Sono Tek SOTK
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Sono Tek (SOTK) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2021)

Updated

Sono Tek (SOTK) reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 9.25% for fiscal Q4 2021 (quarter ended Feb 28, 2021), down 0.75 percentage points from 9.99% a year earlier and down 1.68 percentage points from the prior quarter.

Analysis

Sono Tek (SOTK) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2021) Analysis & Trends

For FY2021 (ended Feb 28, 2021), Sono Tek posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 9.89%, down 0.29 percentage points from FY2020.

  • Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has a five-year change of +3.71 percentage points (FY2016 to FY2021).
  • By fiscal year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 10.18% in FY2020 (+9.41 pp), 0.78% in FY2019 (-2.46 pp), 3.23% in FY2018 (+4.97 pp) and -1.74% in FY2017 (-7.92 pp).
  • The fiscal Q4 2021 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since fiscal Q3 2020.
  • Year over year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] gained in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +4.10 percentage points.
  • The high point for year-over-year Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in five years was fiscal Q1 2021 (a gain of 9.94 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q3 2017 (a drop of 11.04 percentage points).
  • Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2021 came in at 10.93% (Q3 2021), 10.67% (Q2 2021) and 10.49% (Q1 2021).
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROIC (Qtr)
1 Caterpillar 388.70 Bn 360.40 Bn 7.76 Bn 15.86%
2 Amphenol 214.42 Bn 209.12 Bn 3.55 Bn 16.52%
3 Deere 185.30 Bn 194.07 Bn 4.66 Bn 9.33%
4 Eaton 169.35 Bn 166.59 Bn 2.86 Bn 10.34%
5 Parker-Hannifin 122.64 Bn 120.77 Bn 2.25 Bn 15.40%
6 Vertiv Holdings 97.12 Bn 87.74 Bn 1.23 Bn 23.98%
7 Emerson Electric 90.13 Bn 82.89 Bn 2.66 Bn 10.94%
8 3M 83.49 Bn 64.94 Bn 2.68 Bn 22.67%
9 Illinois Tool Works 74.89 Bn 71.45 Bn 1.90 Bn 27.10%
10 Sono Tek 97.44 Mn 43.69 Mn 3.21 Mn -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Feb 28, 2021 9.25%
Nov 30, 2020 10.93%
Aug 31, 2020 10.67%
May 31, 2020 10.49%
Feb 29, 2020 9.99%
Nov 30, 2019 3.51%
Aug 31, 2019 1.35%
May 31, 2019 0.55%
Feb 28, 2019 0.78%
Nov 30, 2018 1.70%
Aug 31, 2018 2.81%
May 31, 2018 3.25%
Aug 31, 2017 1.58%
May 31, 2017 -0.20%
Feb 28, 2017 -1.73%
Nov 30, 2016 -1.96%
Aug 31, 2016 0.00%
May 31, 2016 2.52%
Feb 29, 2016 6.03%
Nov 30, 2015 9.08%
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