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Merck on Thursday reported first-quarter revenue and adjusted earnings that topped Wall Street’s expectations, despite a steep drop in sales of its Covid antiviral treatment molnupiravir.
Sales of molnupiravir plunged to $392 million during the period, down 88% from the $3.2 billion reported for the first quarter of 2022. Merck said the decrease is primarily the result of lower sales in the U.S., U.K., Japan and Australia.
The company reported total revenue of $14.5 billion for the quarter, down 9% from a year earlier. But excluding the Covid drug, Merck said its revenue grew 11%.
Here’s what Merck reported compared with Wall Street’s expectations, based on a survey of analysts by…
Source cnbc.com
