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Results

Consolidated Balance Sheet1

€ million

 

Note

 

Dec. 31, 2020

 

Dec. 31, 2019

 

Jan. 1, 2019

Non-current assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goodwill

 

18

 

15,959

 

17,114

 

13,764

Other intangible assets

 

19

 

7,653

 

9,221

 

7,237

Property, plant and equipment

 

20

 

6,421

 

6,192

 

4,811

Investments accounted for using the equity method

 

 

 

2

 

 

Other non-current financial assets

 

36

 

822

 

738

 

656

Other non-current receivables

 

25

 

25

 

22

 

17

Other non-current non-financial assets

 

22

 

91

 

97

 

76

Deferred tax assets

 

15

 

1,543

 

1,421

 

1,091

 

 

 

 

32,516

 

34,805

 

27,652

Current assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inventories

 

24

 

3,294

 

3,342

 

2,764

Trade and other current receivables

 

25

 

3,221

 

3,488

 

3,226

Contract assets

 

26

 

169

 

156

 

52

Other current financial assets

 

36

 

125

 

57

 

29

Other current non-financial assets

 

22

 

597

 

591

 

536

Income tax receivables

 

15

 

520

 

589

 

460

Cash and cash equivalents

 

35

 

1,355

 

781

 

2,170

 

 

 

 

9,280

 

9,003

 

9,236

Total assets

 

 

 

41,796

 

43,808

 

36,888

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total equity

 

34

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity capital

 

 

 

565

 

565

 

565

Capital reserves

 

 

 

3,814

 

3,814

 

3,814

Retained earnings

 

 

 

12,378

 

11,483

 

11,192

Gains/losses recognized in equity

 

 

 

189

 

1,980

 

1,629

Equity attributable to shareholders of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

 

 

 

16,946

 

17,841

 

17,200

Non-controlling interests

 

 

 

71

 

73

 

33

 

 

 

 

17,017

 

17,914

 

17,233

Non-current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-current provisions for employee benefits

 

33

 

3,880

 

3,194

 

2,540

Other non-current provisions

 

27

 

281

 

254

 

577

Non-current financial debt

 

37

 

9,785

 

8,644

 

6,681

Other non-current financial liabilities

 

38

 

62

 

43

 

33

Other non-current non-financial liabilities

 

29

 

100

 

93

 

19

Deferred tax liabilities

 

15

 

1,441

 

1,825

 

1,288

 

 

 

 

15,548

 

14,053

 

11,138

Current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current provisions for employee benefits

 

33

 

152

 

110

 

112

Other current provisions

 

27

 

461

 

823

 

488

Current financial debt

 

27

 

2,357

 

4,550

 

2,215

Other current financial liabilities

 

38

 

1,008

 

1,127

 

1,077

Trade and other current payables

 

30

 

1,768

 

2,054

 

1,766

Refund liabilities

 

9

 

666

 

565

 

472

Income tax liabilities

 

15

 

1,460

 

1,402

 

1,176

Other current non-financial liabilities

 

29

 

1,360

 

1,211

 

1,211

 

 

 

 

9,231

 

11,842

 

8,517

Total equity and liabilities

 

 

 

41,796

 

43,808

 

36,888

1

Previous year’s figures have been adjusted, see Note (2) Reporting principles.