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Sono-Tek (Sono-Tek) Cash Ratio : 1.79 (As of Feb. 2024)


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What is Sono-Tek Cash Ratio?

The Cash Ratio measures a company’s ability to meet its short-term obligations with cash and near-cash resources. It is calculated as a company's Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities divides by its Total Current Liabilities. Sono-Tek's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was 1.79.

Sono-Tek has a Cash Ratio of 1.79. It generally indicates that the company is able to cover all short-term debt and still have cash remaining.

The historical rank and industry rank for Sono-Tek's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

SOTK' s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.79   Med: 2.14   Max: 3.38
Current: 1.79

During the past 13 years, Sono-Tek's highest Cash Ratio was 3.38. The lowest was 1.79. And the median was 2.14.

SOTK's Cash Ratio is ranked better than
79.34% of 2444 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 0.65 vs SOTK: 1.79

Sono-Tek Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sono-Tek's Cash Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Sono-Tek Cash Ratio Chart

Sono-Tek Annual Data
Trend Feb15 Feb16 Feb17 Feb18 Feb19 Feb20 Feb21 Feb22 Feb23 Feb24
Cash Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.89 2.03 2.88 2.10 1.79

Sono-Tek Quarterly Data
May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24
Cash Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.10 1.98 1.95 1.90 1.79

Competitive Comparison of Sono-Tek's Cash Ratio

For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, Sono-Tek's Cash Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cash Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Sono-Tek's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Sono-Tek's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Sono-Tek's Cash Ratio falls into.



Sono-Tek Cash Ratio Calculation

The Cash Ratio measures a company's ability to meet its short-term obligations with its cash and near-cash resources.

Sono-Tek's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (A: Feb. 2024 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=11.846/6.624
=1.79

Sono-Tek's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (Q: Feb. 2024 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=11.846/6.624
=1.79

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Sono-Tek  (NAS:SOTK) Cash Ratio Explanation

The cash ratio is more conservative than other liquidity ratios, such as Quick Ratio and Current Ratio, because it only considers a company's most liquid resources. The numerator of cash ratio only considers Cash, Cash Equivalents and marketable securities. Other current assets, such as accounts receivable and inventories, are not included. The rationale is that these assets may require time to be transformed into cash, and the amount of money received is also uncertain.

The cash ratio shows a company’s ability to pay all current liabilities immediately without selling or liquidating other assets. Generally speaking, a higher cash ratio suggests the company has a stronger ability to cover its short-term debt. However, a high cash ratio could also indicate inefficient management: the company is inefficient in making full utilization of cash to invest protential profitable project. It may also suggest that the company is not confident about future profitability.

In general, the higher the cash ratio, the better the company's liquidity position.


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Sono-Tek (Sono-Tek) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
2012 Route 9W, Milton, NY, USA, 12547
Sono-Tek Corp designs and manufactures ultrasonic coating systems that apply precise, thin film coatings to a multitude of products for the microelectronics/electronics, alternative energy, medical and industrial markets, including specialized glass applications in construction and automotive. It sell products to emerging research and development and other markets. Its ultrasonic nozzle systems use high frequency, ultrasonic vibrations that atomize liquids into minute drops that can be applied to surfaces at low velocity providing thin layers of protective materials over a surface such as glass or metals.
Executives
Robb William Engle officer: VP 164 LUCAS AVENUE, KINGSTON NY 12401
Christopher L Coccio director, officer: CEO & President SONO-TEK CORP, 2012 RT 9W, MILTON NY 12547
Philip A Strasburg director, officer: Treasurer 19380 CEDAR GLEN DR., BOCA RATON FL 33434
Joseph Riemer officer: Vice President of Engineering SONO-TEK CORP, 2012 RT 9W, MILTON NY 12547
Stephen James Bagley officer: Chief Financial Officer SONO-TEK CORPORATION, 2012 ROUTE 9W, MILTON NY 12547
Christopher Cichetti officer: Vice President SONO-TEK CORP., 2012 RT 9W, MILTON NY 12547
Maria T Kuha officer: VP 9 SUNRISE DRIVE, MILTON NY 12547
Carol A O'donnell director 540 JOAN DRIVE, FAIRFILED CT 06824-2207
Eric Haskell director 518 CANDACE LANE, VILLANOVA PA 19085
Samuel Schwartz director, 10 percent owner, other: Chairman 877 ROUTE 9W, UPPER GRANDVIEW NY 10960
Bennett Bruntil officer: Vice President 351 DUBOIS ROAD, NEW PALTZ NY 12561
Handler Edward J Iii director 31 HANCOCK LANE, DARIEN CT 06820-2511
R Stephen Harshbarger officer: Vice President of Sales ROUTE 22, PAWLING NY 12564
Donald F Mowbray director 103 JENKINS ROAD, BURNT HILLS NY 12027
Norwood Venture Corp other: Former 10% Owner 174 DEZENZO LANE, WEST ORANGE NJ 07052