---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001171520-24-000020"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SOTK"
cik: "0000806172"
company_name: "SONO TEK CORP"
filed_at: "2024-01-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-06T23:39:01.672674+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Sono-Tek reports record Q3 net sales of $5.7M (+59% YoY); net income up 557% to $690K

## Summary
- Record Q3 net sales $5,690K (+59% YoY); gross margin 51% steady; operating income up 600% to $721K.
- Net income $690K ($0.04 diluted EPS) vs $105K ($0.01) in prior year; 557% increase.
- Backlog $10.4M (+96% YoY); cash and equivalents $12.6M; no debt on balance sheet.
- Full-year FY2024 revenue guidance raised to ~30% growth, a record high.
- Sales growth driven by Alternative/Clean Energy (+189%) and Medical (+53%) markets.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001171520-24-000020
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SOTK
- cik: 0000806172
- company_name: SONO TEK CORP
- filed_at: 2024-01-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/806172/000117152024000020/0001171520-24-000020-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/806172/000117152024000020/eps11091_sotk.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  SONO TEK CORP reported third quarter of fiscal 2024 ended November 30, 2023 results: revenue $5,690, net income $690.
  - Period: third quarter of fiscal 2024 ended November 30, 2023
  - Revenue: $5,690
  - Net income: $690
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Third Quarter Fiscal 2024 Results ($ in thousands) Three Months Ended November 30, Change 2023 2022 $ % Net Sales $ 5,690 $ 3,586 2,104 59% Gross Profit $ 2,926 $ 1,824 1,002 57% Gross Margin 51% 51% Operating Income $ 721 $ 103 $ 618 600% Operating Margin 13% 3% Net Income $ 690 $ 105 $ 585 557% Net Margin 12% 3%
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/806172/000117152024000020/0001171520-24-000020-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  SONO TEK CORP reported first nine months of fiscal 2024 ended November 30, 2023 results: revenue $14,932, net income $1,285.
  - Period: first nine months of fiscal 2024 ended November 30, 2023
  - Revenue: $14,932
  - Net income: $1,285
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Nine Month Fiscal 2024 Results ($ in thousands) Nine Months Ended November 30, Change 2023 2022 $ % Net Sales $ 14,932 $ 11,401 3,531 31% Gross Profit $ 7,504 $ 5,827 1,677 29% Gross Margin 50% 51% Operating Income $ 1,195 $ 662 533 81% Operating Margin 8% 6% Net Income $ 1,285 $ 573 712 124% Net Margin 9% 5%
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/806172/000117152024000020/0001171520-24-000020-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  SONO TEK CORP reported full fiscal year ending February 29, 2024 results: revenue approximately 30%. Guidance raised.
  - Period: full fiscal year ending February 29, 2024
  - Revenue: approximately 30%
  - Guidance: raised
  - Result: guidance update
  source text: We recently increased our projections for the full fiscal year ending February 29, 2024, and now expect net sales to grow approximately 30% over last fiscal year.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/806172/000117152024000020/0001171520-24-000020-index.htm

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