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VIVUS Inc. (VVUS)At 4:00PM ET: 8.45  Up 0.05 (0.60%)  
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VVUSLLYGSKPFEIndustry
Market Cap:680.64M42.97B108.70B150.01B94.68M
Employ­ees:13040,50099,00381,80065
Qtrly Rev Growth (yoy):-82.60%6.80%14.90%-2.90%19.70%
Revenue (ttm):70.19M21.11B45.19B45.82B14.05M
Gross Margin (ttm):83.21%82.33%76.27%86.61%64.07%
EBITDA (ttm):-41.42M7.74B17.81B21.31B-12.30M
Oper Margins (ttm):-60.65%30.97%34.30%37.42%-124.89%
Net Income (ttm):-47.77M-216.00M8.12B8.09BN/A
EPS (ttm):-0.683-0.1973.181.204-0.32
P/E (ttm):N/AN/A13.4815.4417.01
PEG (5 yr expected):N/A4.043.015.91.31
P/S (ttm):9.642.032.373.229.57
LLY = Eli Lilly & Co.
GSK = GlaxoSmithKline plc
PFE = Pfizer Inc.
Industry = Biotechnology

BIOTECHNOLOGY COMPANIES RANKED BY SALES 
CompanySymbolPriceChangeMarket CapP/E
Amgen Inc.AMGN57.080.49%57.77B12.45
Genentech, Inc.Private - View Profile
Biogen Idec Inc.BIIB47.450.15%13.72B15.88
Genzyme Corp.GENZ51.522.26%13.67B29.37
Merck Serono S.A.Private - View Profile
Chiron CorporationPrivate - View Profile
Gilead Sciences Inc.GILD46.980.04%42.28B18.17
MedImmune, Inc.Private - View Profile
Life Technologies CorporationLIFE50.891.41%9.08B1038.57
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries LimitedTEVA53.16-0.21%46.83B48.64
View Biotechnology Industry Center

GENERIC DRUGMAKERS RANKED BY SALES 
CompanySymbolPriceChangeMarket CapP/E
Sandoz International GmbHPrivate - View Profile
Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc.WPI37.812.05%4.01B19.49
Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Private - View Profile
King Pharmaceuticals Inc.KG12.080.00%3.00BN/A
Ranbaxy Laboratories LimitedPrivate - View Profile
Mylan, Inc.MYL18.29-0.05%5.59B112.21
Pfizer Inc.PFE18.591.53%150.01B15.44
Johnson & JohnsonJNJ63.300.19%174.65B13.82
GlaxoSmithKline plcGSK42.881.42%108.70B13.48
Sanofi-AventisSNY39.462.15%103.03BN/A
View Biotechnology Industry Center

DRUGMAKERS RANKED BY SALES 
CompanySymbolPriceChangeMarket CapP/E
Novartis AGNVS55.850.99%126.85B16.72
RHHBY.PK42.292.03%N/AN/A
AstraZeneca plcAZN46.382.50%67.25B9.31
Abbott LaboratoriesABT54.410.31%84.16B14.74
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.BMY25.651.95%50.81B13.27
View Biotechnology Industry Center

NEWS ON DIRECT COMPETITORS 
PFEAP IMPACT: A stream of WH health care visits
Wed 11:37pm - AP
LLYSitting Atop An Earnings Powder Keg
Wed 4:10pm - at Forbes.com
PFECORRECTED - US sees rise in secondary infections after flu
Wed 4:09pm - at Reuters
LLYA Big Upgrade for Amylin Pharmaceuticals
Wed 3:20pm - at Motley Fool
PFEProspecting for Stocks: Novartis
Wed 3:03pm - at Motley Fool
PFEStill Enjoying Those Acquisitions, Pfizer?
Wed 2:55pm - at Motley Fool
LLY7 Dividend Divas
Wed 2:12pm - at Motley Fool
GSKA Schizophrenic Move by Merck?
Wed 12:28pm - at Motley Fool
GSKHuman Genome Begins Trial
Wed 10:04am - Zacks.com
LLYDo Good Without Being a Corporate Hotshot
Wed 9:48am - at Motley Fool
LLYForgetful patients lift support consultancies
Tue 6:05pm - at FT.com
GSK[video] Topping the Tape
Tue 5:20pm - at CNBC
GSKHow Big Pharma Profits from Swine Flu
Tue 3:37pm - at BusinessWeek
GSKBatch of swine flu vaccines studied in Canada
Tue 12:22pm - AP
GSKGlaxoSmithKline pulls swine flu vaccines in Canada
Tue 10:16am - AP
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