Merck Announces Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2016 Financial Results

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February 2, 2017 6:45 am ET

  • Fourth-Quarter 2016 Worldwide Sales Were $10.1 Billion, a Decrease of 1 Percent, Including a 1 Percent Negative Impact from Foreign Exchange; Full-Year 2016 Worldwide Sales Were $39.8 Billion, an Increase of 1 Percent, Including a 2 Percent Negative Impact from Foreign Exchange
  • Fourth-Quarter 2016 GAAP EPS Was $0.42; Fourth-Quarter Non-GAAP EPS Was $0.89; Full-Year 2016 GAAP EPS Was $2.04; Full-Year Non-GAAP EPS Was $3.78
  • 2017 Financial Outlook
    • Expects Full-Year 2017 GAAP EPS to be Between $2.47 and $2.62; Expects Non-GAAP EPS to be Between $3.72 and $3.87, Including an Approximately 2 Percent Negative Impact from Foreign Exchange
    • Anticipates Full-Year 2017 Worldwide Sales to be Between $38.6 Billion and $40.1 Billion, Including an Approximately 2 Percent Negative Impact from Foreign Exchange
  • Advanced KEYTRUDA Development Program
    • U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Approved KEYTRUDA for Previously Untreated Patients with Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Whose Tumors Have High PD-L1 Expression (Tumor Proportion Score of 50 Percent or More) Without EGFR or ALK Genomic Tumor Aberrations
    • FDA Granted Priority Review for Three Supplemental Biologics License Applications for KEYTRUDA

Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada,
today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full year
of 2016.

“The performance of Merck’s broad and balanced portfolio allows us to
remain committed to biomedical innovation that saves and improves lives
and delivers long-term value to shareholders,” said Kenneth C. Frazier,
chairman and chief executive officer, Merck. “The momentum behind our
pipeline and key product launches, including the continued growth and
expansion of KEYTRUDA into new indications and markets around the world,
further reinforces our company’s strategic direction.”

Financial Summary

$ in millions, except EPS amounts   Fourth Quarter   Year Ended
  Dec. 31,   Dec. 31,
2016 2015 2016 2015
Sales $10,115 $10,215 $39,807 $39,498
GAAP EPS 0.42 0.35 2.04 1.56

Non-GAAP EPS that excludes certain items1*

0.89 0.93 3.78 3.59

GAAP net income2

1,177 976 5,691 4,442
Non-GAAP net income that excludes certain items1,2*   2,470   2,608   10,538   10,195

*Refer to table on page 8.

Worldwide sales were $10.1 billion for the fourth quarter of 2016, a
decrease of 1 percent compared with the fourth quarter of 2015,
including a 1 percent negative impact from foreign exchange. Sales in
the fourth quarter of 2016 reflect the unfavorable impact of
approximately $150 million of sales in Japan, which occurred in the
third quarter of 2016 rather than in the fourth quarter due to the
implementation of a resource planning system. Full-year 2016 worldwide
sales were $39.8 billion, an increase of 1 percent compared with the
full year of 2015, including a 2 percent negative impact from foreign
exchange.

GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles) earnings per share
assuming dilution (EPS) were $0.42 for the fourth quarter and $2.04 for
the full year of 2016. Non-GAAP EPS of $0.89 for the fourth quarter and
$3.78 for the full year of 2016 excludes acquisition- and
divestiture-related costs, restructuring costs and certain other items,
which include a charge to settle the worldwide KEYTRUDA patent
litigation.

Pipeline Highlights

Merck significantly advanced the clinical development program for
KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab), an anti-PD-1 therapy.

  • The FDA approved
    a supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) for KEYTRUDA for
    the first-line treatment of patients with metastatic NSCLC whose
    tumors have high PD-L1 expression (Tumor Proportion Score [TPS] of 50
    Percent or More) as determined by an FDA-approved test, with no EGFR
    or ALK genomic tumor aberrations.
  • The FDA granted Priority Review for three additional sBLAs for
    KEYTRUDA, including:

