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Biotech / Medical : VVUS: VIVUS INC. (NASDAQ) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Neil_L who wrote (4555)	1/14/1998 10:29:00 PM
From: Slim Pickens	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 23519

This is from Zacks. Doesn't copy to SI very good. Zacks Investment Research, Inc. -Company Reports- VIVUS INC Ticker Exchange Industry Type VVUS NSDQ MED-BIOMED/GENE Small Shares/ Outstanding Institutions Insiders 33.2 MM 65.38% 12.29% VIVUS, INC. develops products for the treatment of erectile dysfunction. Rec Price P/E Mkt Cap Div Rate Yield Sales (12Mo) Sls Gr EPS Gr Div Gr Zacks Rank $10.38ÿ 18.0ÿ $344 MMÿ $0.00ÿ 0.0%ÿ $105 MMÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ Strong Sellÿ Estimates and actuals are both eps before extras and other non-recurring items DISTRIBUTION OF EPS ESTIMATES HISTOGRAM AS OF 1/11/98 VIVUS INC FY1 - 9712 FY2 - 9812 6 ESTS. 5 ESTS. X O O X O X O X O O X !-----!-----!-----!-----! !-----!-----!-----!-----! 0.86 0.96 1.06 1.16 1.26 0.60 0.85 1.10 1.35 1.60 "X" = EPS ESTIMATE ($) "O" = THREE MOST RECENT ESTS. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12/97 QTR: VIVUS INC 3/98 QTR: EXP.REPT: 1/30/98 EXP.REPT: 4/ 8/98 X OOXO X O O O !-----!-----!-----!-----! !-----!-----!-----!-----! 0.14 0.24 0.34 0.44 0.54 0.10 0.15 0.20 0.25 0.30 MEAN 0.21 ( 6) MEAN 0.15 ( 3) MOST ACC 0.17 ( 3) MOST ACC 0.15 ( 3) ------------------------------------------------------------ EPS History Fiscal Year 1st Q 2nd Q 3rd Q 4th Q Year 1999ÿ 0.27Eÿ 0.24Eÿ 0.29Eÿ 0.39Eÿ 2.85Eÿ 1998ÿ 0.15Eÿ 0.27Eÿ 0.36Eÿ 0.40Eÿ 1.02Eÿ 1997ÿ 0.27ÿ 0.28ÿ 0.31ÿ 0.21Eÿ 1.04Eÿ ============================================= You gotta wonder about those 1998 estimates. We have to expect Zacks upgrades when analysts raise their guesses.