In a release published earlier today under the same headline
by Sono-Tek Corporation (Nasdaq: SOTK), please note that
several corrections were made to the Condensed Consolidated
Statements Of Cash Flows table. The corrected release
follows:
Sono-Tek Corporation (Nasdaq: SOTK), the
leading developer and manufacturer of ultrasonic coating systems,
today reported financial results for its first quarter of fiscal
year 2025, ended May 31, 2024.
First Quarter FY2025 Financial Highlights:
(Compared with prior-year period unless otherwise noted)
- Net Sales for the quarter increased
40% to $5,031,000 compared to $3,603,000 in the prior year period,
driven by strong shipments to the Medical and Alternative/Clean
Energy markets.
- Gross Profit increased 38% to
$2,454,000 compared to $1,777,000 in the prior year period.
- Operating Income increased $330,000
to $238,000, from an operating loss of $92,000 at May 31, 2023. The
increase is due to the current period’s increase in gross profit
partially offset by an increase in operating expenses.
- Gross Margin decreased slightly to
48.8% compared to 49.3% in the prior year period due to a
realignment of organizational framework that started in Q4 FY2024
but remains strong and within its historical range.
- Income before taxes was $391,000
compared to $32,000 in the prior year period.
- Net income was $331,000, or $0.02
per share, compared with $53,000 or $0.00 per share, an increase of
525%
- Cash, cash equivalents and
marketable securities at quarter-end were $12.2 million, an
increase of $0.3 million from February 29, 2024 with no outstanding
debt.
- Combined Equipment and
service-related backlog at May 31, 2024 was $7.83 million, compared
to equipment and service-related backlog of $9.28 million at
February 29, 2024.
- Sales growth guidance for the
second quarter of FY2025, ending August 31, 2024, is for growth of
2%-5% above the first quarter ended May 31, 2024 and for continued
sales growth for the full fiscal year over the last fiscal
year.
“Sono-Tek began its fiscal year with strong
sales momentum and is looking forward to an excellent year with
increasing orders in green energy systems combined with strength in
the medical device coating market and the semiconductor/electronics
markets. We are aggressively moving forward with full production
systems with the potential for multiple repeat orders this year,”
according to Dr. Christopher L Coccio, Executive Chairman.
Steve Harshbarger, CEO & President of
Sono-Tek, remarked, “Our growth strategies are continuing to gain
momentum as our customers move from R&D and pilot machines to
our complex large-scale production systems with significantly
higher Average Selling Prices (ASP). We remain excited about our
prospects for attracting additional high-volume, high-ASP
production system orders in fiscal year 2025. Due to the increased
frequency of high ASP large platform machine orders, our revenue
can be highly variable from quarter to quarter resulting in large
fluctuations in backlog. With our strong sales momentum bolstered
by our solid balance sheet, we remain focused on continued
execution and look forward to building on our record revenues.”
First Quarter Fiscal 2025 Results
|
Three Months Ended May 31, |
Change |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
$ |
|
% |
Net Sales |
$ |
5,031,000 |
|
$ |
3,603,000 |
|
|
1,428,000 |
|
40 |
% |
Gross Profit |
|
2,454,000 |
|
|
1,777,000 |
|
|
677,000 |
|
38 |
% |
Gross Margin |
|
48.8% |
|
|
49.3% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating Income |
$ |
238,000 |
|
$ |
(92,000) |
|
|
330,000 |
|
359 |
% |
Operating Margin |
|
4.7% |
|
|
(2.6%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Income |
$ |
331,000 |
|
$ |
53,000 |
|
|
278,000 |
|
525 |
% |
Net Margin |
|
6.6% |
|
|
1.5% |
|
|
|
|
|
Basic Earnings Per Share |
$ |
0.02 |
|
$ |
0.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted Earnings Per
Share |
$ |
0.02 |
|
$ |
0.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted Average Shares
-Basic |
|
15,751,000 |
|
|
15,742,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted Average Shares -
Diluted |
|
15,774,000 |
|
|
15,769,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
First Quarter FY2025 Financial Overview
Net Sales for the quarter increased 40% to
$5,031,000 compared to $3,603,000 in the prior year period, driven
by strong shipments to the Medical and Alternative/Clean Energy
markets.
In the first quarter of fiscal 2025,
approximately 39% of sales originated outside of the United States
and Canada compared with 34% in the prior year period.
Equipment related backlog at May 31, 2024 was
$7.69 million, compared to backlog of $9.08 million at February 29,
2024, a decrease of $1.39 million or 15.4%. Combined equipment and
service-related backlog at May 31, 2024 was $7.83 million, compared
to equipment and service related backlog of $9.28 million at
February 29, 2024, a decrease of $1.5 million or 16%.
