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SOTK (Sono-Tek) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 4.74 (As of May. 28, 2025)


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What is Sono-Tek Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2025-05-28), Sono-Tek's current share price is $3.8834. Sono-Tek's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2024 was $0.82. Sono-Tek's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 4.74.

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

SOTK' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.26   Med: 5.31   Max: 14.13
Current: 4.7

During the past years, Sono-Tek's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 14.13. The lowest was 2.26. And the median was 5.31.

SOTK's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
83.04% of 1916 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 1.65 vs SOTK: 4.70

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted book value per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Sono-Tek's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Nov. 2024 was $1.105. Add all the adjusted book value per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share, which is $0.82 for the trailing ten years ended in Nov. 2024.

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Sono-Tek Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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

Sono-Tek Annual Data
Trend Feb15 Feb16 Feb17 Feb18 Feb19 Feb20 Feb21 Feb22 Feb23 Feb24
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.51 7.78 8.18 7.64 7.00

Sono-Tek Quarterly Data
Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24 May24 Aug24 Nov24
Cyclically Adjusted 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 6.63 7.00 5.65 5.14 5.78

Competitive Comparison of Sono-Tek's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

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

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

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


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Sono-Tek Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio takes the Book Value per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/B calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPB Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio.

Sono-Tek's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=3.8834/0.82
=4.74

* 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's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, Sono-Tek's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Nov. 2024 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Nov. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Nov. 2024)
=1.105/133.1099*133.1099
=1.105

Current CPI (Nov. 2024) = 133.1099.

Sono-Tek Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201502 0.478 99.032 0.642
201505 0.489 100.333 0.649
201508 0.500 100.548 0.662
201511 0.517 100.135 0.687
201602 0.513 100.040 0.683
201605 0.520 101.355 0.683
201608 0.518 101.617 0.679
201611 0.521 101.829 0.681
201702 0.530 102.779 0.686
201705 0.533 103.256 0.687
201708 0.540 103.587 0.694
201711 0.556 104.072 0.711
201802 0.560 105.052 0.710
201805 0.562 106.148 0.705
201808 0.560 106.383 0.701
201811 0.561 106.338 0.702
201902 0.565 106.649 0.705
201905 0.563 108.048 0.694
201908 0.573 108.245 0.705
201911 0.593 108.519 0.727
202002 0.637 109.139 0.777
202005 0.646 108.175 0.795
202008 0.657 109.662 0.797
202011 0.678 109.793 0.822
202102 0.709 110.968 0.850
202105 0.789 113.576 0.925
202108 0.811 115.421 0.935
202111 0.831 117.269 0.943
202202 0.874 119.703 0.972
202205 0.897 123.323 0.968
202208 0.910 124.958 0.969
202211 0.920 125.607 0.975
202302 0.930 126.928 0.975
202305 0.936 128.314 0.971
202308 0.973 129.538 1.000
202311 1.020 129.548 1.048
202402 1.034 130.930 1.051
202405 1.058 132.509 1.063
202408 1.082 132.816 1.084
202411 1.105 133.110 1.105

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


Sono-Tek  (NAS:SOTK) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PB Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of book value during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio should give similar results to regular PB Ratio.


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Sono-Tek Business Description

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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 sells 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
Stephen James Bagley officer: Chief Financial Officer SONO-TEK CORPORATION, 2012 ROUTE 9W, MILTON NY 12547
Christopher L Coccio director, officer: CEO & President SONO-TEK CORP, 2012 RT 9W, MILTON NY 12547
Joseph Riemer officer: Vice President of Engineering SONO-TEK CORP, 2012 RT 9W, MILTON NY 12547
Robb William Engle officer: VP 164 LUCAS AVENUE, KINGSTON NY 12401
Philip A Strasburg director, officer: Treasurer 19380 CEDAR GLEN DR., BOCA RATON FL 33434
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

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