    • Use in combination with chemotherapy as a first-line treatment
      for patients with metastatic or advanced NSCLC regardless of PD-L1
      expression and with no EGFR or ALK genomic tumor aberrations. The
      PDUFA action date is May 10, 2017.
    • The treatment
      of previously treated patients with advanced microsatellite
      instability-high cancer. The PDUFA action date is March 8, 2017.
    • The treatment
      of patients with refractory classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL) or
      for patients with cHL who have relapsed after three or more prior
      lines of therapy. The PDUFA action date is March 15, 2017.
  • KEYTRUDA received Breakthrough Therapy Designations from the FDA for
    the second-line treatment of patients with urothelial carcinoma with
    disease progression on or after platinum-containing chemotherapy and
    for the treatment of patients with primary mediastinal B-cell lymphoma
    that is refractory to or has relapsed after two prior lines of therapy.
  • The European Commission approved
    KEYTRUDA for the first-line treatment of metastatic NSCLC in adults
    whose tumors have high PD-L1 expression (TPS of 50 percent or more)
    with no EGFR or ALK positive tumor mutations.
  • KEYTRUDA was
    approved
    in Japan as a first- and second-line treatment of certain
    patients with PD-L1-positive unresectable advanced/recurrent NSCLC.
  • Merck and Incyte Corporation recently announced
    the expansion of the clinical development program investigating
    KEYTRUDA in combination with epacadostat, Incyte’s investigational
    oral selective IDO1 inhibitor, to include pivotal studies for NSCLC,
    renal cell carcinoma, bladder cancer and squamous cell carcinoma of
    the head and neck.

The company recently completed enrollment in its Phase 3 APECS study (NCT01953601)
evaluating the safety and efficacy of verubecestat (MK-8931) in people
with prodromal, or mild, Alzheimer’s disease. Estimated primary
completion date for the trial is February 2019.

Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year Revenue Performance

The following table reflects sales of the company’s top pharmaceutical
products, as well as total sales of Animal Health products.

             
$ in millions   Fourth Quarter       Year Ended
      Change Ex- Dec. 31,   Dec. 31,     Change Ex-
2016 2015 Change Exchange 2016 2015 Change Exchange
Total Sales $10,115 $10,215 -1% 0% $39,807 $39,498 1% 3%
Pharmaceutical 8,904 9,027 -1% -1% 35,151 34,782 1% 2%
JANUVIA/JANUMET 1,509 1,447 4% 4% 6,109 6,014 2% 2%
ZETIA/VYTORIN 873 999 -13% -13% 3,701 3,777 -2% -1%
GARDASIL/GARDASIL 9 542 497 9% 9% 2,173 1,908 14% 14%
PROQUAD, M-M-R II and VARIVAX 405 409 -1% -1% 1,640 1,505 9% 10%
KEYTRUDA 483 214 125% 128% 1,402 566 148% 151%
ISENTRESS 337 374 -10% -9% 1,387 1,511 -8% -6%
REMICADE 269 396 -32% -31% 1,268 1,794 -29% -28%
CUBICIN 119 322 -63% -63% 1,087 1,127 -4% -4%
SINGULAIR 210 273 -23% -26% 915 931 -2% -4%

PNEUMOVAX 23

238 188 27% 25% 641 542 18% 17%
Animal Health 884 832 6% 7% 3,478 3,331 4% 8%
Other Revenues   327   356   -8%   30%       1,178   1,385   -15%   15%

Pharmaceutical Revenue

Fourth-quarter pharmaceutical sales decreased 1 percent to $8.9 billion.
The decline was driven primarily by the loss of U.S. market exclusivity
in 2016 for CUBICIN (daptomycin for injection), an I.V. antibiotic;
NASONEX (mometasone furoate monohydrate), an inhaled nasal
corticosteroid for the treatment of nasal allergy symptoms; and ZETIA
(ezetimibe), a medicine for lowering LDL cholesterol; as well as by the
ongoing impact of biosimilar competition in the company’s marketing
territories in Europe for REMICADE (infliximab), a treatment for
inflammatory diseases. In the aggregate, sales of these products
declined $564 million during the fourth quarter of 2016 compared to the
fourth quarter of 2015.

These declines were largely offset by growth in oncology, hepatitis C,
diabetes and vaccines, which include the ongoing launches of KEYTRUDA
and ZEPATIER (elbasvir and grazoprevir), a medicine for the treatment of
chronic hepatitis C virus genotypes 1 or 4 infection. Additionally, the
ongoing launch of BRIDION (sugammadex) Injection 100 mg/mL, a medicine
for the reversal of neuromuscular blockade induced by rocuronium bromide
or vecuronium bromide in adults undergoing surgery, generated sales of
$139 million during the fourth quarter of 2016.

Growth of KEYTRUDA reflects the company’s continued efforts to launch
the product with new indications, particularly as a first-line treatment
for NSCLC and for previously treated recurrent or metastatic head and
neck cancer in the United States, and as a second-line treatment for
NSCLC globally.

