Sanuwave Announces Revenues and Financial Results for Q1 FY2026 (Form 8-K)

Sanuwave Announces Revenues and Financial Results for Q1 FY2026

Q1 2026 revenues were $9.6 million, up 3.1% from $9.3 million in Q1 2025. This represents the highest Q1 quarterly revenues in Company history.

Q1 2026 gross margin was 77.3%, versus 79.0% in Q1 2025.

GAAP Operating Loss was $1.1 million for Q1 2026, a swing of $1.7 million from operating income of $0.6 million in Q1 2025.

Company provides guidance for revenue growth of 10-15% for Q2 2026 as compared to Q2 2025

EDEN PRAIRIE, MN, May 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sanuwave Health, Inc. (the "Company" or "Sanuwave") (NASDAQ: SNWV), a leading provider of next-generation FDA-approved wound care products, is pleased to provide its financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2026.

Q1 2026 ended March 31, 2026

•Revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2026, totaled $9.6 million, an increase of 3.1%, as compared to $9.3 million for the same period of 2025. This growth is consistent with guidance of 3-10% year on year for the quarter.

•97 Ultramist® systems were sold in Q1 2026 down from 98 in Q1 2025, and down from 255 in Q4 2025.

•Ultramist® consumables revenue increased by 15.0% to $6.7 million in Q1 2026, versus $5.8 million for the same quarter last year and increased 3% sequentially vs Q4 2025.

•Ultramist® revenue represented 100% of Sanuwave's overall revenues in Q1 2026.

•Gross margin as a percentage of revenue amounted to 77.3% for the three months ended March 31, 2026, versus 79.0% for the same period last year. This decrease in gross margin as a percentage of revenue was largely driven by a decrease in pricing on our Ultramist® systems and applicators resulting from wholesale pricing for sales to resellers.

•For the three months ended March 31, 2026, operating loss totaled $1.1 million, a $1.7 million swing from operating income of $0.6 million in Q1 2025.

•Net loss for the first quarter of 2026 was $1.4 million compared to a net loss of $6.1 million in the first quarter of 2025, which was primarily driven by the $4.9 million non-cash loss on the change in fair value of derivative liabilities recognized in the prior year period.

•Adjusted EBITDA [1] for the three months ended March 31, 2026, was $1.1 million versus Adjusted EBITDA of $2.3 million for the same period last year.

"The seemingly ubiquitous question in advanced wound care during Q1 was 'When is the turn coming and when will the recovery start?'" said CEO Morgan Frank. "Speaking for Sanuwave, the recovery appears to have begun in February and to have continued thereafter. Q1 started with a sort of "shock pause" as many seemed surprised that the changes in

reimbursement for skin subs had actually taken effect, and this seems to have contributed to a very slow first month of the year which, in turn, had a large effect on the overall quarter. The market appeared somewhat frozen. But, at least from our standpoint, we see the ice starting to break up and the quarter got better each month. Q1 applicator sales were up 3% sequentially from Q4 and 15% year over year (again, suppressed by a very slow January) and very nearly eclipsed the all-time applicator revenue figure from Q3 2025. Unit volumes on consumables for Q1 2026 set a new all-time record by a significant margin which we take to be a good sign with regard to utilization recovering. This was driven by both new placements of systems and by activity picking back up at existing users. Revenues lagged unit growth as a function of lower pricing resulting from more of our applicators sales running through resellers and therefore being priced at wholesale. We're continuing to hire salespeople and to expand our reseller network. All in all, we exited the quarter with increasing optimism and a robust pipeline and we expect to see 2026 continue to get better from here."

Financial Outlook

The Company forecasts Q2 2026 revenue of $11.1 to $11.6 million (10-15% increase from Q2 2025) and reiterates full year 2026 revenue guidance of $51.0-55.0 million (16-25% increase as compared to full year 2025 revenue).

As previously announced, a business update will occur via conference call on May 13, 2026 at 8:30 a.m. EST. Materials for the conference call are included on the Company's website at http://www.sanuwave.com/investors.

Telephone access to the call will be available by dialing the following numbers:

Toll Free:1-833-316-1983

Toll/International: 1-785-838-9310

Conference ID: SANUWAVE

OR click the link below to access the live webcast.

https://viavid.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1762392&tp_key=537d7338d6

A replay will be made available through May 27, 2026:

Toll-Free: 1-844-512-2921

Toll/International: 1-412-317-6671

Replay Access ID: 11161765

[1] This is a non-GAAP financial measure. Refer to "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" and the reconciliations in this release for further information.

About Sanuwave

Sanuwave Health is focused on the research, development, and commercialization of its patented, non-invasive and biological response-activating medical systems for the repair and regeneration of skin, musculoskeletal tissue, and vascular structures.

Sanuwave's end-to-end wound care portfolio of regenerative medicine products and product candidates helps restore the body's normal healing processes. Sanuwave applies and researches its patented energy transfer technologies in wound healing, orthopedic/spine, aesthetic/cosmetic, and cardiac/endovascular conditions.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures