We expect the company to put up a good show, give guidance that is ahead of consensus and not have any significant negative surprises.
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We just had to bounce back strong. This was a statement our team had to make.
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Anything that moves it forward is a good thing, and this looks like it's moving forward.
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The quarter was good in that they didn't have anything negative at a time when a lot of people are wary about earnings,
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The global pharmaceutical group multiple on 2006 earnings-per-share estimates is currently about 15 times, and Pfizer currently trades at 10.9 times.
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The beat was based on a combination of strong top-line growth, increased equity income, and higher other revenue. Merck deserves credit for starting to take action to put itself back together again and investors are clearly taking up the story.
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