ZEPATIER sales growth was primarily driven by the ongoing launch in the
United States, as well as ongoing launches in emerging markets and the
launches in Europe and Japan. In the fourth quarter of 2016, sales of
ZEPATIER were $229 million.

Pharmaceutical sales also reflect an increase in the diabetes franchise
of JANUVIA (sitagliptin) and JANUMET (sitagliptin and metformin HCl),
medicines that help lower blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes,
driven by sales growth in the United States, partially offset by lower
sales in Japan due to the timing of shipments.

Growth in vaccines resulted from higher sales of PNEUMOVAX 23
(pneumococcal vaccine polyvalent) in the United States due to the
adoption of recently issued vaccination guidelines from the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention; and GARDASIL 9 (Human Papillomavirus
9-valent Vaccine, Recombinant) and GARDASIL [Human Papillomavirus
Quadrivalent (Types 6, 11, 16, and 18) Vaccine, Recombinant], vaccines
to prevent certain cancers and other diseases caused by HPV, due to
increased pricing and demand in the United States. On Dec. 31, 2016,
Merck and Sanofi Pasteur ended the Sanofi Pasteur MSD vaccines joint
venture. As a result, beginning in 2017, Merck will operate its vaccines
business in Europe and will record vaccine sales in the 19 European
countries previously part of the joint venture.

In April 2017 the company will lose market exclusivity in the United
States for VYTORIN (ezetimibe/simvastatin), a medicine for lowering LDL
cholesterol, and anticipates a significant decline in U.S. VYTORIN sales
thereafter. Full-year 2016 U.S. sales of VYTORIN were $473 million.

Full-year 2016 pharmaceutical sales increased 1 percent to $35.2
billion, including a 1 percent negative impact from foreign exchange.
Growth was driven by sales in oncology, vaccines and hepatitis C
products, partially offset by sales declines of $887 million due to the
loss of U.S. market exclusivity for NASONEX and CUBICIN, and the impact
of biosimilar competition for REMICADE in the company’s marketing
territories in Europe.

Animal Health Revenue

Animal Health sales totaled $884 million for the fourth quarter of 2016,
an increase of 6 percent compared with the fourth quarter of 2015,
including a 1 percent negative impact from foreign exchange. Worldwide
sales for the full year of 2016 were $3.5 billion, an increase of 4
percent, including a 4 percent negative impact from foreign exchange.
Sales growth in both periods was primarily driven by an increase in
sales of companion animal products, particularly the BRAVECTO
(fluralaner) line of products that kill fleas and ticks in dogs and cats
for up to 12 weeks.

Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year Expense, EPS and Related Information

The tables below present selected expense information.

                     

$ in millions

    Acquisition- and      
Divestiture- Restructuring Certain Other
Fourth-Quarter 2016 GAAP

Related Costs

3

Costs Items

Non-GAAP

1

Materials and production $3,332 $756 $32 $– $2,544
Marketing and administrative 2,593 22 4 2,567
Research and development 1,720 (33) 9 1,744
Restructuring costs 265 265
Other (income) expense, net 721 35 654 32
 
Fourth-Quarter 2015
Materials and production $3,850 $1,194 $81 $– $2,575
Marketing and administrative 2,615 47 8 2,560
Research and development 1,797 (24) 18 1,803
Restructuring costs 233 233
Other (income) expense, net   905   47     707   151
                     

$ in millions

    Acquisition- and      
Divestiture- Restructuring Certain Other
Year Ended Dec. 31, 2016 GAAP

Related Costs

3

Costs Items

Non-GAAP

1

Materials and production $13,891 $4,035 $181 $– $9,675
Marketing and administrative 9,762 78 95 9,589
Research and development 7,194 222 142 6,830
Restructuring costs 651 651
Other (income) expense, net 810 47 648 115
 
Year Ended Dec. 31, 2015
Materials and production $14,934 $4,869 $361 $– $9,704
Marketing and administrative 10,313 436 78 9,799
Research and development 6,704 39 52 6,613
Restructuring costs 619 619
Other (income) expense, net   1,527   54     1,125   348

GAAP Expense, EPS and Related Information

On a GAAP basis, the gross margin was 67.1 percent for the fourth
quarter of 2016 compared to 62.3 percent for the fourth quarter of 2015.
The increase in gross margin for the fourth quarter of 2016 was
primarily driven by lower acquisition- and divestiture-related costs and
restructuring costs noted above, which negatively affected gross margin
by 7.7 percentage points in the fourth quarter of 2016 compared with
12.5 percentage points for the fourth quarter of 2015. The gross margin
was 65.1 percent for the full year of 2016 compared to 62.2 percent for
the full year of 2015. The increase in gross margin for the full year of
2016 was primarily driven by lower acquisition- and divestiture-related
costs and restructuring costs, which negatively affected gross margin by
10.6 percentage points in the full year of 2016 compared with 13.2
percentage points for the full year of 2015.