Gross Profit increased 38% to $2,454,000
compared to $1,777,000 in the prior year period. Gross profit
margin decreased 50 basis points to 48.8% in the first quarter of
fiscal 2025 compared to 49.3% in the prior year period due to
product mix changes and recharacterization of expenses associated
with evolving workforce roles, as successful development
initiatives transition toward mainstream manufacturing.
Operating income increased to $238,000 in the
first quarter of fiscal 2025 compared to an operating loss of
$92,000 for the prior year period, an increase of $330,000 or 359%.
The increase in operating income is a result of the improvement in
gross profit of $677,000, offset by an increase in operating
expenses of $347,000.
Net income for the first quarter was $331,000,
or $0.02 per share, compared with net income of $53,000 or $0.00
per share, for the prior year period, an increase of 525%. Diluted
weighted average shares outstanding totaled 15,774,376 compared to
15,769,442 for the prior year period.
Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Overview
Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities
at quarter-end were $12.2 million, an increase of $0.3 million from
February 29, 2024, the end of fiscal year 2024. The increase was
the result of the current period’s net income and non-cash charges
partially offset by an increase in inventories and a decrease in
payables and customer deposits.
Capital expenditures in the first quarter
totaled $33,000 which were directed to ongoing upgrades to the
Company’s manufacturing facilities. Sono-Tek anticipates total
capital expenditures will be approximately $300,000 - $350,000 in
fiscal 2025.
At May 31, 2024, Sono-Tek had no debt on its
balance sheet.
About Sono-Tek
Sono-Tek Corporation is a global leader in the
design and manufacture of ultrasonic coating systems that are
shaping industries and driving innovation worldwide. Our ultrasonic
coating systems are used to apply thin films onto parts used in
diverse industries including microelectronics, alternative energy,
medical devices, advanced industrial manufacturing, and research
and development sectors worldwide. Sono-Tek's bold venture into the
clean energy sector is showing transformative results in next-gen
solar cells, fuel cells, green hydrogen generation, and carbon
capture applications as we shape a sustainable future.
Our product line is rapidly evolving,
transitioning from R&D to high-volume production machines with
significantly higher average selling prices, showcasing our market
leadership and adaptability. Our comprehensive suite of thin film
coating solutions and application consulting services ensures
unparalleled results for our clients and helps some of the world's
most promising companies achieve technological breakthroughs and
bring them to the market. The Company strategically delivers its
products to customers through a network of direct sales personnel,
carefully chosen independent distributors, and experienced sales
representatives, ensuring efficient market reach across diverse
sectors around the globe.
The Company’s solutions are environmentally
friendly, efficient and highly reliable, and enable dramatic
reductions in overspray, savings in raw material, water and energy
usage and provide improved process repeatability, transfer
efficiency, high uniformity and reduced emissions.
Sono-Tek’s growth strategy is focused on
leveraging its innovative technologies, proprietary know-how,
unique talent and experience, and global reach to further develop
thin film coating technologies that enable better outcomes for its
customers’ products and processes. For further information, visit
www.sono-tek.com.
Safe Harbor Statement
This news release contains forward looking
statements regarding future events and the future performance of
Sono-Tek Corporation that involve risks and uncertainties that
could cause actual results to differ materially. These
“forward-looking statements’ are based on currently available
competitive, financial and economic data and our operating plans.
They are inherently uncertain, and investors must recognize that
events could turn out to be significantly different from our
expectations and could cause actual results to differ materially.
These factors include, among other considerations, general economic
and business conditions, including political, regulatory, tax,
competitive and technological developments affecting our operations
or the demand for our products; inflationary and supply chain
pressures; the recovery of the Electronics/Microelectronics and
Medical markets; rebound of sales to the industrial market in the
second quarter of fiscal year 2025; maintenance of order backlog;
the imposition of tariffs; timely development and market acceptance
of new products and continued customer validation of our coating
technologies; adequacy of financing; capacity additions, the
ability to enforce patents; maintenance of operating leverage;
consummation of order proposals; completion of large orders on
schedule and on budget; continued sales growth in the medical and
alternative energy markets; successful transition from primarily
selling ultrasonic nozzles and components to a more complex
business providing complete machine solutions and higher value
subsystems; and realization of quarterly and annual revenues within
the forecasted range of sales guidance. We undertake no obligation
to update any forward-looking statement.
