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Earnings release · 8-K Exhibit 99

Merck & Co. · Earnings release · 8-K Exhibit 99

MRK · Health Care

Filed 2025-02-04 · CY2025 Q1 · Company’s FY2025 Q1 · 2,809 words

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Merck reported 7% sales growth to $64.2 billion for 2024, driven by Keytruda's 18% increase to $29.5 billion. Gardasil sales declined 3% globally due to China weakness, down 20% in that market. Diabetes franchise contracted 39% with Januvia falling 39% as patent protections eroded. R&D expenses dropped 41% year-over-year after prior-year charges. Operating margin expanded as restructuring costs fell 48%. Company continued cost discipline while oncology portfolio offset mature product declines.

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EX-99.23tm255059d1_ex99-2.htmEXHIBIT 99.2

Exhibit 99.2

MERCK & CO., INC.

CONSOLIDATED

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS - GAAP

(AMOUNTS

IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER SHARE FIGURES)

(UNAUDITED)

Table

1a

2024

2023

% Change

1Q

2Q

3Q

4Q

Full Year

1Q

2Q

3Q

4Q

Full Year

4Q

Full Year

Sales

$

15,775

$

16,112

$

16,657

$

15,624

$

64,168

$

14,487

$

15,035

$

15,962

$

14,630

$

60,115

7

%

7

%

Costs, Expenses and Other

Cost of sales

3,540

3,745

4,080

3,828

15,193

3,926

4,024

4,264

3,911

16,126

-2

%

-6

%

Selling, general and administrative

2,483

2,739

2,731

2,864

10,816

2,479

2,702

2,519

2,804

10,504

2

%

3

%

Research and development

3,992

3,500

5,862

4,585

17,938

4,276

13,321

3,307

9,628

30,531

-52

%

-41

%

Restructuring costs

123

80

56

51

309

67

151

126

255

599

-80

%

-48

%

Other (income) expense, net

(33

)

42

(162

)

126

(24

)

89

172

126

78

466

62

%

*

Income (Loss) Before Taxes

5,670

6,006

4,090

4,170

19,936

3,650

(5,335

)

5,620

(2,046

)

1,889

*

*

Income Tax Provision (Benefit)

903

545

929

425

2,803

825

637

870

(821

)

1,512

Net Income (Loss)

4,767

5,461

3,161

3,745

17,133

2,825

(5,972

)

4,750

(1,225

)

377

*

*

Less: Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests

5

6

4

2

16

4

3

5

1

12

Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Merck & Co., Inc.

$

4,762

$

5,455

$

3,157

$

3,743

$

17,117

$

2,821

$

(5,975

)

$

4,745

$

(1,226

)

$

365

*

*

Earnings (Loss) per Common Share Assuming Dilution (1)

$

1.87

$

2.14

$

1.24

$

1.48

$

6.74

$

1.11

$

(2.35

)

$

1.86

$

(0.48

)

$

0.14

*

*

Average Shares Outstanding Assuming Dilution (1)

2,544

2,544

2,541

2,537

2,541

2,551

2,539

2,546

2,533

2,547

Tax Rate

15.9

%

9.1

%

22.7

%

10.2

%

14.1

%

22.6

%

-11.9

%

15.5

%

40.1

%

80.0

%

* 100% or greater

Sum of quarterly amounts may not equal year-to-date amounts due to rounding.

(1) Because the company recorded

a net loss in the second quarter and the fourth quarter of 2023, no potential dilutive common shares were used in the computation of

loss per common share assuming dilution as the effect would have been anti-dilutive.

MERCK & CO., INC.

FOURTH QUARTER AND FULL YEAR 2023 GAAP TO NON-GAAP RECONCILIATION

(AMOUNTS IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER SHARE FIGURES)

(UNAUDITED)

Table 2b

GAAP

Acquisition and Divestiture-

Related Costs (1)

Restructuring Costs (2)

(Income) Loss from

Investments in Equity

Securities

Certain Other Items

Adjustment Subtotal

Non-GAAP

Fourth Quarter

Cost of sales

$

3,911

454

117

571

$

3,340

Selling, general and administrative

2,804

24

29

53

2,751

Research and development

9,628

790

790

8,838

Restructuring costs

255

255

255

–

Other (income) expense, net

78

(35

)

(61

)

(96

)

174

Loss Before Taxes

(2,046

)

(1,233

)

(401

)

61

(1,573

)

(473

)

Income Tax Provision (Benefit)

(821

)

(227

)(4)

(67

)(4)

13

(4)

(281

)

(540

)

Net (Loss) Income

(1,225

)

(1,006

)

(334

)

48

(1,292

)

67

Net (Loss) Income Attributable to Merck & Co., Inc.

