CLAIM #43185 · Merck & Company Inc (MRK) · 2022Q2 earnings call · Jul 28, 2022 · due Jul 28, 2023
“Finally, to the extent we have extra cash, we will return it to shareholders through share repurchases.”
Caroline Litchfield · CFO
In context
“pandemic and experience foreign exchange headwinds. However, given our broad innovative portfolio, we are well positioned to continue to drive the market growth in 2022 and beyond. Finally, we continue to expect to look at full year sales of $5 billion to $5.5 billion, with second half sales weighted to the fourth quarter. Adaptation priorities remain unchanged. We will continue to clarify investments in our pipeline and business to realize the value of the many near and long-term opportunities in [indiscernible]. We continue to pursue compelling with strategic business development to augment our internal pipeline. Our recent collaboration with Orion is another example of our execution of this strategy. We remain committed to our dividend, which we expect to increase through the time. Finally, to the extent we have extra cash, we will return it to shareholders through share repurchases. To conclude, at the end of the second half of the year, we remain very confident in business, driven by global demand for our innovative medicines and vaccines. Our excellent execution will enable us to continue to deliver value to patients and shareholders well into the future. With that, I'd now like to turn the call over to Dean. Dean Li: Thank you, Caroline. It's my pleasure to provide an update on our progress since the first quarter call. We continue to execute on our pipeline strategy. We are advancing the latest signs to generate medicines and vaccines that provide clear benefit for patients. Today, I will highlight recent progress in our vaccine pipeline and provide an update on our oncology program as well as LAGEVRIO. As Rob noted, we have made significant progress across o”
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