For more information:
Sono-Tek Corp.Stephen J. BagleyChief Financial OfficerPh: (845)
795-2020info@sono-tek.com
Investor Relations:Kirin SmithPCG AdvisoryPh: (646)
823-8656ksmith@pcgadvisory.com
http://www.sono-tek.com
FINANCIAL TABLES FOLLOW
|
SONO-TEK CORPORATIONCONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS |
|
|
|
May 31, 2024 |
|
|
February 29, |
|
|
|
(Unaudited) |
|
|
2024 |
|
ASSETS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current Assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
$ |
2,402,007 |
|
|
$ |
2,134,786 |
|
Marketable securities |
|
|
9,749,483 |
|
|
|
9,711,351 |
|
Accounts receivable (less allowance of $12,225) |
|
|
1,401,582 |
|
|
|
1,470,711 |
|
Inventories |
|
|
5,479,368 |
|
|
|
5,221,980 |
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
|
|
148,603 |
|
|
|
207,738 |
|
Total current assets |
|
|
19,181,043 |
|
|
|
18,746,566 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Land |
|
|
250,000 |
|
|
|
250,000 |
|
Buildings, equipment,
furnishings and leasehold improvements, net |
|
|
2,709,183 |
|
|
|
2,832,156 |
|
Intangible assets, net |
|
|
45,020 |
|
|
|
47,566 |
|
Deferred tax asset |
|
|
1,369,210 |
|
|
|
1,255,977 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL ASSETS |
|
$ |
23,554,456 |
|
|
$ |
23,132,265 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current Liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable |
|
$ |
1,020,777 |
|
|
$ |
1,049,742 |
|
Accrued expenses |
|
|
1,711,800 |
|
|
|
1,739,478 |
|
Customer deposits |
|
|
3,339,816 |
|
|
|
3,419,706 |
|
Income taxes payable |
|
|
618,010 |
|
|
|
414,807 |
|
Total current liabilities |
|
|
6,690,403 |
|
|
|
6,623,733 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred tax liability |
|
|
199,987 |
|
|
|
229,534 |
|
Total liabilities |
|
|
6,890,390 |
|
|
|
6,853,267 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commitments and Contingencies
(Note 9) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stockholders’ Equity |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock, $.01 par value; 25,000,000 shares authorized,
15,750,880 shares issued and outstanding as of May 31 and February
29, 2024 |
|
|
157,509 |
|
|
|
157,509 |
|
Additional paid-in capital |
|
|
9,824,618 |
|
|
|
9,770,387 |
|
Accumulated earnings |
|
|
6,681,939 |
|
|
|
6,351,102 |
|
Total stockholders’ equity |
|
|
16,664,066 |
|
|
|
16,278,998 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY |
|
$ |
23,554,456 |
|
|
$ |
23,132,265 |
|
See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated
financial statements.
SONO-TEK
CORPORATION |
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS |
(Unaudited) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended May 31, |
|
2024 |
|
2023 |
CASH
FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: |
|
|
|
|
|
Net Income |
$ |
330,837 |
|
|
$ |
53,406 |
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by
operating activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
158,491 |
|
|
|
135,208 |
|
Stock based compensation expense |
|
54,231 |
|
|
|
48,295 |
|
Inventory reserve |
|
11,839 |
|
|
|
(10,582 |
) |
Unrealized (gain) on marketable securities |
|
(10,361 |
) |
|
|
(17,658 |
) |
Deferred tax expense |
|
(142,780 |
) |
|
|
(124,317 |
) |
(Increase) Decrease in: |
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable |
|
69,129 |
|
|
|
492,390 |
|
Inventories |
|
(269,227 |
) |
|
|
(501,566 |
) |
Prepaid expenses and other assets |
|
59,135 |
|
|
|
64,746 |
|
(Decrease) Increase in: |
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable |
|
(28,965 |
) |
|
|
122,767 |
|
Accrued expenses |
|
(27,678 |
) |
|
|
(88,157 |
) |
Customer deposits |
|
(79,890 |
) |
|
|
772,410 |
|
Income taxes payable |
|
203,203 |
|
|
|
(118,850 |
) |
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities |
|
327,964 |
|
|
|
828,092 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH
FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: |
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase of equipment, furnishings and leasehold improvements |
|
(32,972 |
) |
|
|
(149,004 |
) |
Sale of marketable securities |
|
5,211,058 |
|
|
|
3,707,074 |
|
Purchase of marketable securities |
|
(5,238,829 |
) |
|
|
(3,446,424 |
) |
Net Cash (Used)/Provided by Investing Activities |
|
(60,743 |
) |
|
|
111,646 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET
INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS |
|
267,221 |
|
|
|
939,738 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS: |
|
|
|
|
|
Beginning of year |
|
2,134,786 |
|
|
|
3,354,601 |
|
End of year |
|
2,402,007 |
|
|
|
4,294,339 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental Cash Flow Disclosure: |
|
|
|
|
|
Interest paid |
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Taxes paid |
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
221,942 |
|
See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated
financial statements.
