Pulse Biosciences, Inc.

NasdaqCM:PLSE Stock Report

Market Cap: US$1.7b

Pulse Biosciences Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Pulse Biosciences' CEO is Paul LaViolette, appointed in Jan 2025, has a tenure of 1.33 years. total yearly compensation is $14.20M, comprised of 5% salary and 95% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.023% of the company’s shares, worth $396.23K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.6 years and 8.5 years respectively.

Key information

Paul LaViolette

Chief executive officer

US$14.2m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage4.99%
CEO tenure1.3yrs
CEO ownership0.02%
Management average tenure2.6yrs
Board average tenure8.5yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

New Narrative Feb 09

Early Thyroid And Cardiac Applications Will Establish A Powerful Medical Device Platform

Catalysts About Pulse Biosciences Pulse Biosciences develops and commercializes medical devices that use proprietary nanosecond pulse field ablation technology for soft tissue and cardiac applications. What are the underlying business or industry changes driving this perspective?
Analysis Article Dec 21

Pulse Biosciences (NASDAQ:PLSE) Is In A Good Position To Deliver On Growth Plans

Even when a business is losing money, it's possible for shareholders to make money if they buy a good business at the...
Analysis Article Jun 12

Here's Why We're Not At All Concerned With Pulse Biosciences' (NASDAQ:PLSE) Cash Burn Situation

We can readily understand why investors are attracted to unprofitable companies. For example, although Amazon.com made...
Analysis Article Feb 07

We're Not Very Worried About Pulse Biosciences' (NASDAQ:PLSE) Cash Burn Rate

Just because a business does not make any money, does not mean that the stock will go down. By way of example, Pulse...
Seeking Alpha May 16

Pulse Biosciences Stock: Signs Of Life Following Q1 Update

Summary We recap Q1 developments from Pulse Biosciences, Inc. The FDA has cleared the company's percutaneous electrode system, while the surgical clamp device for cardiac indications is still in the preclinical trial phase. Pulse Biosciences is making progress in its commercialization strategy, but financial uncertainties may keep the stock under pressure. Read the full article on Seeking Alpha
Analysis Article May 10

We're Keeping An Eye On Pulse Biosciences' (NASDAQ:PLSE) Cash Burn Rate

Just because a business does not make any money, does not mean that the stock will go down. For example, although...
Analysis Article Dec 25

We Think Pulse Biosciences (NASDAQ:PLSE) Can Afford To Drive Business Growth

There's no doubt that money can be made by owning shares of unprofitable businesses. For example, Pulse Biosciences...
Analysis Article Sep 04

We Think Pulse Biosciences (NASDAQ:PLSE) Can Afford To Drive Business Growth

Even when a business is losing money, it's possible for shareholders to make money if they buy a good business at the...
Analysis Article Mar 08

Pulse Biosciences (NASDAQ:PLSE) Has Debt But No Earnings; Should You Worry?

Some say volatility, rather than debt, is the best way to think about risk as an investor, but Warren Buffett famously...
Seeking Alpha Sep 20

Pulse Biosciences appoints Kevin Danahy as CEO; Darrin Uecker to serve as CTO

Pulse Biosciences (NASDAQ:PLSE) said on Tuesday it had appointed former chief commercial officer, Kevin Danahy, as the Chief Executive Officer, while Chief Executive Officer Darrin Uecker will now serve as Chief Technology Officer. Robert Duggan has been appointed as Executive Chairman. Joe Talarico, who currently serves as Vice-President of North American Sales, will become Vice-President of Business Development. Duggan, the majority shareholder and Executive Chairman, and the Company have entered into a loan agreement in which Duggan has agreed to loan the Company $65M to fund its product development operations.
Analysis Article Apr 04

Companies Like Pulse Biosciences (NASDAQ:PLSE) Could Be Quite Risky

Even when a business is losing money, it's possible for shareholders to make money if they buy a good business at the...
Analysis Article Oct 29

Is Pulse Biosciences (NASDAQ:PLSE) Using Debt In A Risky Way?

Some say volatility, rather than debt, is the best way to think about risk as an investor, but Warren Buffett famously...

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Paul LaViolette's remuneration changed compared to Pulse Biosciences's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Mar 31 2026n/an/a

-US$75m

Dec 31 2025US$14mUS$709k

-US$73m

Sep 30 2025n/an/a

-US$75m

Jun 30 2025n/an/a

-US$68m

Mar 31 2025n/an/a

-US$60m

Dec 31 2024US$3mn/a

-US$54m

Compensation vs Market: Paul's total compensation ($USD14.20M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD5.35M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Paul's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.


CEO

Paul LaViolette (67 yo)

1.3yrs
Tenure
US$14,200,988
Compensation

Mr. Paul Arthur LaViolette, M.B.A. is Member of Advisory Board of Carvolix SA from April 2026. He is Director of Vibrato Medical, Inc. Mr. LaViolette is President, Chief Executive Officer, at Pulse Bioscie...


Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Paul LaViolette
President1.3yrsUS$14.20m0.023%
$ 396.2k
Jon Skinner
Chief Financial Officer1.3yrsUS$2.88m0.0022%
$ 38.9k
Darrin Uecker
CTO & Director3.7yrsUS$869.89k0.41%
$ 7.1m
Liane Teplitsky
Chief Operating Officerless than a yearno datano data
Steven Weber
VP of Accountingless than a yearno datano data
Kenneth B. Stratton
General Counsel & Corporate Secretary5yrsno datano data
Patty Perla
Vice President of Human Resources6.2yrsno datano data
David Danitz
Senior Vice President of Engineering4.7yrsno datano data
Gansevoort Dunnington
Chief Medical Officer3yrsno datano data
Niv Ad
Chief Science Officer of Cardiac Surgery2.6yrsno datano data
David Kenigsberg
Chief Medical Officer1.6yrsno datano data
2.6yrs
Average Tenure
52.5yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: PLSE's management team is considered experienced (2.6 years average tenure).


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Paul LaViolette
President1.8yrsUS$14.20m0.023%
$ 396.2k
Darrin Uecker
CTO & Director10.7yrsUS$869.89k0.41%
$ 7.1m
Richard van den Broek
Independent Director5.8yrsUS$412.74k0%
$ 0
Robert Duggan
Independent Co-Chairman8.5yrsUS$633.14k70.54%
$ 1.2b
Maria Degois-Sainz
Independent Directorless than a yearno datano data
Mahkam Zanganeh
Independent Director9.3yrsUS$704.61k1.26%
$ 21.8m
Manmeet Soni
Lead Independent Director8.5yrsUS$631.80k0%
$ 0
8.5yrs
Average Tenure
59yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: PLSE's board of directors are considered experienced (8.5 years average tenure).


Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/05/31 16:07
End of Day Share Price 2026/05/29 00:00
Earnings2026/03/31
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

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Ownership10 years
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Management10 years
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Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

Pulse Biosciences, Inc. is covered by 3 analysts. 2 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Anthony PetroneMizuho Securities USA LLC
Suraj KaliaOppenheimer & Co. Inc.
Christopher CooleyStephens, Inc.