secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     SONO TEK CORP (SOTK)
CIK:        0000806172
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-07-10T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001171520-25-000223
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Sono-Tek Q1 FY2026 revenue $5.13M (+2% YoY); net income up 47% to $485K; expects flat full-year revenue growth
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- Gross margin improved to 52% from 49%; operating income rose 103% to $483K due to higher gross profit and lower expenses.
- Integrated coating systems sales surged 309% to $3.05M, driven by $2.95M order for advanced solar application.
- Alternative/Clean Energy market up 42% YoY; Electronics market down 40% due to lack of repeat semiconductor order.
- Backlog $7.5M provides near-term demand visibility; cash and equivalents $10.9M; no debt.
- Full-year guidance cautious with relatively flat revenue growth amid policy uncertainty on clean energy and tariffs.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/806172/000117152025000223/0001171520-25-000223-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/806172/000117152025000223/eps11980.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001171520-25-000223

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