Merck's stock gains after profit and sales beat, but outlook is downbeat [MarketWatch]
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Shares of Merck & Co. Inc. rose 1% in premarket trading Tuesday, after the drug giant reported first-quarter profit and sales that beat expectations, but provided a downbeat full-year outlook. Net income rose to $3.22 billion, or $1.26 a share, from $3.18 billion, or $1.12 a share, in the year-ago period. Excluding non-recurring items, adjusted earnings per share rose to $1.50 from $1.22, above the FactSet consensus of $1.34. Sales increased 11% to $12.06 billion to beat the FactSet consensus of $11.48 billion. The company said the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on first-quarter results was "immaterial," but expects full-year revenue to be reduced by $2.1 billion, including a $1.7 billion negative impact in the pharmaceuticals business and a $400 million impact in animal health. Merck cuts its 2020 outlook for adjusted EPS to $5.17 to $5.37--the FactSet consensus is $5.59--and for revenue to $46.1 billion to $48.1 billion, below expectations of $48.8 billion. The stock has declined 2
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