|
SONO-TEK CORPORATIONCONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS(Unaudited) |
|
|
|
Three Months Ended May 31, |
|
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Income |
|
$ |
330,837 |
|
|
$ |
53,406 |
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by
operating activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
158,491 |
|
|
|
135,208 |
|
Stock based compensation expense |
|
|
54,231 |
|
|
|
48,295 |
|
Inventory reserve |
|
|
11,839 |
|
|
|
(10,582 |
) |
Unrealized (gain)/loss on marketable securities |
|
|
(10,361 |
) |
|
|
(17,658 |
) |
Deferred tax expense |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(124,317 |
) |
Decrease (Increase) in: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable |
|
|
69,129 |
|
|
|
492,390 |
|
Inventories |
|
|
(269,227 |
) |
|
|
(501,566 |
) |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
|
|
59,135 |
|
|
|
64,746 |
|
(Decrease) Increase in: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable |
|
|
(28,965 |
) |
|
|
122,767 |
|
Accrued expenses |
|
|
(27,678 |
) |
|
|
(88,157 |
) |
Customer deposits |
|
|
(79,890 |
) |
|
|
772,410 |
|
Income taxes payable |
|
|
203,203 |
|
|
|
(118,850 |
) |
Net Cash Provided by Operating
Activities |
|
|
327,964 |
|
|
|
828,092 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH FLOWS FROM
INVESTING ACTIVITIES: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase of equipment, furnishings and leasehold improvements |
|
|
(32,972 |
) |
|
|
(149,004 |
) |
Sale of marketable securities |
|
|
5,211,058 |
|
|
|
3,707,074 |
|
Purchase of marketable securities |
|
|
(5,238,829 |
) |
|
|
(3,446,424 |
) |
Net Cash (Used)/Provided by Investing Activities |
|
|
(60,743 |
) |
|
|
111,646 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET INCREASE IN CASH
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS |
|
|
267,221 |
|
|
|
939,738 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH AND CASH
EQUIVALENTS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Beginning of period |
|
|
2,134,786 |
|
|
|
3,354,601 |
|
End of period |
|
$ |
2,402,007 |
|
|
$ |
4,294,339 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW
DISCLOSURE: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest paid |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
Taxes Paid |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
221,942 |
|
See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated
financial statements.
|
SONO-TEK CORPORATIONADDITIONAL
INFORMATION – MARKET AND PRODUCT
SALES(Unaudited) |
|
Market
Sales: |
|
|
Three Months Ended May 31, |
|
Change |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
% of total |
|
2023 |
|
|
% of total |
|
$ |
|
|
% |
Electronics/Microelectronics |
|
$ |
1,568,000 |
|
|
31% |
|
$ |
1,375,000 |
|
|
38% |
|
|
193,000 |
|
|
14% |
Medical |
|
|
857,000 |
|
|
17% |
|
|
383,000 |
|
|
11% |
|
|
474,000 |
|
|
124% |
Alternative Energy/Clean |
|
|
2,282,000 |
|
|
46% |
|
|
833,000 |
|
|
23% |
|
|
1,449,000 |
|
|
174% |
Emerging R&D and
Other |
|
|
11,000 |
|
|
0% |
|
|
126,000 |
|
|
3% |
|
|
(115,000) |
|
|
(91%) |
Industrial |
|
|
313,000 |
|
|
6% |
|
|
886,000 |
|
|
25% |
|
|
(573,000) |
|
|
(65%) |
TOTAL |
|
$ |
5,031,000 |
|
|
|
|
$ |
3,603,000 |
|
|
|
|
$ |
1,428,000 |
|
|
40% |
Product
Sales: |
|
|
Three Months Ended May 31, |
|
Change |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
% of total |
|
2023 |
|
|
% of total |
|
$ |
|
|
% |
Fluxing Systems |
|
$ |
134,000 |
|
|
2% |
|
$ |
236,000 |
|
|
6% |
|
|
(102,000) |
|
|
(43%) |
Integrated Coating
Systems |
|
|
747,000 |
|
|
15% |
|
|
309,000 |
|
|
9% |
|
|
438,000 |
|
|
142% |
Multi-Axis Coating
Systems |
|
|
2,664,000 |
|
|
53% |
|
|
1,763,000 |
|
|
49% |
|
|
901,000 |
|
|
51% |
OEM Systems |
|
|
332,000 |
|
|
7% |
|
|
274,000 |
|
|
8% |
|
|
58,000 |
|
|
21% |
Spare Parts, Services and
Other |
|
|
1,154,000 |
|
|
23% |
|
|
1,021,000 |
|
|
28% |
|
|
133,000 |
|
|
13% |
TOTAL |
|
$ |
5,031,000 |
|
|
|
|
$ |
3,603,000 |
|
|
|
|
$ |
1,428,000 |
|
|
40% |
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