Optical Cable Corporation OCC AI
Optical Cable Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells fiber optic and copper data communications cabling and connectivity solutions primarily for the enterprise market in the United States and internationally. The company offers fiber optic and hybrid cables for high bandwidth transmission of data, video, and audio communications; and copper datacom cables, including unshielded and shielded twisted pair constructions. Its fiber optic connectivity products include fiber optic wall mounts, cabinet mount and rack mount enclosures, NEMA enclosures, pre-terminated fiber optic enclosures, fiber optic connectors, splice trays, fiber optic jumpers, plug and play cassette modules, pre-terminated fiber optic cable assemblies, adapters, and accessories; and copper connectivity products comprising category compliant patch panels, jacks, plugs, patch cords, faceplates, surface mounted boxes, distribution and multi-media boxes, copper rack mount and wall mount enclosures, cable assemblies, cable organizers, and other wiring products for equipment rooms, telecommunications closets, data centers, and workstation applications. In addition, the company provides network, data storage, and telecommunications management systems, such as data cabinets, wall mount enclosures, horizontal and vertical cable management systems, and open frame relay racks; and datacom wiring products, including various enclosures, and modules and modular outlets for single dwelling and multiple dwelling residential uses. Further, the company provides specialty fiber optic connectors and connectivity components, copper datacom connectors, and related systems and solutions for military, other harsh environment, and special applications, as well as cylindrical connector products. It sells its products to distributors, original equipment manufacturers, value-added resellers, and end-users. Optical Cable Corporation was incorporated in 1983 and is headquartered in Roanoke, Virginia.
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PROS
- Generates positive free cash flow.
- In a confirmed uptrend (50-DMA above 200-DMA).
CONS
- Earnings shrank at -106.4% CAGR over 5 years.
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Fundamental Growth
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Peer comparison
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OCC Optical Cable Corporation AI | 13.90 | - | $123.20M | - | -1.81% | -3.93% | 1.87% | -106.39% |
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Quarterly Results
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Apr 2016 | Jul 2016 | Oct 2016 | Jan 2017 | Apr 2017 | Jul 2017 | Oct 2017 | Jan 2018 | Apr 2018 | Jul 2018 | Oct 2018 | Jan 2019 | Apr 2019 | Jul 2019 | Oct 2019 | Jan 2020 | Apr 2020 | Jul 2020 | Oct 2020 | Jan 2021 | Apr 2021 | Jul 2021 | Oct 2021 | Jan 2022 | Apr 2022 | Jul 2022 | Oct 2022 | Jan 2023 | Apr 2023 | Jul 2023 | Oct 2023 | Jan 2024 | Apr 2024 | Jul 2024 | Oct 2024 | Jan 2025 | Apr 2025 | Jul 2025 | Oct 2025 | Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | - | - | - | 14.61M | 15.85M | 16.43M | 17.21M | 17.55M | 26.89M | 23.12M | 20.27M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15.74M | 17.55M | 19.92M | 19.83M | 16.43M |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11.12M | 12.22M | 13.60M | 13.51M | 11.06M |
| Gross Profit | 4.55M | 5.46M | 6.21M | 4.81M | 5.66M | 5.31M | 5.02M | 5.23M | 8.96M | 7.03M | 6.66M | 3.56M | 5.31M | 4.49M | 4.94M | 2.40M | 4.00M | 3.47M | 4.21M | 2.31M | 4.82M | 4.09M | 5.06M | 4.05M | 5.03M | 4.81M | 6.62M | 6.52M | 6.78M | 5.12M | 3.87M | 3.71M | 4.04M | 3.92M | - | 4.63M | 5.33M | 6.32M | 6.32M | 5.37M |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.48M | 5.76M | 5.76M | 6.05M | 5.58M |
