SONO TEK CORP
SOTK · Special Industry Machinery, NEC · 15.7M shares · +0%/yr ↑ shares · EDGAR filings ↗
Reference price $4.12 · est. market cap ~$65M — last insider purchase, 2026-03-05 (estimated from the dated SEC Form 4 price × shares outstanding — not a live quote)
Grade
C62Tiny, debt-free ultrasonic-coating-systems maker — profitable and cash-generative, but sub-scale with customer concentration.
Strengths
- Profitable, debt-free, strong cash conversion — gross margin 50.5% (88th), FCF margin 14.4% (100th), OCF margin 15.5%
- Strong liquidity — current ratio 3.46 (54th)
Risks
- Micro-cap scale and order lumpiness — FCF only $3.0M; no long-term purchase commitments per risk factors
- Customer/distributor concentration — qualitative (per 10-K)
- Slow growth — revenue +2.0% (24th)
Notable findings
- Customer concentration~33% of revenue from one customer/distributor — In fiscal 2026, approximately 33% of sales originated outside of the United States and Canada
- Fund exitedNotable fund(s) exited this quarter: VANGUARD GROUP INC
- Notable holderHeld by 4 notable fund(s): RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC, CITADEL ADVISORS LLC, STATE STREET CORP +1 more (as of 2026-03-31)
Quarterly revenue
Last 4 quarters · from SEC filings.
Key metrics
Gross margin
50.5%
Operating margin
8.7%
Net margin
8.6%
Return on equity
9.1%
Return on assets
6.8%
Revenue growth (QoQ)
12.1%
Net-income growth
41.8%
Current ratio
3.5×
Free cash flow
$3M
EBITDA
$2M
Tangible book value
$20M
Cash & investments
$15M
Stock comp / revenue
1.5%
Insider transactions · last 18 months
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-01 | Booth Brian Lewis | Option exercise | 2.6K | $4.12 |
| 2026-05-01 | Booth Brian Lewis | Option exercise | 1.6K | $4.45 |
| 2026-05-01 | Booth Brian Lewis | Option exercise | 3.3K | $5.48 |
| 2026-03-05 | Lawal Adeniyi | Buy | 2.4K | $4.12 |
| 2025-10-23 | COCCIO CHRISTOPHER L | Sell | 12K | $4.78 |
| 2025-10-21 | COCCIO CHRISTOPHER L | Sell | 100 | $4.67 |
| 2025-10-21 | COCCIO CHRISTOPHER L | Sell | 100 | $4.67 |
| 2025-10-21 | COCCIO CHRISTOPHER L | Sell | 2.1K | $4.66 |
| 2025-10-21 | COCCIO CHRISTOPHER L | Sell | 2.0K | $4.65 |
| 2025-08-19 | Bagley Stephen James | Sell | 299 | $3.34 |
| 2025-08-18 | Bagley Stephen James | Sell | 301 | $3.34 |
| 2025-08-18 | Bagley Stephen James | Sell | 295 | $3.35 |
| 2025-08-18 | Bagley Stephen James | Sell | 998 | $3.36 |
| 2025-08-07 | Bagley Stephen James | Sell | 350 | $3.33 |
| 2025-07-23 | Bagley Stephen James | Sell | 1 | $3.61 |
| 2025-07-22 | Bagley Stephen James | Sell | 521 | $3.61 |
| 2025-07-21 | Bagley Stephen James | Sell | 2.2K | $3.64 |
| 2025-07-21 | Strasburg Philip A | Sell | 2.0K | $3.62 |
| 2025-07-17 | Bagley Stephen James | Sell | 310 | $3.61 |
| 2025-07-16 | Bagley Stephen James | Sell | 643 | $3.63 |
| 2025-06-17 | Bagley Stephen James | Sell | 620 | $3.61 |
| 2025-06-16 | Bagley Stephen James | Sell | 643 | $3.63 |
| 2025-03-24 | Strasburg Philip A | Gift | 8.0K | — |
| 2025-01-24 | HARSHBARGER R STEPHEN | Gift | 8.5K | — |
All non-derivative Form 4 activity (SEC), newest first.
Notable events (8-K)
| Date | Items | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-28 | ResultsReg FDExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-01-13 | ResultsReg FDExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2025-11-12 | Material agreement1.02Exhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2025-11-12 | ResultsReg FDExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2025-10-14 | ResultsReg FDExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2025-10-14 | ResultsReg FDExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2025-09-03 | ResultsReg FDExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2025-08-25 | Exec/director changeShareholder vote | filing ↗ |
Recent filings
| Form | Filed | Period | Accession |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8-K | 2026-05-28 | 2026-05-28 | 0001171520-26-000111 ↗ |
| 10-K | 2026-05-28 | 2026-02-28 | 0001171520-26-000113 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-01-13 | 2026-01-13 | 0001171520-26-000002 ↗ |
| 10-Q | 2026-01-13 | 2025-11-30 | 0001171520-26-000004 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2025-11-12 | 2025-11-05 | 0001171520-25-000334 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2025-11-12 | 2025-10-14 | 0001171520-25-000333 ↗ |
| 10-Q | 2025-10-14 | 2025-08-31 | 0001171520-25-000319 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2025-10-14 | 2025-10-14 | 0001171520-25-000316 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2025-10-14 | 2025-10-13 | 0001171520-25-000317 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2025-09-03 | 2025-09-03 | 0001171520-25-000283 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2025-08-25 | 2025-08-21 | 0001171520-25-000277 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2025-08-21 | 2025-08-21 | 0001171520-25-000273 ↗ |