Marketing and administrative expenses were $2.6 billion in the fourth
quarter of 2016, a 1 percent decrease compared to the fourth quarter of
2015. The decline primarily reflects lower acquisition- and
divestiture-related costs. Full-year 2016 marketing and administrative
expenses were $9.8 billion, a 5 percent decrease compared to the full
year of 2015. The decline reflects lower acquisition- and
divestiture-related costs, the favorable impact of foreign exchange and
lower direct selling costs.

Research and development (R&D) expenses were $1.7 billion in the fourth
quarter of 2016, a 4 percent decrease compared to the fourth quarter of
2015. The decline reflects a reduction in expenses resulting from a
decrease in the estimated fair value of liabilities for contingent
consideration, partially offset by higher in-process research and
development (IPR&D) impairment charges. R&D expenses were $7.2 billion
for the full year of 2016, a 7 percent increase compared to the full
year of 2015. The increase primarily reflects higher IPR&D impairment
charges, clinical development spending and restructuring costs,
partially offset by a reduction in expenses resulting from a decrease in
the estimated fair value of liabilities for contingent consideration.

Other (income) expense, net, was $721 million of expense in the fourth
quarter of 2016 compared to $905 million of expense in the fourth
quarter of 2015 and was $810 million of expense for the full year of
2016 compared to $1.5 billion of expense for the full year of 2015.
Other (income) expense, net for the fourth quarter and full year of 2016
includes a $625 million charge to settle the worldwide KEYTRUDA patent
litigation. Other (income) expense, net for the fourth quarter and full
year of 2015 includes $161 million and $876 million, respectively, of
foreign exchange losses related to the devaluation of the company’s net
monetary assets in Venezuela and a $680 million net charge to settle the
Vioxx shareholder class action litigation.

GAAP EPS was $0.42 for the fourth quarter of 2016 compared with $0.35
for the fourth quarter of 2015. GAAP EPS was $2.04 for the full year of
2016 compared with $1.56 for the full year of 2015.

Non-GAAP Expense, EPS and Related Information

The non-GAAP gross margin was 74.8 percent for the fourth quarter of
2016, the same as the fourth quarter of 2015. The non-GAAP gross margin
was 75.7 percent for the full year of 2016 compared to 75.4 percent for
the full year of 2015. The increase in GAAP gross margin for the full
year of 2016 reflects lower inventory write-offs.

Non-GAAP marketing and administrative expenses were $2.6 billion in the
fourth quarter of 2016, comparable to the fourth quarter of 2015.
Non-GAAP marketing and administrative expenses were $9.6 billion for the
full year of 2016, a 2 percent decrease compared to the full year of
2015. The decline reflects the favorable impact of foreign exchange and
lower direct selling costs.

Non-GAAP R&D expenses were $1.7 billion in the fourth quarter of 2016, a
3 percent decline compared to the fourth quarter of 2015. The decline
reflects lower licensing costs. Non-GAAP R&D expenses were $6.8 billion
for the full year of 2016, a 3 percent increase compared to the full
year of 2015 reflecting increased clinical development spending.

Non-GAAP EPS was $0.89 for the fourth quarter of 2016 compared with
$0.93 for the fourth quarter of 2015. Non-GAAP EPS was $3.78 for the
full year of 2016 compared with $3.59 for the full year of 2015.

Non-GAAP other (income) expense, net, was $32 million of expense in the
fourth quarter of 2016 compared to $151 million of expense in the fourth
quarter of 2015, primarily reflecting the receipt of a milestone
payment. Non-GAAP other (income) expense, net, for the full year of 2016
was $115 million of expense compared to $348 million of expense for the
full year of 2015, reflecting lower foreign exchange losses.

A reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP net income and EPS is provided in
the table that follows.