(1,226

)

(1,006

)

(334

)

48

(1,292

)

66

(Loss) Earnings per Common Share Assuming Dilution (5)

$

(0.48

)

(0.40

)

(0.13

)

0.02

(0.51

)

$

0.03

Tax Rate

40.1

%

114.2

%

Full Year

Cost of sales

$

16,126

2,018

211

2,229

$

13,897

Selling, general and administrative

10,504

86

122

208

10,296

Research and development

30,531

819

1

820

29,711

Restructuring costs

599

599

599

–

Other (income) expense, net

466

(47

)

(279

)

573

(3)

247

219

Income Before Taxes

1,889

(2,876

)

(933

)

279

(573

)

(4,103

)

5,992

Income Tax Provision (Benefit)

1,512

(476

)(4)

(155

)(4)

60

(4)

(60

)(4)

(631

)

2,143

Net Income

377

(2,400

)

(778

)

219

(513

)

(3,472

)

3,849

Net Income Attributable to Merck & Co., Inc.

365

(2,400

)

(778

)

219

(513

)

(3,472

)

3,837

Earnings per Common Share Assuming Dilution

$

0.14

(0.94

)

(0.31

)

0.08

(0.20

)

(1.37

)

$

1.51

Tax Rate

80.0

%

35.8

%

Only the line items that are affected by non-GAAP adjustments are shown.

Merck is providing certain non-GAAP information that excludes certain items because of the nature of these items and the impact they have on the analysis of underlying business performance and trends. Management believes that providing non-GAAP information enhances investors’ understanding of the company’s results because management uses non-GAAP measures to assess performance. Management uses non-GAAP measures internally for planning and forecasting purposes and to measure the performance of the company along with other metrics. In addition, annual employee compensation, including senior management’s compensation, is derived in part using a non-GAAP pretax income metric. The non-GAAP information presented should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for or superior to, information prepared in accordance with GAAP.

(1) Amounts included in cost of sales primarily reflect expenses for the amortization of intangible assets. Amounts included in selling, general and administrative expenses reflect integration, transaction and certain other costs related to acquisitions and divestitures. Amounts included in research and development expenses primarily reflect a $779 million in-process research and development (IPR&D) impairment charge related to gefapixant and expenses for the amortization of intangible assets. Amounts included in other (income) expense, net, primarily reflect royalty income related to the prior termination of the Sanofi-Pasteur MSD joint venture. Additionally, other (income) expense, net, for the full year includes a $37 million loss on the sale of a business.

(2) Amounts primarily include employee separation costs and accelerated depreciation associated with facilities to be closed or divested related to activities under the company's formal restructuring programs.

(3) Reflects a charge related to settlements with certain plaintiffs in the Zetia antitrust litigation.

(4) Represents the estimated tax impacts on the reconciling items based on applying the statutory rate of the originating territory of the non-GAAP adjustments.

(5) Because the company recorded a net loss in the fourth quarter of 2023, no potential dilutive common shares were used in the computation of loss per common share assuming dilution as the effect would have been anti-dilutive.

MERCK & CO., INC.

FRANCHISE / KEY PRODUCT SALES

FOURTH QUARTER 2024

(AMOUNTS IN MILLIONS)

(UNAUDITED)

Table 3a

Global

U.S.

International

4Q 2024

4Q 2023

% Change

4Q 2024

4Q 2023

% Change

4Q 2024

4Q 2023

% Change

TOTAL SALES (1)

$

15,624

$

14,630

7

$

8,188

$

7,088

16

$

7,436

$

7,542

-1

PHARMACEUTICAL

14,042

13,141

7

7,728

6,698

15

6,314

6,443

-2

Oncology

Keytruda

7,836

6,608

19

4,841

3,972

22

2,996

2,636

14

Alliance Revenue – Lynparza (2)

365

315

16

177

168

5

187

147

28

Alliance Revenue – Lenvima (2)

255

226

13

182

181

1

73

45

63

Welireg

160

72

122

146

68

114

14

4

*

Alliance Revenue – Reblozyl (3)

110

70

58

88

60

47

22

10

124

Vaccines(4)

