VKTX PEER ANALYSIS

Viking Therapeutics Inc — metric-by-metric comparison with peers and the industry median

VKTXViking Therapeutics Inc

🇺🇸 USA · NASDAQ · Healthcare · Biotechnology

Value it Duel

Overall Profile & Returns

· Biotechnology

Position Within Industry

0 = weak quartile, 100 = strong quartile

VKTXIndustry median

Scores normalize each metric against industry quartiles (p25–p75); direction is inverted for lower-is-better metrics.

Return Comparison

1-Year

Split-adjusted

Year-to-Date (YTD)

Key Metric Comparison

P/E

Lower is better

ROE

Higher is better

Net Margin

Higher is better

Revenue Growth

Higher is better

All Metrics

Valuation
Metric	VKTX	TLX	MSB	CSL	Ind. Median
P/E	—	—	—	29.96	18.06
P/B	9.70	6.38	—	2.24●	3.62
EV/EBITDA	—	120.20	—	10.35●	15.13
P/S	—	3.24	31.30	2.66●	10.65

Financial Health
Metric	VKTX	TLX	MSB	CSL	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	5.72●	1.43	—	2.57	5.90
Debt/Equity	—	112.3%	—	67.4%●	10.9%
NetDebt/EBITDA	—	13.13	—	2.22●	1.15

Profitability
Metric	VKTX	TLX	MSB	CSL	Ind. Median
Net Margin	—	-0.9%	-115.3%	9.2%●	-125.7%
ROE	-70.0%	-1.8%	-11.3%	7.7%●	-47.5%
ROA	-64.0%	-0.7%	-8.6%	3.8%●	-35.8%
EBITDA Margin	—	3.0%	-76.6%	32.8%●	-105.8%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	VKTX	TLX	MSB	CSL	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	—	56.3%	410.4%●	4.8%	5.1%
NI Growth	—	—	—	-39.4%	12.1%
Div. Yield	—	—	0.0%	2.5%●	0.2%
Payout	—	—	0.0%	103.1%	0.0%

Valuation
Metric	VKTX	CRNX	EWTX	TNGX	ACAD	CPRX	Ind. Median
P/E	—	—	—	—	12.05●	18.06	18.06
P/B	9.70	6.79	9.37	11.05	3.63●	3.95	3.62
EV/EBITDA	—	—	—	—	29.35	9.69●	15.13
P/S	—	481.23	—	75.88	4.13●	6.69	10.65

Financial Health
Metric	VKTX	CRNX	EWTX	TNGX	ACAD	CPRX	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	5.72	18.60	22.61	27.38●	3.59	7.10	5.90
Debt/Equity	—	3.7%	0.8%	8.4%	4.1%	0.3%●	10.9%
NetDebt/EBITDA	—	2.53	2.82	3.30	-6.31●	-2.25	1.15

Profitability
Metric	VKTX	CRNX	EWTX	TNGX	ACAD	CPRX	Ind. Median
Net Margin	—	-2,747.2%	—	-188.2%	34.3%	37.1%●	-125.7%
ROE	-70.0%	-39.2%	-38.1%	-38.4%	37.3%●	24.5%	-47.5%
ROA	-64.0%	-35.9%	-36.2%	-30.2%	27.4%●	21.5%	-35.8%
EBITDA Margin	—	-2,723.4%	—	-184.5%	11.6%	56.1%●	-105.8%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	VKTX	CRNX	EWTX	TNGX	ACAD	CPRX	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	—	2,277.5%●	-100.0%	39.0%	9.9%	11.7%	5.1%
NI Growth	—	—	—	—	64.1%●	12.1%	12.1%
Div. Yield	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.2%
Payout	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%

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