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 This analysis examines the historical and forecast performance for Merck KGaA in the prescription pharma sector. The profile encompasses global company strategy, portfolio and pipeline analysis and assessment of financial performance, with 1-6 year sales forecasts for key drugs. An interactive forecasting and analysis tool provides continually updated quantitative and qualitative information.
Reasons to Purchase
 •	Benchmark Merck KGaA’s performance against key rivals in the prescription pharmaceutical sector
 •	Learn how the continued strong performance of Erbitux will drive the company’s prescription pharma business in the period to 2015
 •	Evaluate the company’s more focused business strategy and see how its extensive restructuring has affected its operating cost and profit margins
 •	CHAPTER 1 ABOUT THIS PROFILE 2
 •	Executive summary 2
 Quarterly news update 2
 Company introduction 2
 Company sales 2
 Company financials 2
 Key products and competitors 3
 Data sourcing 3
 Sales data 3
 Analyst consensus 3
 •	CHAPTER 2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 4
 •	Key findings 4
 Prescription pharmaceutical sales performance, 2001-13 5
 Financial performance, 2001-13 6
 Merck KGaA: PharmaVitae forecasts at a glance 7
 Strategic insight 8
 Erbitux and Serono acquisition rejuvenate branded Rx pharma business 8
 and diversify Merck KGaA’s portfolio to improve long-term prospects 9
 From pure-play small molecule company to biopharmaceutical 10
 Expansion into CNS and oncology 11
 Breaking into the US 12
 A ‘younger’ product portfolio 13
 Re-structuring bolsters financial performance 14
 SWOT analysis 17
 Strengths 17
 Growth prospects of Erbitux 17
 Broad portfolio supported by pipeline 18
 Continued sales growth from off-patent products 18
 Weaknesses 18
 Over reliance on Erbitux to drive growth 18
 Opportunities 19
 Expansion of oncology portfolio through continued growth of Erbitux and development of pipeline candidates 19
 Continued improvement of operating profit margin 19
 Use high revenues to pursue licensing deals to further bolster portfolio 20
 Pursue M&A opportunities to build consumer health and life sciences businesses 20
 Threats 20
 Increasing competition from biosimilars is affecting the growth prospects of Merck KGaA’s therapeutic protein franchise 20
 •	CHAPTER 3 QUARTERLY NEWS UPDATE 25
 •	Product developments 25
 Deals and alliances 26
 Product deals 26
 Technology deals 31
 M&A activity 33
 Company announcements 34
 Future product milestones 38
 •	CHAPTER 4 COMPANY INTRODUCTION 39
 •	Key findings 39
 Background 40
 Key corporate developments 40
 M&A history 41
 Merck-Serono Biopharmaceuticals 41
 Divestment of generics business 41
 Streamlined focus 42
 Current corporate structure 42
 Pharmaceuticals 43
 Branded prescription pharmaceuticals 43
 Consumer health 43
 Chemicals 44
 Performance & life science chemicals 44
 Liquid crystals 44
 Pharmaceuticals business unit structure 45
 •	CHAPTER 5 COMPANY SALES 46
 •	Key findings 46
 Prescription pharmaceutical sales and growth rate analysis, 2001-13 48
 Product analysis 50
 Product analysis, 2001-07 50
 Product analysis, 2007-13 53
 Therapy area analysis 56
 Therapy area analysis, 2001-07 57
 Therapy area analysis, 2007-13 59
 Therapy area focus, 2001-13 61
 Geographic analysis 63
 Geographic analysis, 2001-07 64
 Geographic analysis, 2007-13 66
 Geographic focus, 2001-13 68
 Launch/core/expiry analysis 69
 Explanation of launch/core/expiry analysis 69
 Launch analysis, 2007-13 70
 Core analysis, 2007-13 71
 Expiry analysis, 2007-13 72
 Launch/core/expiry configuration, 2007-13 73
 Molecule type analysis 75
 Molecule type analysis, 2001-07 76
 Molecule type analysis, 2007-13 77
 Externalization analysis 79
 Externalization analysis, 2001-07 80
 Externalization analysis, 2007-13 81
 •	CHAPTER 6 COMPANY FINANCIALS 83
 •	Key findings 83
 Reconciliation between PharmaVitae-formatted prescription pharma sales and company-reported total sales, 2001-07 84
 Financial statements, 2001-07 86
 Profit and loss account, 2001-07 86
 Balance sheet, 2001-07 88
 Operating costs and profit analysis 90
 Operating costs and profit analysis, 2001-07 91
 Operating cost ratio and profit margin analysis, 2001-07 92
 Operating cost ratio and profit margin analysis, 2007-13 93
 Operating costs and profit analysis, 2007-13 95
 Return on capital employed analysis 97
 Capital employed analysis, 2001-07 98
 Return on capital employed (RoCE) analysis, 2001-07 100
 Market capitalization analysis 103
 Market capitalization analysis, 2001-07 103
 Total shareholder returns analysis, 2001-07 104
 •	CHAPTER 7 KEY PRODUCTS AND COMPETITORS 106
 •	Key findings 106
 Overview 107
 CNS 108
 Rebif 108
 Overview 108
 Sales forecast 109
 Mylinax 113
 Overview 113
 Sales forecast 114
 safinamide 117
 Overview 117
 Sales forecast 118
 Oncology 121
 Erbitux 121
 Overview 121
 Sales forecast 122
 Cardiovascular 124
 Concor & Concor-Plus 124
 Overview 124
 Sales forecast 125
 Kuvan 126
 Overview 126
 Sales forecast 127
 Urology & gender-specific health 128
 Gonal-F 128
 Overview 128
 Sales forecast 129
 Endocrine, metabolic and genetic disorders 132
 Glucophage & Glucovance 132
 Overview 132
 Sales forecast 133
 •	CHAPTER 8 APPENDIX 134
 •	R&D pipeline 134
 References 135
 Papers 135
 Company releases 135
 Datamonitor reports 135
 News articles 136
 Abbreviations 136
 Exchange rates 137
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