Comparison
Why is Sono-Tek Corp. ?
1
Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROE of 8.46%
- The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 8.46% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds
2
Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate -0.62% of over the last 5 years
3
Flat results in May 25
- OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at USD -0.72 MM
- DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Highest at -59.4 %
- INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Lowest at 2.08 times
4
With ROE of 7.00%, it has a very expensive valuation with a 3.24 Price to Book Value
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -15.15%, its profits have fallen by -12.1%
5
Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
- Along with generating -15.15% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P 500 in each of the last 3 annual periods
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Sono-Tek Corp. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Industrial Manufacturing should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Industrial Manufacturing)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Sono-Tek Corp. for you?
High Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Sono-Tek Corp.
-22.22%
-0.23
40.59%
S&P 500
13.22%
0.61
20.17%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
5.25%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-0.62%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
1.28
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.59
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.14
Tax Ratio
18.25%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
14.05%
ROCE (avg)
34.53%
ROE (avg)
8.46%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
46
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
3.24
EV to EBIT
45.34
EV to EBITDA
26.77
EV to Capital Employed
7.81
EV to Sales
2.23
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
17.23%
ROE (Latest)
7.00%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Sideways
Bearish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bearish
Technical Movement
12What is working for the Company
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -6.53% (YoY
OPERATING PROFIT(Q)
Highest at USD 0.64 MM
OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)
Highest at 12.41 %
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
Highest at USD 0.63 MM
NET PROFIT(Q)
Highest at USD 0.5 MM
EPS(Q)
Highest at USD 0.03
-7What is not working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Lowest at USD -0.72 MM
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Highest at -59.4 %
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 2.08 times
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 9.16 times
Here's what is working for Sono-Tek Corp.
Operating Profit
Highest at USD 0.64 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive
Operating Profit (USD MM)
Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 12.41 %
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved
Operating Profit to Sales
Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at USD 0.63 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive
Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)
Pre-Tax Profit
At USD 0.63 MM has Grown at 66.95%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 0.37 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive
Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)
Net Profit
Highest at USD 0.5 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive
Net Profit (USD MM)
Net Profit
At USD 0.5 MM has Grown at 61.52%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 0.31 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive
Net Profit (USD MM)
EPS
Highest at USD 0.03
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders
EPS (USD)
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -6.53% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has improved; this may lead to a rise in profit margin
Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales
Here's what is not working for Sono-Tek Corp.
Operating Cash Flow
Lowest at USD -0.72 MM and Fallen
In each year in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling
Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)
Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at -59.4 % and Grown
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed
Debt-Equity Ratio
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 2.08 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 9.16 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed
Debtors Turnover Ratio






