Vivus Inc's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Vivus Inc (VVUS) against its publicly traded competitors: sales growth, net income, profitability, valuation and market share, plus each peer's market capitalization, revenue, income and employees. Free below: the top 5 peers. Subscriber access adds the full competitor list and CSV downloads.
Key Findings: Vivus Inc vs Its Competitors
- TTM: Trailing 12-month revenue of 73M vs -M combined for tracked competitors (100.0% combined share).
- Trending: Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is accelerating (+7.2% annualized vs trailing 12 months).
- Peer revenue share: Vivus Inc accounted for 100.0% of combined revenue among its tracked peer group, up from 100.0% a year earlier.
Every figure above is sourced and cited in detail further down this page (Market Structure, Profitability & Cost Structure, Productivity vs Peers).
VVUS Sales vs. its Competitors, Q4 2020
Vivus Inc generated 100.00 % of the combined sales of its peer group, up from 100.00 % a year earlier.
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For context: the Major Pharmaceutical Preparations industry grew revenue 8.9% year over year, combined, vs 21.6% for Vivus Inc. Vivus Inc's share of combined industry revenue moved from 0.00% to 0.00%, a gain of 0.00 percentage points.
Vivus Inc's Competitor Quality Breadth
Share of each group, trailing 12 months: profitable (net margin > 0), expanding (revenue growth > 0), growing faster than the industry's own median, and financially distressed (Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below).
| Entity | Profitable | Expanding | Above Industry Growth | Distressed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vivus Inc | No | Yes | No | No |
| High-Confidence Competitors (23) |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Altman Z-Score is not shown here: it is not populated in the underlying data for any company. Percentages are of companies in each group that report the relevant metric, not of the full group size.
VVUS Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
VVUS Stock Performance relative to High-Confidence Competitors
Vivus Inc's Competitors Named by the Company
Competitive relationships identified from Vivus Inc reports and corroborating sources, each with a basis and confidence.| Competitor | Basis | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Cf Industries Holdings inc | Company report | 85% |
| Nutrien Ltd. | Company report | 85% |
| Valero Energy Corporation | Company report | 85% |
| LSB Industries, Inc. | Company report | 85% |
| Phillips 66 Company | Company report | 85% |
| HF Sinclair Corporation | Company report | 85% |
| CHS Inc. | Company report | 85% |
| Terra Nitrogen Company, L.P. | Company report | 85% |
| Koch Fertilizer Company, LLC | Company report | 85% |
| Gridai Technologies Corp | Company report | 85% |
| Carparts com Inc | Company report | 85% |
| ENTO | Company report | 85% |
| Advance Auto Parts Inc | Company report | 85% |
| OCI N.V. | Company report | 85% |
| Codexis inc | Company report | 85% |
| Monro Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Holly Frontier Corporation | Company report | 85% |
| Hollyfrontier Corp | Company report | 85% |
| Flint Hills Resources LLC | Company report | 85% |
| National Steel Car Limited | Company report | 85% |
| CIT Group | Company report | 85% |
| Brake Parts Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Dorman Products | Company report | 85% |
| NGK Spark Plug Co | Company report | 85% |
| NTN Bearing Corporation | Company report | 85% |
| SKF Group | Company report | 85% |
| ZF TRW Automotive Holdings Corp | Company report | 85% |
| Potash Corporation | Company report | 85% |
| Wells Fargo Rail Corp | Company report | 85% |
| Delphi Automotive LLP | Company report | 85% |
| Mahle GmbH | Company report | 85% |
| Phillips Industries | Company report | 85% |
| Valeo Group | Company report | 85% |
| FreightCar America Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Bosch Group | Company report | 85% |
| Development LLC | Company report | 85% |
| Neapco Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Osram Sylvania Ltd | Company report | 85% |
| Trinity Industries | Company report | 85% |
| GATX Corp | Company report | 85% |
Company report basis, confidence, active dates and source counts for Vivus Inc's named competitors require a Commercial License.
Methodology: relationships are extracted from Vivus Inc reports (named-competitor disclosures) and corroborating sources. Confidence reflects evidence strength.