Group Delivers Strong Organic Growth in Q3

The Group continued to grow in the third quarter of 2022 despite a challenging external operating environment.

Key facts and Forecast

Results of the third quarter of 2022

  • Group net sales rise by 16.8% to € 5.8 billion
  • Strong organic sales growth of 7.1%, driven by the “Big 3” growth businesses
  • EBITDA pre up by 16.7% to € 1.8 billion thanks to positive earnings developments in Life Science and Healthcare
  • EBITDA pre margin at 31.2%
  • EPS pre comes in at € 2.68
  • Persistent increases in the costs of raw materials, energy and logistics weigh on earnings, especially in Electronics

Forecast for fiscal 2022

  • Forecast for absolute figures at Group level confirmed and further specified
  • Forecast for organic growth of EBITDA pre raised for Life Science, lowered for Electronics

Overview: Business performance in Q3 2022

 

Q3 2022
(in € billion)

Change (in %,
compared to Q3 2021)

Organic growth (in %,
compared to Q3 2021)

Group net sales:

€ 5.806 bn.

+16.8%

(organic: +7.1%)

EBITDA pre:

€ 1.810 bn.

+16.7%

(organic: +7.5%)

Life Science:

€ 2.681 bn.

+19.2%

(organic: +8.7%)

Healthcare:

€ 2.089 bn.

+19.9%

(organic: +8.7%)

Electronics:

€ 1.036 bn.

+10.6%

(organic: +0.4%)

Belén Garijo - Chair of the Executive Board and CEO of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Despite the ongoing turbulence in our external operating environment, we’ve demonstrated our resilience and delivered strong organic growth in sales and EBITDA pre.”

Belén Garijo

Chair of the Executive Board and CEO of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

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