Celebrating Wild Caraway: Taste of Nova Scotia's Restaurant of the Year | SaltWireFRANKFURT - Germany's diversified group Merck KGaA reported a 20% decline in quarterly operating profit on weak demand for specialty materials that are used to make biotech drugs and semiconductors.
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation , adjusted for one-offs, fell to 1.45 billion euros in the third quarter, slightly ahead of an average analyst estimate of 1.39 billion posted on the company's website. Last month, Merck raised the prospect of returning to revenue growth next year, recovering from a slump in demand for its specialty materials to produce biotech drugs and semiconductors.
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