SANUWAVE Health, Inc.
SNWV · Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus · 8.6M shares · -67%/yr ↓ buyback · EDGAR filings ↗
Reference price $16.11 · est. market cap ~$139M — last insider sale, 2026-05-01 (estimated from the dated SEC Form 4 price × shares outstanding — not a live quote)
Grade
C60Wound-care device maker (UltraMIST/PACE) — operating-profitable and growing, but very high leverage and negative equity.
Strengths
- Operating-profitable, strong growth — operating margin 11% (79th), revenue +44%, ROA 32% (99th)
Risks
- Very high leverage / negative equity — D/E 10.0 (98th), ROE 730% artifact
- Thin liquidity — current ratio 1.4 (24th)
- Reimbursement/adoption risk — per 10-K
Notable findings
- RestatementManagement has concluded that the error was material to the previously issued annual financial statements and, accordingly, a restatement of prior period financial information was required in accordan 8-K ↗
- Going concernOur history of operating losses and prior reliance on external financing has raised, and could again raise, substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern
- Material weaknessRisks Related to our Business We have identified material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting
- Customer concentration~35% of revenue from one customer/distributor — 32 Table of Contents Results of Operations The following table sets forth our consolidated statement of operations: For the Years Ended December 31, Change (in thousands) 2025 2024 (As R
- High leverageHigh leverage (debt/equity 9.97)
- Fund exitedNotable fund(s) exited this quarter: VANGUARD GROUP INC
- Buying back stockNet buyback — share count -67%/yr over 4y
- Revenue declineRevenue -26.5% YoY
- Notable holderHeld by 4 notable fund(s): STATE STREET CORP, GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC, CITADEL ADVISORS LLC +1 more (as of 2026-03-31)
- New fund positionNotable fund(s) opened this quarter: CITADEL ADVISORS LLC
- Insider sellingInsider selling — 11 open-market sale(s) by 1 insider(s) (~$2M, last 6mo) Form 4 ↗
- Pending mergerFor the Years Ended December 31, (in thousands) 2025 2024 (As Restated) Net Income (Loss) $ 11,813 $ (33,083) Non-GAAP Adjustments: Interest expense 6,246 13,779 Depreciation and amortizat
Quarterly revenue
Last 4 quarters · from SEC filings.
Key metrics
Gross margin
77.1%
Operating margin
11.2%
Net margin
26.8%
Return on equity
729.6%
Return on assets
31.6%
ROIC
22.0%
Revenue growth (QoQ)
3.1%
Debt / equity
10.0×
Net debt / EBITDA
0.7×
Current ratio
1.4×
Free cash flow
$2M
EBITDA
$6M
Tangible book value
-$9M
Cash & investments
$12M
Stock comp / revenue
11.0%
Insider transactions · last 18 months
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-01 | Opaleye Management Inc. | Sell | 10K | $16.11 |
| 2026-05-01 | Opaleye Management Inc. | Sell | 500 | $16.11 |
| 2026-04-30 | Opaleye Management Inc. | Sell | 24K | $16.15 |
| 2026-04-30 | Opaleye Management Inc. | Sell | 1.0K | $16.15 |
| 2026-04-29 | Opaleye Management Inc. | Sell | 23K | $17.25 |
| 2026-04-29 | Opaleye Management Inc. | Sell | 1.0K | $17.25 |
| 2026-04-28 | Opaleye Management Inc. | Sell | 44K | $18.47 |
| 2026-04-28 | Opaleye Management Inc. | Sell | 2.5K | $18.47 |
| 2026-04-21 | Opaleye Management Inc. | Sell | 202 | $20.50 |
| 2026-04-17 | Opaleye Management Inc. | Sell | 5.0K | $20.46 |
| 2026-04-17 | Opaleye Management Inc. | Sell | 11K | $20.46 |
| 2025-12-12 | MANCHESTER MANAGEMENT CO LLC | Sell | 6.5K | $21.04 |
| 2025-12-11 | MANCHESTER MANAGEMENT CO LLC | Sell | 14K | $31.28 |
| 2025-12-10 | MANCHESTER MANAGEMENT CO LLC | Sell | 8.6K | $30.39 |
| 2025-12-10 | MANCHESTER MANAGEMENT CO LLC | Sell | 8.6K | $30.39 |
| 2025-12-09 | MANCHESTER MANAGEMENT CO LLC | Sell | 8.8K | $30.58 |
| 2025-12-09 | MANCHESTER MANAGEMENT CO LLC | Sell | 8.8K | $30.58 |
| 2025-12-08 | MANCHESTER MANAGEMENT CO LLC | Sell | 125K | $30.75 |
| 2025-12-08 | MANCHESTER MANAGEMENT CO LLC | Sell | 2.0K | $31.60 |
| 2025-12-08 | MANCHESTER MANAGEMENT CO LLC | Sell | 125K | $30.75 |
| 2025-12-08 | MANCHESTER MANAGEMENT CO LLC | Sell | 2.0K | $31.60 |
| 2025-10-06 | Opaleye Management Inc. | Buy | 1.3K | $30.28 |
| 2025-06-05 | Stegagno Peter | Option exercise | 529 | $22.50 |
| 2025-06-05 | Stegagno Peter | Option exercise | 1.3K | $15.00 |
| 2025-06-05 | Stegagno Peter | Sell | 1.9K | $27.71 |
| 2025-05-15 | Cioanta Iulian | Option exercise | 1.8K | $14.20 |
| 2025-05-15 | Cioanta Iulian | Option exercise | 529 | $22.50 |
| 2025-05-15 | Cioanta Iulian | Option exercise | 1.3K | $15.00 |
| 2025-05-15 | Cioanta Iulian | Sell | 3.6K | $31.60 |
| 2025-04-29 | Opaleye Management Inc. | Buy | 5.0K | $25.49 |
| 2025-04-29 | Opaleye Management Inc. | Buy | 3.0K | $25.49 |
All non-derivative Form 4 activity (SEC), newest first.
Notable events (8-K)
Recent filings
| Form | Filed | Period | Accession |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8-K | 2026-06-16 | 2026-06-16 | 0001628280-26-043419 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-06-15 | 2026-06-11 | 0001628280-26-043306 ↗ |
| 10-Q | 2026-05-12 | 2026-03-31 | 0001628280-26-034145 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-05-12 | 2026-05-12 | 0001628280-26-034149 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-04-16 | 2026-04-16 | 0001628280-26-025553 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-03-26 | 2026-03-26 | 0001628280-26-021464 ↗ |
| 10-K | 2026-03-26 | 2025-12-31 | 0001628280-26-021443 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-03-13 | 2026-03-13 | 0001628280-26-017735 ↗ |
| 8-K/A | 2026-01-15 | 2025-08-19 | 0001628280-26-002203 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2025-11-07 | 2025-11-07 | 0001628280-25-050406 ↗ |
| 10-Q | 2025-11-06 | 2025-09-30 | 0001628280-25-050280 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2025-10-30 | 2025-10-24 | 0001628280-25-047577 ↗ |