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VRCA vs MRK // GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Merck & Company Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: VRCA 1
— MRK 7
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $3.35 (-2.05%) • MKT CAP: $58.8M
gross-margins
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LAST: $149.52 (+2.18%) • MKT CAP: $361.02B
gross-margins
74.80%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (VRCA VS. MRK)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | VRCA | MRK | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin ACTIVE | — | 74.80% | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | -35.00% | 20.70% | -55.70 | MRK | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | 15.3x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | — | 3.42% | — | TIE | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | -34.20% | 34.30% | -68.50 | MRK | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -50.30% | 28.10% | -78.40 | MRK | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 180.00% | 1.30% | +178.70 | VRCA | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 2.26% | -2.26 | MRK | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | 5.19 | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 4/9 | 7/9 | -3.00 | MRK | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 34.1 | 51.7 | -17.60 | MRK | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 0.92 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 18.4x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $58.8M | $361.02B | -$360.96B | MRK | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | VRCA REV | MRK REV | VRCA GROSS % | MRK GROSS % | VRCA FCF | MRK FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $35.6M | $65.01B | — | 74.8% | -$17.6M | $12.36B |
| FY 2024 | $7.6M | $64.17B | 65.6% | 76.3% | -$61.0M | $18.10B |
| FY 2023 | $5.1M | $60.12B | — | — | -$38.6M | $10.30B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
VRCA // BETA —
MRK // BETA 0.92