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CVRx

CVRX
33
Medical - Devices · Healthcare
Price
$2.84
+0.00 (+0.00%)
Market Cap
$75.4M
Exchange
NASDAQ
Winston Score
33
Winston is serious
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Mixed
Growth
Good
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Weak
Valuation
Data not available

Share count rising — dilution

+25.9% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 20.7M (2021) → 26.1M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

CVRx makes a small medical device that is implanted in the body to treat heart failure. The device is called Barostim, and it works by sending gentle electrical signals to nerves near the neck to help the heart and blood vessels work better. It is sold to hospitals and heart specialists in the United States and parts of Europe.

The company earns money by selling the Barostim implant hardware and related components to medical centers that perform the procedure. CVRx is a small company with a market cap around $100 million, and Barostim holds a unique position as the only FDA-approved device of its kind for heart failure with this specific mechanism. However, the company is spending far more than it earns — its operating margin is deeply negative — meaning the main risk is whether it can grow sales fast enough to reach profitability before needing to raise more cash.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+15.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

+7.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow EPS growth

R&D Spend

$11M/ year

Flat (+0% vs prior year)

19.7% of revenue

In line with sector average (18%)

Steady R&D investment year-over-year

Insider Activity

30.9%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

~9 months

$65M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Cash watch

CVRx has less than a year of cash at its current burn rate. Growth investors should watch for potential share dilution from future fundraising — that directly reduces your ownership.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
87.4%
Premium pricing power — 87.4% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
-82.9%
Losing money on operations — -82.9%
Return on the money invested
ROCE
-61.6%
Weak — -61.6% return on capital

Negative ROIC means the business is losing money on every dollar invested in it.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+12.0%
Steady sales growth (+12.0% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
6/8 quarters
Earnings grew in most of the last 8 quarters

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-87.2%
Burning cash (-87.2%)

Free cash flow is negative. They are burning cash, not generating it.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
2.96
Heavy debt load (2.96)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
N/A
Data not available

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
N/M
Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful
Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
N/A
not available
Data not available

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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