SANUWAVE Health, Inc.
SNWV Nasdaq Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus Financials FY2016โFY2025
Last close ยท Oct 23, 2026
$5.22
1.5%What SANUWAVE Health, Inc. does
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- Legal name
- SANUWAVE Health, Inc.
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- 10-K ยท Mar 26, 2026
- Accession ยท CIK
- 0001628280-26-021443
0001417663
Revenue and margins
SANUWAVE Health, Inc. had $44.1M of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 35.0% on the year before.
Net income and earnings per share
Loss periods are shown in red.
Returns on capital
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
Cash flow
Free cash flow was $1.9M in fiscal 2025, 4.4% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
SANUWAVE Health, Inc. returned โ to shareholders in fiscal 2025. The diluted share count rose 103.5%.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably SANUWAVE Health, Inc. can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $0.6M | $1.2M | $1.8M | $10.2M | $12.0M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $26.5M | โ | โ | โ | $21.9M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | โ | โ | โ | โ | 1.7x |
| Debt / equity | โ | โ | โ | โ | 13.5x |
| Interest coverage | โ2.1x | โ0.7x | โ | 0.3x | โ |
| Current ratio | 0.1x | 0.1x | 0.2x | 0.4x | 1.4x |
| Quick ratio | 0.1x | 0.1x | 0.1x | 0.3x | 1.0x |
| Total assets | $18.6M | $19.9M | $22.4M | $30.1M | $37.3M |
| Total liabilities | $57.6M | $60.9M | $65.6M | $45.9M | $35.7M |
| Shareholders' equity | โ$39.0M | โ$41.0M | โ$44.5M | โ$15.8M | $1.6M |
| Net debt (โ = net cash) | $25.9M | โ | โ | โ | $9.9M |
Insider trades
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. โPlanโ marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
Bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Sold, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Of sales under plans
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$0.0M
No open-market insider trades in the last 12 months.
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8โ9 is strong, 0โ2 weak.
| Test | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Cash from operations is positive | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Return on assets rose | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Debt fell relative to assets | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Current ratio rose | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Share count didn't rise | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Gross margin rose | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| F-score | โ / 3 | 4 / 9 | 2 / 9 | 4 / 9 | 4 / 9 | 2 / 9 | 4 / 8 | 4 / 8 | 6 / 8 | 6 / 8 |
| Accruals ratio | โ322.4% | โ351.1% | โ652.2% | โ176.3% | โ138.0% | โ100.1% | 35.7% | โ100.6% | โ135.3% | 23.5% |
| Altman Z'' | โ391.38 | โ339.69 | โ450.52 | โ158.70 | โ37.98 | โ56.30 | โ53.29 | โ48.96 | โ32.94 | โ19.06 |
10 years of figures
Amounts in USD. Hover a ratioโs name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $1.4M | $0.7M | $1.9M | $1.5M | $4.1M | $13.0M | $16.7M | $20.4M | $32.6M | $44.1M |
| Gross profit | $0.8M | $0.5M | $1.2M | $0.5M | $2.9M | $8.0M | $12.4M | $14.4M | $24.6M | $34.0M |
| Research and development | $1.1M | $1.3M | $1.0M | $1.2M | $1.2M | $1.1M | $0.6M | $0.6M | $0.7M | $1.4M |
| Operating income | โ$3.3M | โ$3.8M | โ$7.2M | โ$8.8M | โ$25.2M | โ$14.1M | โ$9.0M | โ$0.5M | $3.8M | $4.9M |
| Interest expense | $0.9M | $1.1M | $4.5M | $1.8M | $2.0M | $6.9M | $12.8M | โ | $12.6M | โ |
| Pretax income | โ | โ | โ$12.0M | โ$10.6M | โ$30.9M | โ$27.2M | โ$10.3M | โ$25.8M | โ$33.1M | $11.9M |
| Income tax | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.1M |
| Net income | โ$6.4M | โ$5.5M | โ$11.6M | โ$10.4M | โ$30.9M | โ$27.3M | โ$10.3M | โ$25.8M | โ$33.1M | $11.8M |
| Diluted EPS | โ$0.06 | โ$0.04 | โ$0.08 | โ$0.05 | โ$0.08 | โ$0.05 | โ$0.02 | โ$12.19 | โ$7.41 | $0.41 |
| Diluted shares | 0.11B | 0.14B | 0.15B | 0.20B | 0.38B | 0.52B | 0.55B | 0.00B | 0.00B | 0.01B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | โ$3.2M | โ$1.5M | โ$3.6M | โ$6.4M | โ$12.7M | โ$6.4M | โ$17.2M | โ$4.5M | $2.5M | $3.9M |