         

$ in millions, except EPS amounts

  Fourth Quarter   Year Ended
  Dec. 31,   Dec. 31,
2016 2015 2016 2015
EPS
GAAP EPS $0.42 $0.35 $2.04 $1.56

Difference4

0.47 0.58 1.74 2.03
Non-GAAP EPS that excludes items listed below1 $0.89 $0.93 $3.78 $3.59
 
Net Income
GAAP net income2 $1,177 $976 $5,691 $4,442
Difference 1,293 1,632 4,847 5,753
Non-GAAP net income that excludes items listed below1,2 $2,470 $2,608 $10,538 $10,195
 
Decrease (Increase) in Net Income Due to Excluded Items:
Acquisition- and divestiture-related costs3 $780 $1,264 $4,382 $5,398
Restructuring costs 310 340 1,069 1,110
Charge to settle worldwide KEYTRUDA patent litigation 625 625
Net charge to settle Vioxx shareholder class action litigation 680 680
Foreign exchange losses related to Venezuela 161 876
Gain on divestiture of certain ophthalmic products (147) (147)
Gain on divestiture of certain migraine clinical development programs (250)
Other 29 13 23 (34)
Net decrease (increase) in income before taxes 1,744 2,311 6,099 7,633

Income tax (benefit) expense5

(451) (679) (1,252) (1,880)
Decrease (increase) in net income   $1,293   $1,632   $4,847   $5,753

Financial Outlook

Merck expects its full-year 2017 GAAP EPS to be between $2.47 and $2.62.
Merck expects its full-year 2017 non-GAAP EPS to be between $3.72 and
$3.87, including an approximately 2 percent negative impact from foreign
exchange. The non-GAAP range excludes acquisition- and
divestiture-related costs and costs related to restructuring programs.

At mid-January 2017 exchange rates, Merck anticipates full-year 2017
revenues to be between $38.6 billion and $40.1 billion, including an
approximately 2 percent negative impact from foreign exchange.

The following table summarizes the company’s 2017 financial guidance.

                 
      GAAP       Non-GAAP
1
 
Revenue $38.6 to $40.1 billion $38.6 to $40.1 billion**
Operating expenses Higher than 2016 by a low-single digit rate Higher than 2016 by a low-single digit rate
Effective tax rate 22.0% to 23.0% 21.0 % to 22.0%
EPS       $2.47 to $2.62       $3.72 to $3.87

**The company does not have any non-GAAP adjustments to revenue.

A reconciliation of anticipated 2017 GAAP EPS to non-GAAP EPS and the
items excluded from non-GAAP EPS are provided in the table below.

         

$ in millions, except EPS amounts

      Full-Year 2017
 
GAAP EPS $2.47 to $2.62
Difference4 1.25
Non-GAAP EPS that excludes items listed below1 $3.72 to $3.87
 
Acquisition- and divestiture-related costs $3,600
Restructuring costs 600
Net decrease (increase) in income before taxes 4,200
Estimated income tax (benefit) expense (750)
Decrease (increase) in net income       $3,450

The expected full-year 2017 GAAP effective tax rate of 22.0 to 23.0
percent reflects an unfavorable impact of approximately 1 percentage
point from the above items.

Total Employees

As of Dec. 31, 2016, Merck had approximately 68,000 employees worldwide.

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Forward-Looking Statement of Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, N.J., USA

This news release of Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, N.J., USA (the
“company”) includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of
the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based upon the current beliefs
and expectations of the company’s management and are subject to
significant risks and uncertainties. There can be no guarantees with
respect to pipeline products that the products will receive the
necessary regulatory approvals or that they will prove to be
commercially successful. If underlying assumptions prove inaccurate or
risks or uncertainties materialize, actual results may differ materially
from those set forth in the forward-looking statements.

Risks and uncertainties include but are not limited to, general industry
conditions and competition; general economic factors, including interest
rate and currency exchange rate fluctuations; the impact of
pharmaceutical industry regulation and health care legislation in the
United States and internationally; global trends toward health care cost
containment; technological advances, new products and patents attained
by competitors; challenges inherent in new product development,
including obtaining regulatory approval; the company’s ability to
accurately predict future market conditions; manufacturing difficulties
or delays; financial instability of international economies and
sovereign risk; dependence on the effectiveness of the company’s patents
and other protections for innovative products; and the exposure to
litigation, including patent litigation, and/or regulatory actions.

The company undertakes no obligation to publicly update any
forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise. Additional factors that could cause results
to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking
statements can be found in the company’s 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K
and the company’s other filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC) available at the SEC’s Internet site (www.sec.gov).

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1 Merck is providing certain 2016 and 2015 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 this
information enhances investors’ understanding of the company’s results
and permits investors to understand how management assesses performance.
Management uses these measures internally for planning and forecasting
purposes and to measure the performance of the company along with other
metrics. Senior management’s annual compensation is derived in part
using non-GAAP income and non-GAAP EPS. This information should be
considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for or superior to,
information prepared in accordance with GAAP. For a description of the
items, see Tables 2a and 2b attached to this release.