Gardasil/Gardasil 9

1,550

1,871

-17

380

365

4

1,170

1,506

-22

ProQuad/M-M-R II/Varivax

594

545

9

419

402

4

175

143

23

Vaxneuvance

161

176

-9

64

138

-53

96

38

153

RotaTeq

139

185

-25

84

112

-25

55

73

-25

Pneumovax 23

74

85

-12

19

22

-13

55

62

-12

Hospital Acute Care

Bridion

449

429

5

382

315

21

67

113

-41

Prevymis

215

175

23

106

78

36

109

98

12

Dificid

79

87

-9

72

75

-4

7

12

-42

Zerbaxa

70

61

14

40

33

23

30

28

4

Noxafil

36

46

-23

-2

4

-149

37

43

-12

Cardiovascular

Winrevair

200

-

192

-

9

-

Alliance Revenue - Adempas/Verquvo (5)

109

108

1

105

102

3

5

6

-27

Adempas(6)

73

66

11

73

66

11

Virology

Lagevrio

121

193

-37

32

10

*

88

183

-52

Isentress/Isentress HD

92

105

-13

38

50

-23

53

56

-4

Delstrigo

69

54

28

14

12

19

55

42

30

Pifeltro

40

33

20

26

23

16

13

10

29

Neuroscience

Belsomra

45

54

-17

19

21

-12

26

33

-20

Immunology

Simponi

171

N/M

171

N/M

Remicade

43

N/M

43

N/M

Diabetes(7)

Januvia

232

547

-58

41

309

-87

191

239

-20

Janumet

255

240

7

91

41

122

164

198

-17

Other Pharmaceutical (8)

713

576

25

172

137

26

544

438

24

ANIMAL HEALTH

1,397

1,278

9

444

387

15

953

891

7

Livestock

889

808

10

203

158

28

686

649

6

Companion Animal

508

470

8

241

229

5

267

242

11

Other Revenues (9)

185

211

-13

16

3

*

169

208

-19

*200% or greater

N/M - Not Meaningful

Sum of U.S. plus international may not equal global due to rounding.

(1) Only select products are shown.

(2) Alliance Revenue represents Merck’s share of profits, which are product sales net of cost of sales and commercialization costs.

(3) Alliance Revenue represents royalties.

(4) Total Vaccines sales were $2,693 million and $2,962 million on a global basis in the fourth quarter of 2024 and 2023, respectively.

(5) Alliance Revenue represents Merck's share of profits from sales in Bayer's marketing territories, which are product sales net of cost of sales and commercialization costs.

(6) Net product sales in Merck's marketing territories.

(7) Total Diabetes sales were $546 million and $876 million on a global basis in the fourth quarter of 2024 and 2023, respectively.

(8) Includes Pharmaceutical products not individually shown above.

(9) Other Revenues are comprised primarily of revenues from third-party manufacturing arrangements and miscellaneous corporate revenues, including revenue-hedging activities. Other Revenues related to the receipt of upfront and milestone payments for out-licensed products were $15 million on a global basis in the fourth quarter of 2024.

MERCK & CO., INC.

FRANCHISE / KEY PRODUCT SALES

FULL YEAR 2024

(AMOUNTS IN MILLIONS)

(UNAUDITED)

Table 3b

Global

U.S.

International

FullYear

2024

Full Year

2023

% Change

Full Year

2024

Full Year

2023

% Change

Full Year

2024

Full Year

2023

% Change

TOTAL SALES (1)

$

64,168

$

60,115

7

$

32,277

$

28,480

13

$

31,891

$

31,635

1

PHARMACEUTICAL

57,400

53,583

7

30,290

26,539

14

27,110

27,044

-

Oncology

Keytruda

29,482

25,011

18

17,872

15,114

18

11,610

9,897

17

Alliance Revenue – Lynparza (2)

1,311

1,199

9

626

607

3

685

592

16

Alliance Revenue – Lenvima (2)

1,010

960

5

705

657

7

305

303

1

Welireg

509

218

133

466

209

123

43

10

*

Alliance Revenue – Reblozyl (3)

371

212

75

303

168

80

68

43

56

Vaccines(4)

