Merck sees sharp decline in COVID sales for 2023 after strong fourth quarter

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Merck (MRK) drops as full-year forecast misses consensus

February 2, 2023 6:51 AM EST

(Updated - February 2, 2023 1:20 PM EST)

Shares of Merck (NYSE: MRK) tumbled more than 4% Thursday despite the New Jersey-based pharmaceutical giant reporting stronger-than-expected FQ4 results.

Merck reported Q4 EPS of $1.62 on revenue of $13.8 billion, beating the consensus for earnings of $1.53 on revenue of $13.65B. Molnupiravir sales fell 13% year-over-year to $825 million, still much higher than the consensus of $376M. Keytruda sales rose 19% to $5.45B, in line with the analyst... More