VIVUS INC

1172 Castro St Ticker: VVUS
Mountain View , CA 94040-2552 Exchange: NASD
650-934-5200 Sector: Health Care
Industry: Pharmaceuticals

Complete Financials: Q2Y08 Currency: USD Current Annual Period: Y07
Business Summary
VVUS VIVUS, Inc., a pharmaceutical company, engages in the development and commercialization of therapeutic products for underserved markets in the United States. It offers MUSE, a minimally invasive therapy for erectile dysfunction.


RATIOS AND STATISTICS AT A GLANCE
( As of 10/13/2008 )
Price

52 Week High

52 Week Low

3 Month Avg Daily Vol (Mil)

10 Day Avg Daily Vol (Mil)

Beta

Indicated Annual Dividend

Dividend Yield % 		5.730

9.270

4.280

0.672

0.626

-0.038

0.000

0.000 		Price/Sales (TTM)

P/E Ratio (TTM)

Price/Book (MRQ)

Price/Cash Flow (TTM)

Return on Assets (TTM) %

Return on Equity (TTM) %

Current Ratio (MRQ)

Total Debt/Equity (MRQ) 		3.588

40.929

7.879

2.283

4.305

14.139

1.696

0.086

Note:
Mil = Millions
MRQ = Most Recent Quarter
TTM = Trailing Twelve Months


SHARE RELATED INFORMATION SHORT INTEREST INFORMATION
Market Cap (Mil)

Shares Outstanding (Mil)

Float (Mil) 		395.593

69.039

53.061 		Current Month (Mil)

Previous Month (Mil)

Short Interest Ratio (Days) 		6.952

5.983

NA


INSTITUTIONAL &
INSIDER OWNERSHIP 		PURCHASES
(Mil) 		SALES
(Mil) 		NET PURCHASES
(Mil) 		PERCENT
OWNED (%) 		PREVIOUS PERCENT
OWNED (%)
Institutions (3 Months)

Insiders (6 Months) 		6.373

0.000 		-7.371

0.344 		-0.997

-0.344 		56.798

2.885 		60.207

NA


GROWTH RATES 1 YEAR 3 YEAR 5 YEAR
Sales %

EPS %

Dividend % 		217.182

NC

NC 		40.788

NC

NC 		19.603

NC

NC


HISTORICAL QUARTERLY RESULTS

REVENUE
( Thousands of USD )
QUARTERS 2005 2006 2007 2008
Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4 		0.629

1.716

3.267

9.042 		1.267

3.640

4.031

8.307 		1.689

4.098

19.088

29.823 		22.688

25.269



TOTAL 14.654 17.245 54.698
EARNINGS PER SHARE
( USD )
QUARTERS 2005 2006 2007 2008
Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4 		-0.220

-0.190

-0.130

-0.020 		-0.200

-0.120

-0.130

-0.020 		-0.130

-0.110

0.020

0.180 		-0.120

0.060



TOTAL -0.560 -0.470 -0.040

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