2 Net income attributable to Merck & Co., Inc.

3 Includes expenses for the amortization of intangible assets
and purchase accounting adjustments to inventories recognized as a
result of acquisitions, intangible asset impairment charges and expense
or income related to changes in the estimated fair value measurement of
contingent consideration. Also includes integration, transaction and
certain other costs related to business acquisitions and divestitures.

4 Represents the difference between calculated GAAP EPS and
calculated non-GAAP EPS, which may be different than the amount
calculated by dividing the impact of the excluded items by the
weighted-average shares for the period.

5 Includes the estimated tax impact on the reconciling items.
In addition, amounts for fourth-quarter and full-year 2015 include net
benefits of $40 million and $410 million, respectively, related to the
settlement of certain federal income tax issues.

           
MERCK & CO., INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME – GAAP
(AMOUNTS IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER SHARE FIGURES)
(UNAUDITED)
Table 1
       
GAAP

 

GAAP

 

4Q16 4Q15

% Change

Full Year Full Year

% Change

        2016   2015  
               
Sales $ 10,115 $ 10,215 -1 % $ 39,807 $ 39,498 1 %
 
Costs, Expenses and Other
Materials and production (1) 3,332 3,850 -13 % 13,891 14,934 -7 %
Marketing and administrative (1) 2,593 2,615 -1 % 9,762 10,313 -5 %
Research and development (1) 1,720 1,797 -4 % 7,194 6,704 7 %
Restructuring costs (2) 265 233 14 % 651 619 5 %
Other (income) expense, net (1) (3) 721 905 -20 % 810 1,527 -47 %
Income Before Taxes 1,484 815 82 % 7,499 5,401 39 %
Income Tax Provision (Benefit) 300 (166 ) 1,787 942
Net Income 1,184 981 21 % 5,712 4,459 28 %
Less: Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests 7 5 21 17
Net Income Attributable to Merck & Co., Inc. $ 1,177 $ 976 21 % $ 5,691 $ 4,442 28 %
Earnings per Common Share Assuming Dilution $ 0.42     $ 0.35   20 % $ 2.04     $ 1.56   31 %
       
Average Shares Outstanding Assuming Dilution 2,776 2,813 2,787 2,841
Tax Rate (4)   20.2 %     -20.4 %   23.8 %     17.4 %
 
* 100% or greater

(1) Amounts include the impact of acquisition and divestiture-related
costs, restructuring costs and certain other items. See accompanying
tables for details.

(2) Represents separation and other related costs associated with
restructuring activities under the company’s formal restructuring
programs.

(3) Other (income) expense, net in the fourth quarter and full year of
2016 includes a $625 million charge to settle worldwide patent
litigation related to KEYTRUDA. Other (income) expense, net in the
fourth quarter and full year of 2015 includes a $680 million net charge
related to the settlement of VIOXX shareholder class action litigation,
as well as a $147 million gain on the divestiture of the company’s
remaining ophthalmics business in international markets. In addition,
other (income) expense, net in the fourth quarter and full year of 2015
includes foreign exchange losses of $161 million and $876 million,
respectively, to devalue the company’s net monetary assets in Venezuela.
Other (income) expense, net for the full year of 2015 also includes a
$250 million gain on the sale of certain migraine clinical development
programs.

(4) The effective income tax rates for the fourth quarter and full year
of 2015 reflect the impact of the net charge related to the settlement
of VIOXX shareholder class action litigation being fully deductible at
combined U.S. federal and state tax rates, the favorable impact of tax
legislation enacted in the fourth quarter of 2015, as well as the
unfavorable effect of non-tax deductible foreign exchange losses related
to Venezuela. The effective income tax rates for the fourth quarter and
full year of 2015 also reflect net benefits of $40 million and $410
million, respectively, related to the settlement of certain federal
income tax issues.