| Operating Income | -855.68K | 343.74K | - | -419.33K | -280.51K | -166.07K | - | -330.70K | 1.56M | 659.54K | - | -3.22M | -475.46K | -936.80K | - | -2.45M | -1.56M | -1.29M | - | -2.00M | 261.41K | -456.88K | - | -753.40K | -21.01K | -166.38K | 1.41M | 1.05M | 1.10M | 138.43K | -1.29M | -1.40M | -1.30M | -1.34M | - | -852.35K | -429.20K | 562.47K | 268.75K | -208.29K |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -619.68K | -222.17K | 750.25K | 476.83K | -11.77K |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 263.73K | 248.83K | 260.00K | 232.72K | 210.65K |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -1.10M | -683.14K | 306.35K | 47.60K | -418.99K |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12.07K | 14.78K | 4.47K | -1.02K | -21.46K |
| Net Income | -983.12K | 188.16K | 761.16K | -615.77K | -239.08K | -295.16K | -588.76K | -410.13K | 1.39M | 438.35K | - | -3.31M | -617.42K | -1.09M | - | -2.59M | -1.69M | -1.43M | - | -2.14M | 3.39M | 5.37M | - | -935.79K | -227.99K | -371.87K | - | 809.98K | 2.42M | 100.80K | -1.27M | -1.43M | -1.60M | -1.56M | - | -1.11M | -697.92K | 301.89K | 48.61K | -397.53K |
| Diluted EPS | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.10 | - | - | - | -0.18 | - | - | - | -0.14 | -0.09 | 0.04 | 0.01 | -0.05 |
Profit & Loss (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Oct 2009 | Oct 2010 | Oct 2011 | Oct 2012 | Oct 2013 | Oct 2014 | Oct 2015 | Oct 2016 | Oct 2017 | Oct 2018 | Oct 2019 | Oct 2020 | Oct 2021 | Oct 2022 | Oct 2023 | Oct 2024 | Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | - | - | - | - | 10.60M | - | - | 64.62M | 64.09M | 87.83M | - | - | - | 69.08M | 72.17M | 66.67M | 73.04M |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 48.57M | 49.88M | 48.47M | 50.44M |
| Gross Profit | 19.84M | 23.76M | 26.29M | 31.55M | 25.91M | 28.47M | 21.80M | 19.73M | 20.80M | 27.87M | 18.30M | 14.09M | 16.27M | 20.51M | 22.29M | 18.20M | 22.60M |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20.04M | 21.30M | 21.58M | 23.05M |
| Operating Income | -2.80M | -5.44M | 1.47M | 4.42M | 767.12K | 1.33M | -2.38M | -1.22M | -1.32M | 1.74M | -5.16M | -5.53M | -1.97M | 472.86K | 993.08K | -3.38M | -450.33K |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.52M | 4.31M | -2.16M | 385.23K |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 768.29K | 1.15M | 1.17M | 1.01M |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -322.40K | 2.21M | -4.19M | -1.42M |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 24.69K | 145.72K | 20.70K | 30.30K |
| Net Income | -1.92M | -5.73M | 666.32K | 2.75M | -42.84K | 684.23K | -4.26M | -1.78M | -1.74M | 1.07M | -5.67M | -6.12M | 6.61M | -347.09K | 2.07M | -4.21M | -1.45M |
| Diluted EPS | - | -0.95 | 0.11 | 0.43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -0.05 | 0.26 | -0.54 | -0.18 |
| R&D Expense | - | 1.00M | 1.10M | 1.30M | 1.40M | 1.40M | 1.30M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Compounded Sales Growth
| 5 Years: | 1.87% |
| 1 Year: | 4.40% |
Compounded Profit Growth
| 5 Years: | -106.39% |
| 1 Year: | - |
Stock Price Performance
| 1 Year: | +379.31% |
| 6 Months: | +75.95% |
| 3 Months: | +149.55% |
| 1 Month: | +52.41% |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Oct 2008 | Oct 2009 | Oct 2010 | Oct 2011 | Oct 2012 | Oct 2013 | Oct 2014 | Oct 2015 | Oct 2016 | Oct 2017 | Oct 2018 | Oct 2019 | Oct 2020 | Oct 2021 | Oct 2022 | Jan 2023 | Apr 2023 | Jul 2023 | Oct 2023 | Jan 2024 | Apr 2024 | Jul 2024 | Oct 2024 | Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | - | - | 45.29M | 44.95M | 47.76M | 45.41M | 50.04M | 45.03M | 40.67M | 40.14M | 43.10M | 40.11M | 36.56M | - | 40.56M | - | - | - | 43.88M | - | - | - | 40.36M | 40.06M |
| Current Assets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 31.20M | - | - | - | 35.04M | - | - | - | 30.60M | 30.76M |
| Cash & Equivalents | 3.91M | 1.95M | 2.52M | 1.09M | 591.04K | 750.30K | 1.09M | 1.08M | 1.88M | 891.17K | 177.41K | 537.33K | 140.84K | - | 215.94K | - | - | - | 1.47M | - | - | - | 244.25K | 237.51K |
| Inventory | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19.44M | - | - | - | 23.77M | - | - | - | 18.73M | 19.80M |
| Receivables | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10.96M | - | - | - | 8.73M | - | - | - | 10.95M | 10.28M |
| Total Liabilities | - | - | 17.71M | 17.22M | 17.73M | 15.86M | 19.73M | 19.14M | 15.90M | 16.45M | 16.29M | 18.87M | 21.30M | - | 18.40M | - | - | - | 19.16M | - | - | - | 19.52M | 18.49M |
