Merck Warned Of Q2 Slump, But How Far Did Revenue Fall?

The company previously cut 2020 revenue expectations by $2.5bn, including $1.7bn for pharma products. Keytruda’s dominance and portfolio diversification also may dominate second quarter call.

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Merck said its Q2 sales would feel the biggest pandemic-related hit

Merck & Co., Inc. was the first big pharma company during the first quarter earnings season in late April/early May to admit that the COVID-19 pandemic was going to have an impact on product sales and revenue, so a big question for the company’s second quarter earnings report will be how big a hit Merck & Co. took due to coronavirus-related concerns. 

The company lowered its full-year 2020 guidance to a range of $46.1bn-$48.1bn from prior guidance of $48.8bn-$50.3bn, which translates to...

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