---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-26-034091"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SNES"
cik: "0001680378"
company_name: "SenesTech, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-05-12T20:05:53+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-12T21:30:00.105922+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# SenesTech Q1 revenue +2% to $493K; record gross margin 68.6%; direct-to-consumer up 42%

## Summary
- Net loss $2.1M vs $1.7M YoY; includes $443K severance/legal costs; adjusted EBITDA loss $1.6M.
- Direct-to-consumer revenue $194K (+42%), subscription revenue $56K (+44%), B2B $298K (+57%).
- April e-commerce sales hit record $146K (+163% YoY) after transitioning Amazon management in-house.
- New CEO Michael Edell appointed May 2026; company targets scalable recurring revenue model.
- Cash $6.8M at quarter-end; NYC rat contraception pilot expected to conclude May 2026.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-034091
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SNES
- cik: 0001680378
- company_name: SenesTech, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-05-12T20:05:53+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1680378/000162828026034091/0001628280-26-034091-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1680378/000162828026034091/snes-20260512.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-034091.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  SenesTech, Inc. reported first quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $493,000.
  - Period: first quarter ended March 31, 2026
  - Revenue: $493,000
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Q1 2026 Financial Highlights • Revenue increased 2% to $493,000 in Q1 2026 compared to $485,000 in Q1 2025, despite approximately $157,000 of reduced third-party e-commerce revenue associated with the Company’s transition from third-party e-commerce management to in-house management of Amazon sales.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1680378/000162828026034091/0001628280-26-034091-index.htm

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