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Vanda Pharmaceuticals (VNDA) Q4 Loss Surge Challenges Bullish Valuation Narratives
Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. VNDA | 5.76 | -5.57% |
Vanda Pharmaceuticals (VNDA) has just posted its FY 2025 results with fourth quarter revenue of US$57.2 million and a quarterly loss per share of US$2.39, while trailing 12 month revenue came in at US$216.1 million alongside a loss per share of US$3.74. Over recent quarters the company has seen revenue move from US$47.7 million in Q3 2024 to US$57.2 million in Q4 2025, as quarterly EPS moved from a loss of US$0.09 to a loss of US$2.39. This has left investors focused squarely on how quickly that top line can support healthier margins.
See our full analysis for Vanda Pharmaceuticals.With the headline numbers on the table, the next step is to stack these results against the most common narratives around Vanda, highlighting where the data backs the story and where it pushes back.
Losses widen sharply to US$141 million in Q4
- Q4 2025 net income, excluding extra items, was a loss of US$141.2 million, compared with losses between about US$22.6 million and US$29.5 million in each of the first three quarters of 2025, and a loss of US$4.9 million in Q4 2024.
- Bears point to this step up in losses as evidence that high spending is biting hard, and the latest numbers back up that concern:
- On a trailing 12 month basis, the company reported a loss of US$220.5 million, larger than the quarterly pattern alone might suggest when you look at earlier periods like the US$18.9 million loss in the trailing window to Q4 2024.
- Basic EPS over the last 12 months was a loss of US$3.74 compared with a loss of US$0.33 in the trailing window to Q4 2024, which lines up with the bearish narrative that losses have grown quickly over the past five years.
Revenue holds around US$216 million while losses deepen
- Trailing 12 month revenue to Q4 2025 was US$216.1 million, modestly above the US$198.8 million level seen in the trailing window to Q4 2024, yet trailing 12 month net income swung from a loss of US$18.9 million to a loss of US$220.5 million over the same comparison.
- The consensus narrative talks about expanding launches and a broader pipeline supporting long term earnings, and these figures highlight the tension in that story:
- On one hand, revenue has moved from US$47.7 million in Q3 2024 to US$57.2 million in Q4 2025, which is consistent with the idea that newer products and indications are contributing to the top line.
- On the other hand, basic EPS went from a loss of US$0.09 in Q3 2024 to a loss of US$2.39 in Q4 2025, echoing the consensus concern that heavy SG&A and R&D tied to launches and late stage programs are keeping margins negative.
Low 1.7x P/S and DCF fair value of US$65.46 contrast with deep losses
- With a current share price of US$6.12, Vanda is trading on a trailing P/S of 1.7x, well below the US Biotech industry average of 11.6x, while a DCF fair value of US$65.46 implies a large gap between price and that model based estimate.
- Bullish investors argue that this combination of low sales multiple and high DCF fair value points to meaningful upside potential, and the trailing numbers give that view some support but also raise questions:
- Revenue is presented as forecast to grow around 17.8% a year, which fits the bullish focus on product launches and a larger pipeline, yet the company is still unprofitable with losses that have grown at about 83.8% per year over the past five years.
- Share price volatility over the last three months has been higher than the broader US market, so even if bulls are attracted to the valuation gap, they are doing so against a backdrop of wide and persistent losses in the trailing 12 month figures.
Next Steps
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Vanda is carrying deep and widening losses, with trailing 12 month net income at a loss of US$220.5 million despite revenue of US$216.1 million.
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