| Current Liabilities | - | - | 7.76M | 8.20M | 7.93M | 4.82M | 9.30M | 5.64M | 4.13M | 4.20M | 7.03M | 13.63M | 6.27M | - | 7.48M | 14.54M | 15.67M | 19.13M | 16.09M | 14.19M | 15.18M | 14.26M | 15.14M | 16.85M |
| Long Term Debt | - | - | 8.19M | 8.00M | 7.76M | 7.50M | 7.23M | 6.95M | 6.65M | 6.42M | 6.16M | 5.17M | 4.85M | 7.99M | 10.19M | - | - | - | 2.62M | - | - | - | 2.57M | - |
| Total Debt | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10.53M | - | - | - | 11.00M | - | - | - | 10.95M | 8.20M |
| Total Equity | - | - | 27.86M | 28.21M | 30.64M | 30.20M | 31.01M | 26.63M | 24.76M | 23.69M | 26.81M | 21.24M | 15.26M | - | 22.16M | - | - | - | 24.72M | - | - | - | 20.84M | 21.57M |
| Shares Outstanding | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.89M | - | - | - | 7.89M | - | - | - | 8.22M | 8.87M |
Cash Flows (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Oct 2009 | Oct 2010 | Oct 2011 | Oct 2012 | Oct 2013 | Oct 2014 | Oct 2015 | Oct 2016 | Oct 2017 | Oct 2018 | Oct 2019 | Oct 2020 | Oct 2021 | Oct 2022 | Oct 2023 | Oct 2024 | Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | 2.77M | 1.15M | 2.35M | 1.98M | 3.48M | 4.38M | 1.20M | 3.16M | -687.07K | 3.21M | -283.80K | -3.55M | - | -1.59M | -395.68K | -857.02K | 1.41M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -1.46M | -532.73K | -1.49M | -1.55M | -3.14M | - | -3.24M | -676.28K | -583.87K | -734.39K | -550.40K | -168.46K | - | -292.46K | 1.43M | -67.14K | -317.20K |
| Financing Cash Flow | -3.27M | -43.86K | -2.29M | -933.76K | -172.73K | -1.09M | 2.04M | -1.68M | 283.04K | -3.19M | 1.19M | 3.33M | - | 1.96M | 219.80K | -300.29K | -1.10M |
| Capital Expenditure | -674.85K | -511.64K | -1.49M | -1.47M | -2.98M | -2.82M | -3.15M | -635.15K | -508.91K | -688.86K | -487.55K | -120.00K | - | -302.60K | -522.84K | -371.45K | -317.20K |
| Free Cash Flow | 2.09M | 638.67K | 859.24K | 517.52K | 491.58K | 1.56M | -1.95M | 2.52M | -1.20M | 2.52M | -771.35K | -3.67M | - | -1.89M | -918.52K | -1.23M | 1.10M |
| Net Change in Cash | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 83.69K | 1.25M | -1.22M | -6.74K |
| Share Buybacks | 454.70K | 425.35K | 846.29K | 1.18M | 543.42K | 195.21K | 379.68K | 40.15K | 18.12K | 1.56K | 1.57K | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
Ratios (Annual)
Figures in %.
| Metric | Oct 2009 | Oct 2010 | Oct 2011 | Oct 2012 | Oct 2013 | Oct 2014 | Oct 2015 | Oct 2016 | Oct 2017 | Oct 2018 | Oct 2019 | Oct 2020 | Oct 2021 | Oct 2022 | Oct 2023 | Oct 2024 | Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin % | - | - | - | - | 244.5% | - | - | 30.5% | 32.4% | 31.7% | - | - | - | 29.7% | 30.9% | 27.3% | 30.9% |
| Operating Margin % | - | - | - | - | 7.2% | - | - | -1.9% | -2.1% | 2.0% | - | - | - | 0.7% | 1.4% | -5.1% | -0.6% |
| Net Margin % | - | - | - | - | -0.4% | - | - | -2.8% | -2.7% | 1.2% | - | - | - | -0.5% | 2.9% | -6.3% | -2.0% |
| ROE % | - | -20.6% | 2.4% | 9.0% | -0.1% | 2.2% | -16.0% | -7.2% | -7.3% | 4.0% | -26.7% | -40.1% | - | -1.6% | 8.4% | -20.2% | -6.7% |
| ROCE % | - | -14.5% | 4.0% | 11.1% | 1.9% | 3.3% | -6.0% | -3.3% | -3.7% | 4.8% | -19.5% | -18.3% | - | 1.4% | 3.6% | -13.4% | -1.9% |
Shareholding Pattern
Top Institutional Holders
| # | Holder | % Held | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gendell, Jeffrey L. | 4.73% | 417.44K | $5.80M |
| 2 | Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 2.39% | 211.49K | $2.94M |
| 3 | Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 1.90% | 168.21K | $2.34M |
| 4 | SEI Investments Co | 1.03% | 91.36K | $1.27M |
| 5 | Renaissance Technologies, LLC | 0.94% | 83.30K | $1.16M |
| 6 | Informed Momentum Co LLC | 0.85% | 75.07K | $1.04M |
| 7 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 0.82% | 72.43K | $1.01M |
| 8 | Two Sigma Investments, LP | 0.80% | 70.67K | $982.30K |
| 9 | Jane Street Group, LLC | 0.62% | 54.78K | $761.44K |
| 10 | Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC | 0.55% | 48.27K | $670.92K |
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