A financial fundamental analysis of the pharma company . This covers the growth analysis and piotroski analysis to identify accounting strength. More details can be found in the paid version of the report. Lots more @ goodinvestory.com

1. BSE Code : 500126
NSE Code : MERCK
Sector : PHARMACEUTICALS
Report date : Thu Apr 24 06:49:24 EDT 2014
Industry overview
Market Cap
Market Cap is the price of
all the outstanding
common shares if we were
to buy it all at the current
price
1115.48 Cr
The benchmark company
Sun Pharma in the
pharmaceuticals sector is
117 times the size of
Merck
Small Caps are a choice
for people who can handle
high volatility/risk with very
high chance of returns
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2. Stock Analysis
Growth Analysis
Companies that have grown historically are more likely to exibit similar growth in the future. Read
the trends in the 4 year annualized profit growth, book value growth and sales growth shown
below:
How good are the returns?
RoE is the speed at which the company might grow without sorting to additional fund raising.
RoCE is the growth speed, if the company used all the assets, including loans/preference shares.
The 2-year and 4-year values give a reasonable assurance about the growth sustenance.
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3. Piotroski Score
Seperate Winners from Losers
The Piotroski scoring system is a nine point system to determine the strength of a firm's financial
position. The score was developed by an accounting professor out of Chicago named Joseph
Piotroski. If it scores an 8 or 9, then the fundamentals are great for the stock.
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