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Hyperfine, Inc. (HYPR)·Q3 2025 Earnings Summary
Executive Summary
- Q3 2025 revenue was $3.4M, up 27% sequentially, with record gross margin of 53.8% driven by a record average selling price of ~$361K; net loss was $11.0M or -$0.14 per share .
- Year-over-year, revenue was below Q3 2024 ($3.64M) but margins improved (53.8% vs. 52.0%); EPS was unchanged at -$0.14 .
- Management guided Q4 2025 revenue to $5–$6M and raised FY 2025 gross margin guidance to 49–51%; FY cash burn guidance increased to $29–$31M, with cash runway extended into 2H 2027 .
- Catalysts: strong next-gen mix (63% of units), conversion of the U.S. hospital pipeline to next-gen, office launch momentum, CE/UKCA approvals for Optive AI, and French national procurement reference (UniHA) supporting adoption .
What Went Well and What Went Wrong
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What Went Well
- Record margin and pricing: “Gross margin…53.8%, a record…driven by increased average selling price” and ASP ~$361K on eight units sold .
- Product-market fit: “Images produced by our next-generation system with Optiv AI approach those of conventional 1.5 T MRI scanners,” enabling mainstream adoption across hospital, office, and international markets .
- International momentum: CE and UKCA approvals for Optive AI and reference in France’s largest public hospital procurement (UniHA) to facilitate nationwide purchases .
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What Went Wrong
- YoY revenue below prior year: Q3 2025 revenue of $3.4M vs. $3.64M in Q3 2024 despite margin gains .
- Elevated cash burn outlook: FY 2025 total cash burn guidance raised to $29–$31M (from $27–$29M in Q2) to support inventory and commercialization .
- Wider net loss vs. Q2: Q3 net loss was $11.0M vs. $9.2M in Q2, including a $2.3M non-cash change in fair value of warrant liabilities .
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YoY snapshot
Notes:
- Q3 2025 EPS includes a $2.3M non-cash warrant liability fair value change .
- ASP and next-gen mix underpin margin expansion .
Guidance Changes
Earnings Call Themes & Trends
Management Commentary
- “We delivered revenue of $3.4 million, up 27% sequentially, and materially expanded gross margins to a record of nearly 54%, supported by a record average selling price of $361,000” .
- “Observing clinicians note that the images produced by our next-generation system with Optiv AI approach those of conventional 1.5 T MRI scanners” .
- “The device MSRP…is $550,000, roughly a 15% premium to the prior version…[with] significant average selling price uplift in the third quarter” .
- “Hospitals’ return on investment assessments are showing 1 year–1.5 year break-even timelines versus 3–4 years typical for capital equipment” .
- “We expect revenue in the fourth quarter of 2025 to be approximately $5 million–$6 million…[and] cash runway for the business lasting into the second half of 2027” .
Q&A Highlights
- Pipeline/backlog composition: Three independently managed pipelines (U.S. hospital, U.S. office, international) with growing multi-unit deals and diversified geography; Q4 guide driven by conversion of next-gen hospital deals and office launch momentum .
- Office penetration: Segmentation strategy (first-model + Optiv AI for smaller offices; next-gen for larger), NeuroNet partnership, completed Neuro PMR enrollment with data expected early 2026 .
- International timelines: CE/UKCA approvals; 10 local language Optiv AI launch in Q4; French UniHA referral to expedite hospital purchases; next-gen system availability targeted OUS by end of 2026 .
- 2026 outlook: Management deferred detailed commentary until after Q4, citing Q3 as launchpad and preference to guide in early 2026 .
Estimates Context
- S&P Global consensus estimates were unavailable for HYPR for Q3 2025 and Q4 2025 (Revenue Consensus Mean, Primary EPS Consensus Mean, Target Price Consensus Mean, and counts returned no data) [Values retrieved from S&P Global].
- Without consensus, we cannot assess beats/misses; focus shifts to company guidance ($5–$6M in Q4) and execution against the three-pipeline strategy .
Key Takeaways for Investors
- Sequential momentum: Q3 revenue +27% QoQ with record margin 53.8% driven by next-gen mix and ASP; Q4 guide implies a significant step-up to $5–$6M, mid-point +60% QoQ and +137% YoY .
- Margin trajectory: FY GM guidance raised to 49–51%; management expects >50% GM going forward as volumes and pricing scale—watch mix of next-gen units as a key lever .
- Commercial inflection: Entire U.S. hospital pipeline converted to next-gen; office launch validated (IAC, reimbursement) with segmentation pricing; international lift from CE/UKCA and UniHA referencing—pipeline breadth reduces single-channel risk .
- Cash and runway: $21.6M cash at 9/30 (excludes ~$20.1M gross proceeds on 10/16 offering); runway into 2H 2027 supports sustained commercialization—monitor cash burn as FY guidance increased to $29–$31M .
- Risks: YoY revenue below Q3 2024 despite margin improvements; cash burn guidance higher; net loss widened due to non-cash warrant liability adjustment—watch operating leverage as volumes scale .
- Near-term trading implications: Focus on Q4 bookings conversion (hospital + office), next-gen unit mix, and international language launch milestones (Optiv AI) as potential catalysts for revenue and margin upside .
- Medium-term thesis: Sustained ASP/margin expansion from next-gen, diversified pipelines across sites of care, and evidence generation (PRIME, PRISM PMR, Neuro PMR) should support broader adoption and operating leverage through 2026 .
Sources Read in Full
- Q3 2025 earnings call transcript (Nov 13, 2025) ; alternate transcript .
- Preliminary Q3 2025 press release (Oct 15, 2025) .
- Relevant press releases: CE/UKCA approval for Optive AI (Sep 2, 2025) ; PRISM PMR enrollment (Oct 21, 2025) ; PULSE platform launch (Oct 6, 2025) ; Pricing of $17.5M public offering (Oct 16, 2025) .
- Prior quarters’ earnings call transcripts: Q2 2025 (Aug 13, 2025) ; Q1 2025 (May 13, 2025) .
- Q3 2024 8-K (for YoY comparatives) .