790.783.273.46
No. of Analysts 1641815
Low Estimate 0.630.613.183.33
High Estimate 0.850.933.333.69
Year Ago EPS 0.870.743.423.27
Revenue Est Current Qtr
Dec-09
Next Qtr
Mar-10
Current Year
Dec-09
Next Year
Dec-10
Avg. Estimate 7.76B11.03B25.25B45.18B
No. of Analysts 1141411
Low Estimate 6.01B10.66B23.35B42.98B
High Estimate 10.20B11.64B27.54B47.96B
Year Ago Sales 6.03B5.39B23.85B25.25B
Sales Growth (year/est) 28.7%104.8%5.9%78.9%
Earnings HistoryDec-08Mar-09Jun-09Sep-09
EPS Est0.740.770.770.82
EPS Actual0.870.740.830.90
Difference 0.13-0.030.060.08
Surprise % 17.6% -3.9% 7.8% 9.8%
EPS Trends Current Qtr
Dec-09
Next Qtr
Mar-10
Current Year
Dec-09
Next Year
Dec-10
Current Estimate 0.790.783.273.46
7 Days Ago 0.790.773.283.46
30 Days Ago 0.790.773.283.46
60 Days Ago 0.840.793.233.39
90 Days Ago 0.840.813.233.38
EPS Revisions Current Qtr
Dec-09
Next Qtr
Mar-10
Current Year
Dec-09
Next Year
Dec-10
Up Last 7 Days 0001
Up Last 30 Days 0001
Down Last 30 Days 0100
Down Last 90 Days
Growth EstMRKIndustrySectorS&P 500
Current Qtr. -9.2%-5.6%-0.5%-32.0%
Next Qtr. 5.4%6.3%6.0%15.8%
This Year -4.4%0.1%3.1%4.8%
Next Year 5.8%10.4%9.9%27.1%
Past 5 Years (per annum) 9.343%N/AN/AN/A
Next 5 Years (per annum) 5.07%6.22%8.02%N/A
Price/Earnings (avg. for comparison categories) 11.4413.0113.8318.09
PEG Ratio (avg. for comparison categories) 2.262.091.73N/A

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