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Pulse Biosciences, Inc.

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Pulse Biosciences, Inc. NASDAQ
$18.73 -2.90% (-0.56)

Market Cap $1.27 B
52w High $26.30
52w Low $12.56
P/E -16.43
Volume 166.27K
Outstanding Shares 67.77M

Income Statement

Period Revenue Operating Expense Net Income Net Profit Margin Earnings Per Share EBITDA
Q4-2025 $264K $18M $-17.43M -6.6K% $-0.26 $-17.17M
Q3-2025 $86K $20.17M $-19.39M -22.54K% $-0.29 $-19.13M
Q2-2025 $0 $20.01M $-19.17M 0% $-0.28 $-18.9M
Q1-2025 $0 $18.04M $-16.8M 0% $-0.25 $-17.76M
Q4-2024 $0 $20.26M $-19.39M 0% $-0.33 $-19.97M

What's going well?

Revenue more than tripled this quarter, and operating expenses dropped by over $2 million. The net loss improved by $2 million, showing better cost control.

What's concerning?

The company is still losing over $17 million per quarter, with negative gross margins and very low sales. It continues to burn cash and is not close to breaking even.

Balance Statement

Period Cash & Short-term Total Assets Total Liabilities Total Equity
Q4-2025 $80.73M $96.11M $15.46M $80.66M
Q3-2025 $95.21M $108.77M $16.07M $92.69M
Q2-2025 $106.35M $120.25M $15.76M $104.49M
Q1-2025 $119.28M $133.38M $14.93M $118.45M
Q4-2024 $118.04M $132.46M $17.6M $114.86M

What's financially strong about this company?

The company has far more cash than debt, very few liabilities, and most assets are in cash or equivalents. There are no big hidden risks or unusual obligations.

What are the financial risks or weaknesses?

Cash and equity both dropped this quarter, and the company has a long history of losses. If losses continue, the cash cushion will shrink over time.

Cash Flow Statement

Period Net Income Cash From Operations Cash From Investing Cash From Financing Net Change Free Cash Flow
Q4-2025 $-17.43M $-14.76M $-105K $381K $-14.48M $-14.86M
Q3-2025 $-19.39M $-13.04M $-62K $1.97M $-11.13M $-13.1M
Q2-2025 $-19.17M $-12.81M $-123K $0 $-12.93M $-12.91M
Q1-2025 $-16.8M $-13.52M $-45K $14.81M $1.24M $-13.57M
Q4-2024 $-19.39M $-9.14M $-53K $48.2M $39.01M $-9.2M

What's strong about this company's cash flow?

The company still has $80.7 million in cash, giving it time to execute its plans. Net losses are shrinking slightly, and capital spending is low, so cash lasts longer.

What are the cash flow concerns?

Cash burn is rising and operations are not generating cash. Working capital is now hurting cash flow, and the company will need to raise more money within a year if trends continue.

Revenue by Products

Product Q3-2021Q3-2025
Operating Segments
Operating Segments
$0 $0
Cycle Units Products
Cycle Units Products
$0 $0
Systems Products
Systems Products
$0 $0

Revenue by Geography

Region Q3-2021
NonUS
NonUS
$0
North America
North America
$0

Q4 2025 Earnings Call Summary

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5-Year Trend Analysis

A comprehensive look at Pulse Biosciences, Inc.'s financial evolution and strategic trajectory over the past five years.

+ Strengths

Key strengths include a differentiated, non‑thermal ablation technology with broad potential across several medical specialties; a sizable and growing clinical and innovation program; and a balance sheet that, for now, retains a solid cash cushion with low traditional debt. The company’s strong liquidity, relatively clean asset base, and robust intellectual property portfolio give it flexibility to pursue its development agenda and protect its technology if it succeeds.

! Risks

Major risks center on the absence of current revenue, persistent and widening losses, and structurally negative free cash flow, all of which create ongoing dependence on external financing. Clinical and regulatory risk is high, as the value of the business is tightly tied to the success of multiple pivotal trials and eventual approvals. Competitive pressure from large device manufacturers and other pulsed field technologies is intense, and there is uncertainty about how quickly physicians and payers will adopt a new modality even if approved. Over time, the combination of cash burn and market volatility could constrain strategic options if funding becomes harder to obtain.

Outlook

The outlook is that of a high-risk, development-stage medical technology company: near-term financial results are likely to remain dominated by operating losses and cash burn, while the main potential inflection points lie in clinical and regulatory milestones over the next several years. If the company can deliver strong trial data, secure approvals, and establish initial commercial footholds, the financial profile could change materially over time. Until then, the story is primarily about execution on its R&D agenda, careful cash management, and the evolving competitive and regulatory landscape in pulsed field ablation.