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SeaStar Medical Holding Corporation

ICU
28
Biotechnology · Healthcare
Price
$3.35
+0.01 (+0.30%)
Market Cap
$9.5M
Exchange
NASDAQ Capital Market
Winston Score
28
Winston is worried
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
Strong
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Data not available
Valuation
Data not available

Share count rising — dilution

+39641.7% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 52K (2021) → 20.7M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

SeaStar Medical is a small medical device company focused on treating a dangerous condition called systemic inflammation, which happens when the body's immune system goes into overdrive and starts damaging its own organs. Its main product is the Selective Cytopheretic Device, or SCD, which filters a patient's blood to remove harmful immune cells before returning it to the body. The device is used in hospital intensive care units, targeting critically ill patients whose kidneys are failing due to this immune overreaction.

The company earns revenue by selling its SCD device and related disposable components to hospitals, primarily in the United States. SeaStar Medical is very small, with a market cap near zero and deep operating losses, meaning it spends far more than it earns right now. The company received FDA Breakthrough Device designation, which helped it gain early market access, but its biggest challenge is scaling hospital adoption and raising enough capital to survive while it builds a commercial business.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+82.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Strong revenue growth

EPS Growth

+17.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady EPS growth

R&D Spend

$8M/ year

Declining (-17% vs prior year)

609.2% of revenue

33.8x the sector average (18%)

R&D spend declining — could signal cost-cutting or efficiency

Insider Activity

0.7%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

~7 months

$7M cash & investments

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Strong grower

SeaStar Medical Holding Corporation is growing revenue at 82% year-over-year. The Winston Score penalises unprofitable companies, but revenue at this pace tells a different story — this is a company still in "build mode."

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
91.2%
Premium pricing power — 91.2% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
-616.4%
Losing money on operations — -616.4%
Return on the money invested
ROCE
-325.6%
Weak — -325.6% 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
+123.6%
Fast-growing sales (+123.6% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
8/8 quarters
Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-799.4%
Burning cash (-799.4%)

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
N/A
Data not available
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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