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Sono-Tek (Sono-Tek) PB Ratio : 4.79 (As of May. 12, 2024)


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What is Sono-Tek PB Ratio?

The PB Ratio, or Price-to-Book ratio, or Price/Book, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Book Value per Share. As of today (2024-05-12), Sono-Tek's share price is $4.8899. Sono-Tek's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 was $1.02. Hence, Sono-Tek's PB Ratio of today is 4.79.

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

SOTK' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.33   Med: 3.83   Max: 10.37
Current: 4.79

During the past 13 years, Sono-Tek's highest PB Ratio was 10.37. The lowest was 1.33. And the median was 3.83.

SOTK's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
88.14% of 2387 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 1.88 vs SOTK: 4.79

During the past 12 months, Sono-Tek's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 10.90% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 13.40% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 12.00% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 8.00% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Sono-Tek was 87.50% per year. The lowest was -8.90% per year. And the median was 7.50% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Sono-Tek PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sono-Tek's PB 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 PB Ratio Chart

Sono-Tek Annual Data
Trend Feb14 Feb15 Feb16 Feb17 Feb18 Feb19 Feb20 Feb21 Feb22 Feb23
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.46 3.56 5.99 5.89 5.81

Sono-Tek Quarterly Data
Feb19 May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23
PB 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 6.04 5.81 5.87 4.99 4.89

Competitive Comparison of Sono-Tek's PB Ratio

For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, Sono-Tek's PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and PB 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 PB Ratio Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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



Sono-Tek PB Ratio Calculation

The PB Ratio, or Price-to-Book ratio, or Price/Book, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Book Value per Share. It is a ratio widely used to value stocks.

Sono-Tek's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Nov. 2023)
=4.8899/1.02
=4.79

* 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.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

A closely related ratio is called Price-to-Tangible-Book. The difference between Price-to-Tangible-Book and PB Ratio is that book value other than intangibles are used in the calculation.


Sono-Tek  (NAS:SOTK) PB Ratio Explanation

Unlike valuation ratios relative to the earning power such as PE Ratio, PE Ratio without NRI, PS Ratio, Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow , or Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, the PB Ratio measures the valuation of the stock relative to the underlying asset of the company.

The PB Ratio works the best for the businesses that earn most of their profit from their assets, e.g. banks and insurance companies.


Be Aware

Some businesses have very light assets, such as software companies or insurance agencies. The PB Ratio does not work well for these companies. Some companies even have negative equity, so the PB Ratio cannot be applied to them.


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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