Gardasil/Gardasil 9

8,583

8,886

-3

2,425

2,083

16

6,158

6,803

-9

ProQuad/M-M-R II/Varivax

2,485

2,368

5

1,919

1,837

4

566

531

7

Vaxneuvance

808

665

22

461

561

-18

347

103

*

RotaTeq

711

769

-8

472

493

-4

239

276

-13

Pneumovax 23

263

412

-36

56

127

-56

207

285

-27

Hospital Acute Care

Bridion

1,764

1,842

-4

1,401

1,156

21

363

686

-47

Prevymis

785

605

30

371

264

41

414

341

21

Dificid

340

302

13

303

274

10

37

28

34

Zerbaxa

252

218

16

146

119

23

106

100

7

Noxafil

177

213

-17

7

32

-78

170

181

-6

Cardiovascular

Winrevair

419

-

408

-

11

-

Alliance Revenue - Adempas/Verquvo (5)

415

367

13

388

350

11

27

16

65

Adempas(6)

287

255

12

287

255

12

Virology

Lagevrio

964

1,428

-33

176

10

*

787

1,418

-44

Isentress/Isentress HD

394

483

-18

185

215

-14

209

268

-22

Delstrigo

249

201

24

56

49

14

193

152

27

Pifeltro

163

142

15

113

101

12

50

41

22

Neuroscience

Belsomra

222

231

-4

72

81

-11

150

150

-

Immunology

Simponi

543

710

-24

543

710

-24

Remicade

114

187

-39

114

187

-39

Diabetes(7)

Januvia

1,334

2,189

-39

469

1,151

-59

865

1,039

-17

Janumet

935

1,177

-21

161

223

-28

774

954

-19

Other Pharmaceutical (8)

2,510

2,333

8

729

658

11

1,782

1,675

6

ANIMAL HEALTH

5,877

5,625

4

1,861

1,804

3

4,016

3,821

5

Livestock

3,462

3,337

4

732

700

5

2,729

2,637

3

Companion Animal

2,415

2,288

6

1,129

1,104

2

1,287

1,184

9

Other Revenues (9)

891

907

-2

126

137

-8

765

770

-1

*200% or greater

Sum of U.S. plus international may not equal global due to rounding.

(1)Only select products are shown.

(2)Alliance Revenue represents Merck’s share of profits, which are product sales net of cost of sales and commercialization costs.

(3)Alliance Revenue represents royalties.

(4)Total Vaccines sales were $13,448 million and $13,654 million on a global basis for December YTD 2024 and 2023, respectively.

(5)Alliance Revenue represents Merck's share of profits from sales in Bayer's marketing territories, which are product sales net of cost of sales and commercialization costs.

(6)Net product sales in Merck's marketing territories.

(7)Total Diabetes sales were $2,599 million and $3,701 million on a global basis for December YTD 2024 and 2023, respectively.

(8)Includes Pharmaceutical products not individually shown above.

(9)Other Revenues are comprised primarily of revenues from third-party manufacturing arrangements and miscellaneous corporate revenues, including revenue-hedging activities. Other Revenues related to the receipt of upfront and milestone payments for out-licensed products were $106 million and $118 million on a global basis for December YTD 2024 and 2023, respectively.

MERCK & CO., INC.

PHARMACEUTICAL GEOGRAPHIC SALES

(AMOUNTS IN MILLIONS)

(UNAUDITED)

Table 3c

2024

2023

% Change

1Q

2Q

3Q

4Q

Full Year

1Q

2Q

3Q

4Q

Full Year

4Q

Full Year

TOTAL PHARMACEUTICAL

$

14,006

$

14,408

$

14,943

$

14,042

$

57,400

$

12,721

$

13,457

$

14,263

$

13,141

$

53,583

7

7

United States

6,936

7,399

8,227

7,728

30,290

6,117

6,570

7,153

6,698

26,539

15

14

% Pharmaceutical Sales

49.5

%

51.4

%

55.1

%

55.0

%

52.8

%

48.1

%

48.8

%

50.1

%

51.0

%

49.5

%

Europe(1)

2,555

2,572

2,620

2,498

10,246

2,326

2,401

2,497

2,491

9,715

-

5

% Pharmaceutical Sales

18.2

%

17.9

%

17.5

%

17.8

%

17.9

%

18.3

%

17.8

%

17.5

%

19.0

%

18.1

%

China

1,744

1,790

996

864

5,394

1,694

1,887

1,674

1,456

6,710

-41

-20

% Pharmaceutical Sales

12.5

%

12.4

%

6.7

%

6.2

%

9.4

%

13.3

%

14.0

%

11.7

%

11.1

%

12.5

%

Japan

802

664

919

813

3,199

737

652

1,062

629

3,081

29

4

% Pharmaceutical Sales

5.7

%

4.6

%

6.2

%

5.8

%

5.6

%

5.8

%

4.8

%

7.4

%

4.8

%

5.7

%

Latin America

601

661

730

680

2,672

470

566

696

596

2,328

14

15

% Pharmaceutical Sales

4.3

%

4.6

%

4.9

%

4.8

%

4.7

%

3.7

%

4.2

%

4.9

%

4.5

%

4.3

%

Asia Pacific (other than China and Japan)

