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Sono-Tek Corporation

SOTK
63
Industrial - Machinery · Industrials
Exchange
NASDAQ
Winston Score
63
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through May 31, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Good
Growth
Strong
Cash Flow
Exceptional
Stability
Good
Valuation
Weak

Winston Score History

The full picture

Sono-Tek Corporation makes ultrasonic spray systems — machines that use sound waves to coat surfaces with very thin, even layers of liquid. Their equipment is used in industries like electronics, medical devices, solar panels, and fuel cells. The company is small but specialized, selling to manufacturers around the world who need precise, low-waste coating technology.

Sono-Tek earns revenue by selling its hardware systems and replacement parts, with additional income from service and support. The company operates primarily from the United States but sells globally, including to customers in Asia and Europe. Its main competitive advantage is its long history and deep expertise in ultrasonic coating, which creates a niche position that larger industrial equipment makers have not aggressively targeted. The key growth driver is expanding demand for fuel cell and battery manufacturing, where precise coatings are critical — but as a very small company with limited resources, any slowdown in capital spending by its industrial customers could meaningfully hurt revenue.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+9.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+70.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

Insider Activity

16.0%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$15M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth context

Sono-Tek Corporation is growing revenue at 10% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

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
56.8%
Premium pricing power — 56.8% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
15.8%
Healthy — 15.8% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
10.9%
Below par — 10.9% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+4.0%
Slow sales growth (+4.0% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+48.0%
Earnings growing fast (+48.0% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
7/8 quarters
Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
296%
Turns 296% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
27.3%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (27.3%)

Free cash flow margin above 20%. Out of every $100 in sales, more than $20 is real cash they keep.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
N/A
Data not available
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
100.00x
Comfortably covers interest (100.0x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
40.8x
no trend
Pricey — P/E 40.8

P/E over 35. The market is pricing in heavy, sustained growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
-24.0
SLOWING
Earnings expected to fall — forward P/E higher than today

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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