| Capital expenditure | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.5M | โ | $0.0M | $0.5M | $1.9M |
| Free cash flow | โ$3.2M | โ$1.5M | โ$3.7M | โ$6.5M | โ$12.8M | โ$6.9M | โ | โ$4.5M | $2.0M | $1.9M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.1M | $0.3M | $1.2M | $1.0M | $1.0M | $0.8M | $1.0M |
| Stock-based compensation | $0.5M | $0.8M | $2.5M | $0.3M | $0.0M | $0.0M | โ | $0.0M | $1.5M | $4.9M |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $0.1M | $0.7M | $0.4M | $1.8M | $2.4M | $0.6M | $1.2M | $1.8M | $10.2M | $12.0M |
| Total debt | $5.4M | $0.0M | $1.9M | $0.6M | $16.7M | $26.3M | โ | โ | โ | $21.9M |
| Finance lease liabilities | โ | โ | โ | $0.4M | $0.4M | $0.2M | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Current assets | $0.9M | $1.2M | $1.1M | $2.5M | $7.9M | $4.4M | $6.6M | $9.8M | $18.4M | $24.6M |
| Current liabilities | $7.9M | $11.2M | $16.5M | $12.4M | $36.2M | $56.3M | $60.2M | $64.8M | $45.4M | $17.8M |
| Inventory | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.4M | $0.5M | $3.0M | $1.0M | $0.9M | $3.0M | $4.1M | $5.9M |
| Property and equipment, net | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.5M | $1.0M | $0.9M | $0.9M | $0.3M | $2.0M |
| Goodwill | โ | โ | โ | $0.0M | $7.3M | $7.3M | $7.3M | $7.3M | $7.3M | $7.3M |
| Intangible assets | โ | โ | โ | โ | $6.5M | $5.8M | $5.1M | $4.4M | $3.7M | $3.0M |
| Total assets | $1.0M | $1.3M | $1.2M | $3.4M | $23.0M | $18.6M | $19.9M | $22.4M | $30.1M | $37.3M |
| Total liabilities | $7.9M | $11.2M | $16.5M | $13.4M | $36.7M | $57.6M | $60.9M | $65.6M | $45.9M | $35.7M |
| Preferred stock | $0.1M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Shareholders' equity | โ$6.9M | โ$9.9M | โ$15.4M | โ$10.1M | โ$13.7M | โ$39.0M | โ$41.0M | โ$44.5M | โ$15.8M | $1.6M |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | 58.9% | 67.2% | 62.5% | 32.0% | 71.4% | 61.7% | 74.1% | 70.4% | 75.2% | 77.1% |
| Operating margin | โ241.0% | โ517.9% | โ388.1% | โ575.3% | โ621.1% | โ108.7% | โ53.5% | โ2.6% | 11.8% | 11.2% |
| EBITDA margin | โ239.6% | โ514.6% | โ386.9% | โ570.6% | โ613.8% | โ99.2% | โ47.8% | 2.4% | 14.2% | 13.4% |
| Net margin | โ467.9% | โ749.9% | โ628.7% | โ682.3% | โ762.6% | โ209.5% | โ61.5% | โ126.5% | โ101.4% | 26.8% |
| FCF margin | โ233.3% | โ207.0% | โ198.0% | โ422.9% | โ314.8% | โ53.3% | โ | โ22.2% | 6.0% | 4.4% |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ3,426.5% | โ | โ | โ | โ | 42.5% |
| Return on capital employed | 48.0% | 38.7% | 46.9% | 97.4% | 191.7% | 37.6% | 22.2% | 1.3% | โ25.1% | 25.4% |
| Return on assets | โ640.8% | โ485.0% | โ947.0% | โ457.5% | โ234.3% | โ130.9% | โ53.5% | โ122.1% | โ125.9% | 35.0% |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | โ | โ46.3% | 150.5% | โ17.4% | 165.4% | 220.7% | 28.7% | 21.8% | 60.0% | 35.0% |
| FCF growth | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ1.6% |
| Share count change | โ | 29.0% | 7.7% | 36.1% | 85.7% | 37.1% | 6.0% | โ99.6% | 110.8% | 103.5% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Net debt / EBITDA | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | 1.7x |
| Debt / equity | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | 13.5x |
| Interest coverage | โ3.9x | โ3.4x | โ1.6x | โ4.8x | โ12.4x | โ2.1x | โ0.7x | โ | 0.3x | โ |
| Current ratio | 0.1x | 0.1x | 0.1x | 0.2x | 0.2x | 0.1x | 0.1x | 0.2x | 0.4x | 1.4x |
| Quick ratio | 0.1x | 0.1x | 0.0x | 0.2x | 0.1x | 0.1x | 0.1x | 0.1x | 0.3x | 1.0x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 0.8% | 0.0% | 2.3% | 3.5% | 1.3% | 4.1% | โ | 0.0% | 1.5% | 4.4% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 39.8% | 104.0% | 134.1% | 21.8% | 0.5% | 0.0% | โ | 0.0% | 4.6% | 11.0% |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | โ | 4.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Altman Z'' | โ391.4 | โ339.7 | โ450.5 | โ158.7 | โ38.0 | โ56.3 | โ53.3 | โ49.0 | โ32.9 | โ19.1 |
| Accruals ratio | โ322.4% | โ351.1% | โ652.2% | โ176.3% | โ138.0% | โ100.1% | 35.7% | โ100.6% | โ135.3% | 23.5% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001417663). Data updated October 24, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only โ not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.