 
MERCK & CO., INC.
GAAP TO NON-GAAP RECONCILIATION
FOURTH QUARTER 2016
(AMOUNTS IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER SHARE FIGURES)
(UNAUDITED)
Table 2a
                       
Acquisition and Restructuring Certain Other Adjustment
GAAP Divestiture-

Costs

(2)

Items

(3)

Subtotal Non-GAAP
 

Related Costs

(1)

       
   
Materials and production $ 3,332 756 32 788 $ 2,544
Marketing and administrative 2,593 22 4 26 2,567
Research and development 1,720 (33) 9 (24) 1,744
Restructuring costs 265 265 265
Other (income) expense, net 721 35 654 689 32
Income Before Taxes 1,484 (780) (310) (654) (1,744) 3,228
Income Tax Provision (Benefit) 300 (253) (4) (60) (4) (138) (4) (451) 751
Net Income 1,184 (527) (250) (516) (1,293) 2,477
Net Income Attributable to Merck & Co., Inc. 1,177 (527) (250) (516) (1,293) 2,470
Earnings per Common Share Assuming Dilution $ 0.42 (0.19) (0.09) (0.19) (0.47) $ 0.89
   
Tax Rate 20.2% 23.3%

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 this information enhances investors’
understanding of the company’s results and permits investors to
understand how management assesses performance. Management uses these
measures internally for planning and forecasting purposes and to measure
the performance of the company along with other metrics. Senior
management’s annual compensation is derived in part using non-GAAP
income and non-GAAP EPS. This information 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 materials and production costs reflect expenses
for the amortization of intangible assets recognized as a result of
acquisitions. Amounts included in marketing and administrative expenses
reflect integration, transaction and certain other costs related to
business acquisitions, including severance costs which are not part of
the company’s formal restructuring programs, as well as transaction and
certain other costs related to business divestitures. Amounts included
in research and development expenses reflect a reduction of expenses of
$432 million related to decreases in the estimated fair value
measurement of liabilities for contingent consideration, largely offset
by $399 million of in-process research and development (IPR&D)
impairment charges. Amount included in other (income) expense, net
represents a goodwill impairment charge related to a business within the
Healthcare Services segment.

(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) Primarily reflects a $625 million charge to settle worldwide patent
litigation related to KEYTRUDA.

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

 
MERCK & CO., INC.
GAAP TO NON-GAAP RECONCILIATION
FULL YEAR 2016
(AMOUNTS IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER SHARE FIGURES)
(UNAUDITED)
Table 2b
                     
Acquisition and Restructuring Certain Other Adjustment
GAAP Divestiture-

Costs

(2)

Items

(3)

Subtotal Non-GAAP
 

Related Costs

(1)

       
   
Materials and production $ 13,891 4,035 181 4,216 $ 9,675
Marketing and administrative 9,762 78 95 173 9,589
Research and development 7,194 222 142 364 6,830
Restructuring costs 651 651 651
Other (income) expense, net 810 47 648 695 115
Income Before Taxes 7,499 (4,382) (1,069) (648) (6,099) 13,598
Income Tax Provision (Benefit) 1,787 (886) (4) (229) (4) (137) (4) (1,252) 3,039
Net Income 5,712 (3,496) (840) (511) (4,847) 10,559
Net Income Attributable to Merck & Co., Inc. 5,691 (3,496) (840) (511) (4,847) 10,538
Earnings per Common Share Assuming Dilution $ 2.04 (1.26) (0.30) (0.18) (1.74) $ 3.78
   
Tax Rate 23.8% 22.3%

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 this information enhances investors’
understanding of the company’s results and permits investors to
understand how management assesses performance. Management uses these
measures internally for planning and forecasting purposes and to measure
the performance of the company along with other metrics. Senior
management’s annual compensation is derived in part using non-GAAP
income and non-GAAP EPS. This information 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 materials and production costs primarily reflect
$3.7 billion of expenses for the amortization of intangible assets
recognized as a result of acquisitions, as well as $347 million of
intangible asset impairment charges. Amounts included in marketing and
administrative expenses reflect integration, transaction and certain
other costs related to business acquisitions, including severance costs
which are not part of the company’s formal restructuring programs, as
well as transaction and certain other costs related to business
divestitures. Amounts included in research and development expenses
reflect $624 million of in-process research and development (IPR&D)
impairment charges, partially offset by a reduction of expenses of $402
million related to a decrease in the estimated fair value measurement of
liabilities for contingent consideration. Amounts included in other
(income) expense, net represent goodwill impairment charges related to
businesses within the Healthcare Services segment.

(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) Primarily reflects a $625 million charge to settle worldwide patent
litigation related to KEYTRUDA.