580

595

669

612

2,457

703

705

636

616

2,661

-1

-8

% Pharmaceutical Sales

4.1

%

4.1

%

4.5

%

4.4

%

4.3

%

5.5

%

5.2

%

4.5

%

4.7

%

5.0

%

Eastern Europe/Middle East/Africa

395

353

400

348

1,495

381

370

301

299

1,351

16

11

% Pharmaceutical Sales

2.8

%

2.4

%

2.7

%

2.5

%

2.6

%

3.0

%

2.7

%

2.1

%

2.3

%

2.5

%

Canada

138

143

133

144

558

141

127

133

138

540

4

3

% Pharmaceutical Sales

1.0

%

1.0

%

0.9

%

1.0

%

1.0

%

1.1

%

0.9

%

0.9

%

1.1

%

1.0

%

Other

255

231

249

355

1,089

152

179

111

218

658

63

66

% Pharmaceutical Sales

1.9

%

1.6

%

1.5

%

2.5

%

1.7

%

1.2

%

1.6

%

0.9

%

1.5

%

1.4

%

Sum

of quarterly amounts may not equal year-to-date amounts due to rounding.

(1)Europe represents all European Union countries, the European Union accession markets and the United Kingdom.

MERCK & CO., INC.

OTHER (INCOME) EXPENSE, NET - GAAP

(AMOUNTS IN MILLIONS)

(UNAUDITED)

Table 4

OTHER (INCOME) EXPENSE, NET

4Q24

4Q23

Full Year

2024

Full Year

2023

Interest income

$

(146

)

$

(70

)

$

(415

)

$

(365

)

Interest expense

328

310

1,271

1,146

Exchange losses

49

162

227

370

Loss (income) from investments in equity securities, net (1)

156

(99

)

(14

)

(340

)

Net periodic defined benefit plan (credit) cost other than service cost

(157

)

(134

)

(633

)

(498

)

Other, net

(104

)

(91

)

(460

)

153

Total

$

126

$

78

$

(24

)

$

466

(1)Includes net realized and unrealized gains and losses from investments in equity securities either owned directly or through ownership

interests in investment funds. Unrealized gains and losses from investments that are directly owned are determined at the end of the

reporting period, while gains and losses from ownership interests in investment funds are accounted for on a one quarter lag.

Mentions · how they’re counted

CategoryUnderlinedWord counterModel’s count
AI

AI, artificial intelligence, generative AI, machine learning, large language model, LLM

000
Layoffs

layoffs, RIF, headcount reduction, workforce optimization, restructuring

5—0
Recession

recession, downturn, contraction, slowdown

000
Tariffs

tariff, trade war, trade barriers, trade restrictions, trade policy

000
Buybacks

share repurchase, buyback program

0—0

Underlines use the same word lists the scores use. AI, recession and tariffs follow Palanor’s word counter, so those counts match it exactly on the same text. Layoffs and buybacks use the terms the model was given. The model’s count is an estimate by meaning, not by string, so it can differ from the underlines.

Not placed in the text

These quotes are stored with a score, but no passage here matches them closely enough to highlight. Rather than point at the wrong passage, they are listed as stored.

Theme · Keytruda growth momentum

“Keytruda sales increased 18% to $29,482 million globally for full year 2024”

Theme · China market headwinds

“China pharmaceutical sales declined 20% to $5,394 million, down 41% in Q4 to $864 million”

Theme · Diabetes franchise erosion

“Januvia sales declined 39% to $1,334 million, with U.S. down 59%”

Theme · Gardasil demand softness

“Gardasil/Gardasil 9 sales declined 3% to $8,583 million, with international down 9%”

Theme · R&D spend normalization

“Research and development expenses declined 41% to $17,938 million from $30,531 million”

Theme · Winrevair launch acceleration

“Winrevair generated $419 million in sales for 2024”

Theme · margin expansion

“Cost of sales declined 6% to $15,193 million while sales grew 7%”

Theme · immunology business contraction

“Simponi sales declined 24% to $543 million; Remicade down 39% to $114 million”

Source: SEC EDGAR · public domain · Highlights by Palanor