Orexigen Therapeutics

Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:OREX)

About Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:OREX) Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc. (Orexigen) is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of pharmaceutical product candidates for the treatment of obesity. Its combination product candidates targeted for obesity are Contrave which has completed Phase III clinical trials, and Empatic, which has completed Phase II clinical trials. Contrave is a combination of two drugs, bupropion and naltrexone, in a sustained release (SR) formulation. Bupropion is a prescribed antidepressant and smoking cessation medication; naltrexone is a treatment for alcohol and opioid addiction. Empatic is a combination of bupropion SR and zonisamide SR. Zonisamide, in a release formulation, was approved in the United States for the adjunctive treatment of partial seizures, a form of epilepsy. These product candidates regulate appetite and energy expenditure through the central nervous system (CNS).

Statistics Symbol

OREX

EPS

­1.18

Current Price

$2.50

Market Capitalization:

$118.96M

52 week range

$2.47 ­ $11.15

Shares Outstanding

47.58M

Avg Volume

1.98M

Beta Value

2.00

Financials Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:OREX) engendered total revenue of $0.31 million in current quarter’s ending as on September 30, 2010. However, operating and net income have decreased. Lower net income in current quarter resulted decrease in EPS as compared to last quarter’s result.

Cash flow from operations has also increased up to $12.92 million. It is 750.51 percent greater than last quarter’s ending. Increased CFO shows that the company generated more cash than its expenses.

Total assets of company mount up to $104.62 million as on September 30, 2010. Current ratio stand at 7.2 which shows company’s current assets are more than its current liabilities. Total liabilities and equity stand at $61.82 million and $42.80 million respectively.

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