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

 
MERCK & CO., INC.
FRANCHISE / KEY PRODUCT SALES
(AMOUNTS IN MILLIONS)
Table 3
                       
         

2016

2015 % Change
1Q   2Q   3Q   4Q   Full Year 1Q   2Q   3Q   4Q   Full Year 4Q   Full Year
TOTAL SALES

(1)
$ 9,312 $ 9,844 $ 10,536 $ 10,115 $ 39,807 $ 9,425 $ 9,785 $ 10,073 $ 10,215 $ 39,498 -1 1
PHARMACEUTICAL 8,104 8,700 9,443 8,904 35,151 8,266 8,564 8,925 9,027 34,782 -1 1
Primary Care and Women’s Health
Cardiovascular
Zetia 612 702 671 575 2,560 568 635 633 691 2,526 -17 1
Vytorin 277 293 273 299 1,141 320 320 302 308 1,251 -3 -9
Diabetes
Januvia 906 1,064 1,006 932 3,908 884 1,044 1,014 921 3,863 1 1
Janumet 506 569 548 577 2,201 509 554 562 526 2,151 10 2
General Medicine & Women’s Health
NuvaRing 175 200 195 207 777 166 182 190 193 732 7 6
Implanon / Nexplanon 134 164 148 160 606 137 124 176 151 588 6 3
Dulera 113 121 97 105 436 130 120 133 153 536 -31 -19
Follistim AQ 94 73 101 87 355 82 111 95 95 383 -9 -7
Hospital and Specialty
Hepatitis
Zepatier 50 112 164 229 555
HIV
Isentress 340 338 372 337 1,387 385 375 377 374 1,511 -10 -8
Hospital Acute Care
Cubicin (2) 292 357 320 119 1,087 187 293 325 322 1,127 -63 -4
Noxafil 145 143 147 161 595 111 117 132 128 487 26 22
Invanz 114 143 152 152 561 132 139 153 144 569 6 -1
Cancidas 133 131 142 152 558 163 134 139 137 573 11 -3
Bridion 90 113 139 139 482 85 87 89 92 353 52 37
Primaxin 73 81 77 66 297 65 88 75 86 313 -23 -5
Immunology
Remicade 349 339 311 269 1,268 501 455 442 396 1,794 -32 -29
Simponi 188 199 193 186 766 158 169 178 185 690 0 11
Oncology
Keytruda 249 314 356 483 1,402 83 110 159 214 566 125 148
Emend 126 143 137 144 549 122 134 141 139 535 4 3
Temodar 66 73 78 67 283 74 80 83 75 312 -11 -9
Diversified Brands
Respiratory
Singulair 237 229 239 210 915 245 212 201 273 931 -23 -2
Nasonex 229 101 94 112 537 289 215 121 231 858 -52 -37
Other
Cozaar / Hyzaar 126 132 131 121 511 185 189 150 143 667 -15 -23
Arcoxia 111 117 114 108 450 123 115 123 110 471 -2 -4
Fosamax 75 73 68 68 284 94 96 86 82 359 -18 -21
Zocor 46 50 54 37 186 49 63 56 49 217 -26 -14
Vaccines
Gardasil / Gardasil 9 378 393 860 542 2,173 359 427 625 497 1,908 9 14
ProQuad / M-M-R II / Varivax 357 383 496 405 1,640 348 358 390 409 1,505 -1 9
Zostavax 125 149 190 221 685 175 149 179 246 749 -10 -9
RotaTeq 188 130 171 162 652 192 89 160 169 610 -4 7
Pneumovax 23 107 120 175 238 641 110 106 138 188 542 27 18
Other Pharmaceutical

(3)
1,093 1,151 1,224 1,234 4,703 1,235 1,274 1,298 1,300 5,105 -5 -8
 
ANIMAL HEALTH

(4)
829 900 865 884 3,478 831 842 827 832 3,331 6 4
 
Other Revenues

(4)(5)
  379     244     228     327     1,178   328     379     321     356     1,385 -8   -15

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

(1) Only select products are shown.

(2) First quarter of 2015 reflects approximately two months
of sales following the acquisition of Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. by
Merck on January 21, 2015.

(3) Includes Pharmaceutical products not individually shown
above. Other Vaccines sales included in Other Pharmaceutical were $103
million, $91 million, $135 million and $126 million for the first,
second, third and fourth quarters of 2016, respectively. Other Vaccines
sales included in Other Pharmaceutical were $78 million, $76 million,
$99 million and $148 million for the first, second, third and fourth
quarters of 2015, respectively.

(4) Amounts reflect a reclassification of certain revenues
between Animal Health and Other Revenues.

(5) Other revenues are comprised primarily of alliance
revenue, third-party manufacturing sales and miscellaneous corporate
revenues, including revenue hedging activities.



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