Vivus (VVUS)

13.16 +0.18  +1.39%  May 21, 8:00PM
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Vivus Price / Sales Ratio TTM:

642.83 for May 21, 2013
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    Vivus Historical Price / Sales Ratio TTM Data

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    May 21, 2013 642.83
    May 20, 2013 634.04
    May 17, 2013 600.82
    May 16, 2013 612.54
    May 15, 2013 630.62
    May 14, 2013 663.83
    May 13, 2013 659.44
    May 10, 2013 633.06
    May 9, 2013 637.21
    May 8, 2013 645.27
    May 7, 2013 588.12
    May 6, 2013 597.89
    May 3, 2013 597.40
    May 2, 2013 632.57
    May 1, 2013 618.90
    April 30, 2013 649.18
    April 29, 2013 636.48
    April 26, 2013 630.62
    April 25, 2013 607.17
    April 24, 2013 587.14
    April 23, 2013 593.49
    April 22, 2013 593.01
    April 19, 2013 582.75
    April 18, 2013 590.56
    April 17, 2013 594.47
       
    April 16, 2013 575.42
    April 15, 2013 545.14
    April 12, 2013 569.07
    April 11, 2013 562.72
    April 10, 2013 549.53
    April 9, 2013 529.02
    April 8, 2013 510.94
    April 5, 2013 509.48
    April 4, 2013 513.38
    April 3, 2013 516.32
    April 2, 2013 525.60
    April 1, 2013 521.93
    March 28, 2013 537.32
    March 27, 2013 522.18
    March 26, 2013 519.25
    March 25, 2013 534.39
    March 22, 2013 529.50
    March 21, 2013 534.39
    March 20, 2013 528.04
    March 19, 2013 523.64
    March 18, 2013 530.97
    March 15, 2013 547.09
    March 14, 2013 550.51
    March 13, 2013 563.70
    March 12, 2013 570.54

    About Price to Sales Ratio

    The price to sales ratio (PS ratio) is calculated by dividing stock price by the revenue per share. It is most useful for comparing companies within a sector or industry because "normal" values for this ratio vary from industry to industry. In general, low price to sales ratios are more appealing because they suggest that a company is undervalued.

    An example illustrating why PS ratios should not be compared across industries: On June 21, 2010, Starbucks had a PS ratio of 1.12 while Yahoo! had a PS ratio of 2.56. In other words, Yahoo! shareholders were paying $2.56 for $1 of sales while Starbucks shareholders would only pay $1.12 for $1 of sales. However, at that same moment, the two companies' price to earnings ratios were virtually identical (Starbucks: 28.09 and Yahoo!: 27.78). Hence, shareholders were paying nearly the same amount for $1.00 in earnings. The PS ratios, though, are less comparable since Yahoo!'s profit margins are much higher than that of Starbucks.
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    VVUS Price / Sales Ratio TTM Benchmarks

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    VVUS Price / Sales Ratio TTM Rankings

    Overall 41st percentile
    4644 of 8005
    Sector 24th percentile
    520 of 686 in Healthcare
    Industry 34th percentile
    163 of 248 in Biotechnology

    VVUS Price / Sales Ratio TTM Range, Past 5 Years

    Minimum 1.811 Mar 10 2009
    Maximum 53170.69 Oct 12 2012
    Average 3110.86