EQS-Adhoc: Merck KGaA: Merck confirms late-stage discussions with SpringWorks Therapeutics, Inc. on potential acquisition
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EQS-Ad-hoc: Merck KGaA / Key word(s): Takeover Darmstadt, April 24, 2025 – Merck KGaA (“Merck”) reacts to press reports and confirms late-stage discussions with SpringWorks Therapeutics, Inc. on a potential acquisition. The parties are in discussion on the basis of a price of around USD 47 per share. Merck notes that no final decision has been taken and no legally binding agreement has been entered into.
End of inside information Contact Merck KGaA Dr. Gangolf Schrimpf Merck KGaA Frankfurter Straße 250 64293 Darmstadt Germany Phone: +49 6151 729591 Email: gangolf.schrimpf@merckgroup.com Internet: https://www.merckgroup.com/en ISIN: DE0006599905 WKN: 659990 Indices: DAX Stock exchanges: Regulated Market of Frankfurt am Main (Prime Standard); Open Markets of Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Hanover, Munich, Stuttgart; EUREX derivatives exchange; London, SIX End of Inside Information
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| Language: | English |
| Company: | Merck KGaA |
| Frankfurter Str. 250 | |
| 64293 Darmstadt | |
| Germany | |
| Phone: | +49 (0)6151 72 - 2702 |
| E-mail: | insiderregister@merckgroup.com |
| Internet: | https://www.merckgroup.com/de |
| ISIN: | DE0006599905 |
| WKN: | 659990 |
| Indices: | DAX |
| Listed: | Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Hanover, Munich, Stuttgart, Tradegate Exchange; London, SIX |
| EQS News ID: | 2123844 |
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| The most important financial data at a glance | ||||||||
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025e | ||
| Sales1 | 16.152,00 | 17.534,00 | 19.687,00 | 22.232,00 | 20.993,00 | 21.156,00 | 22.400,00 | |
| EBITDA1,2 | 4.066,00 | 4.923,00 | 5.946,00 | 6.504,00 | 5.489,00 | 5.779,00 | 6.200,00 | |
| EBITDA-Margin3 | 25,17 | 28,08 | 30,20 | 29,26 | 26,15 | 27,32 | 27,68 | |
| EBIT1,4 | 2.120,00 | 2.985,00 | 4.179,00 | 4.474,00 | 3.609,00 | 3.645,00 | 4.000,00 | |
| EBIT-Margin5 | 13,13 | 17,02 | 21,23 | 20,12 | 17,19 | 17,23 | 17,86 | |
| Net Profit (Loss)1 | 1.324,00 | 1.994,00 | 3.065,00 | 3.339,00 | 2.834,00 | 2.786,00 | 3.075,00 | |
| Net-Margin6 | 8,20 | 11,37 | 15,57 | 15,02 | 13,50 | 13,17 | 13,73 | |
| Cashflow1,7 | 2.856,00 | 3.477,00 | 4.616,00 | 4.259,00 | 3.784,00 | 4.586,00 | 4.730,00 | |
| Earnings per share8 | 3,04 | 4,57 | 7,03 | 7,65 | 6,49 | 6,39 | 7,05 | |
| Dividend per share8 | 1,30 | 1,40 | 1,85 | 2,20 | 2,20 | 2,20 | 2,40 | |
1 in Mio. Euro; 2 EBITDA = Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation; 3 EBITDA in relation to sales; 4 EBIT = Earnings before interest and taxes; 5 EBIT in relation to sales; 6 Net profit (-loss) in relation to sales; 7 Cashflow from operations; 8 in Euro; Source: boersengefluester.de
Auditor: Deloitte
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| WKN | ISIN | Legal Type | Marketcap | IPO | Recommendation | Plus Code |
| 659990 | DE0006599905 | KGaA | 52.455,95 Mio € | 20.10.1995 | Halten | 8FXCVMW3+5C |
| PE 2026e | PE 10Y-Ø | BGFL-Ratio | Shiller-PE | PB | PCF | KUV |
| 14,80 | 23,55 | 0,63 | 20,20 | 1,77 | 11,44 | 2,48 |
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Dividend '2023 in € |
Dividend '2024 in € |
Dividend '2025e in € |
Div.-Yield '2025e in % |
| 2,20 | 2,20 | 2,40 | 1,99% |
| Annual General Meeting | Q1-figures | Q2-figures | Q3-figures | Annual press conference |
| 24.04.2026 | 13.05.2026 | 06.08.2026 | 13.11.2025 | 05.03.2026 |
| Distance 60-days-line | Distance 200-days-line | Performance YtD | Performance 52 weeks | IPO |
| +6,07% | +3,85% | -13,76% | -13,67% | +774,28% |
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