secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     SONO TEK CORP (SOTK)
CIK:        0000806172
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-01-13T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001171520-26-000002
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Sono-Tek Q3 FY2026 net income +24% YoY to $340K; record backlog $12.3M
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- Q3 net sales $5.0M, 7th consecutive quarter >$5M; gross margin expanded to 50% from 45%.
- Net income $340K ($0.02/diluted share); operating income +61% to $319K.
- Record backlog $12.26M (+16% YoY); cash & equivalents $11.7M with zero debt.
- Medical segment sales +27% YoY; alternative energy -35% on US policy shifts.
- Reiterates FY2026 guidance: modest revenue growth, balancing policy headwinds with medical demand.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/806172/000117152026000002/0001171520-26-000002-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/806172/000117152026000002/eps12392.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001171520-26-000002

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