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Merck KGaA vs Laboratorios Richmond SACIF: Fair Value & Quality

Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how Merck KGaA (MRK) and Laboratorios Richmond SACIF (RICH) compare, as of Sep 25, 2026.

As of Sep 25, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Merck KGaA as the less overvalued of the two: Merck KGaA trades at €134 versus a fair value of €109 (-19%), while Laboratorios Richmond SACIF trades at ARS 1,520 versus ARS 841 (-45%).
Merck KGaA
MRK.XETRA · EUR · Health Care
-19%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price€134
Fair Value€109
Quality62/100
Laboratorios Richmond SACIF
RICH.BA · ARS · Health Care
-45%
upside to fair value
overvalued
PriceARS 1,520
Fair ValueARS 841
Quality26/100
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Head-to-head numbers

Green is the better side of a row, red the weaker one (for valuation multiples: lower = cheaper). Grey rows are for reference only and are not scored.

betterweakerfor reference, not scored

Merck KGaALaboratorios Richmond SACIF
Valuation
24.1×P/E (TTM)8.2×
3.14×P/S (TTM)1.03×
2.30×P/B1.34×
12.9×EV/EBITDA10.9×
2.76×PEGn/a
−18.9%Fair value upside−44.7%
1.7%Dividend yieldn/a
€2.20Dividend per sharen/a
Profitability
18%Operating margin1%
1.07×EBIT margin trend (5Y)1.86×
9%Return on equity16%
5%Return on assets4%
Growth
-3%Revenue growth (YoY)-20%
-1.7%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)90.0%
3.8%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)83.0%
+7.3%Value creation/yr+44.7%
Balance & size
15.5×Interest coverage (EBIT/interest)2.2×
0.36×Debt / equity1.82×
$66BMarket cap$86M
mixedGrowth qualityexpensive

Laboratorios Richmond SACIF leads: 6 to 8 metric wins.

n/a = not meaningfully computable, for example with negative equity.

Quality in detail

The quality score, broken down into the same factor families as on the stock page, 0 to 100 per family.

Merck KGaAof which business quality 61 · market factors 66 Laboratorios Richmond SACIFof which business quality 25 · market factors 40
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
41
23
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
40
42
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
57
6
Fin. StrengthBalance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
76
10
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
80
0
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
72
51
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
61
31
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
68
43
Net IssuanceShare count: buybacks or dilution?
82
82

What the models say

How far the median fair value (base case) per model family sits from the current price, in percent. The amount in the currency of the trading venue is shown underneath.

above the price, more than 15% above close to the price, 85% to 115% of the price below the price, more than 15% below

Model familyMerck KGaAPrice €134Laboratorios Richmond SACIFPrice ARS 1,520
DCF Models-20%below the price€107n/a
Earnings-Based-60%below the price€53.25-12%close to the priceARS 1,338
Dividend Discount-70%below the price€40.71n/a
Multiples-12%close to the price€118+19%above the priceARS 1,812
Asset-Based-67%below the price€44.06-50%below the priceARS 759
Growth DCF-29%below the price€94.57n/a
Economic Profit-50%below the price€66.44-43%below the priceARS 862
Growth Earnings-14%close to the price€115+17%above the priceARS 1,777
Minimum-70%below the price€40.71-50%below the priceARS 759
Maximum-12%close to the price€118+19%above the priceARS 1,812
Median-40%below the price€80.50-12%close to the priceARS 1,338
Geometric mean-45%below the price€73.75-19%below the priceARS 1,230

Minimum, maximum, median and geometric mean refer to the family values in this table. Geometric because deviations are ratios: half the price and twice the price average to 100%, not 125%.

Merck KGaA: 23 of 26 models see the stock below the current price.

Laboratorios Richmond SACIF: 9 of 14 models see the stock below the current price.

Scenario ranges

From our cautious bear scenario to the optimistic bull scenario. The white tick is the current price (value above it), the green tick the fair value (value below it): if the price sits left of the fair value, there is room to rise.

Merck KGaA
Price €134
Fair Value €109
Bear €59.91Bull €150
Laboratorios Richmond SACIF
Price ARS 1,520
Fair Value ARS 841
Bear ARS 631Bull ARS 1,052

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Ranked within their sector

Where each stock sits within its sector peer group. Band = middle 50% of peers, tick = median, dot = this stock.

Merck KGaA · Health Care

Quality score62 · above median
Fair value upside-19% · above median

Laboratorios Richmond SACIF · Health Care

Quality score26 · bottom 25%
Fair value upside-45% · below median

Bottom line

As of Sep 25, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Merck KGaA as the less overvalued of the two: Merck KGaA trades at €134 versus a fair value of €109 (-19%), while Laboratorios Richmond SACIF trades at ARS 1,520 versus ARS 841 (-45%).

Merck KGaA has the higher quality score (62/100).

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A model-based valuation snapshot from 26 models. Values change with price and fundamentals; the date shown above applies.