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OCC

OPTICAL CABLE CORP

Next earnings Sep 9, 2026

Last earnings +28.1% on 2026-06-10

Sell
$18.37
▲ +0.27%
$18.37▲ +565.58%
over 1Y
L $2.75EODHDH $26.92
Earnings Dividend Split Congress buy Congress sellGrouped by date · hover a pin to expand
Today+0.3%
1W-17.4%
1M+29.5%
3M+101.0%
YTD+302.0%
1Y+565.6%
OverviewFinancialsValuationQualityTimelineFilings
Rating
Sell
Quality
C
Valuation
Undervalued
Filings
Flagged
Sell
Conviction
Horizon
Medium (3–12mo)

Revenue grew 9.5% YoY; but unprofitable (net margin -2.0%).

Revenue (FY2025) $73.0M · FY2025

The read

It screens cheap (~68% below fair value), but the weak fundamentals are why — more potential value trap than bargain.

OPTICAL CABLE CORP shows $73.0M in FY2025 revenue (+9.5% YoY), a -2.0% net margin, and -8.8% ROE.

Financials · annual, by fiscal year

Line itemFY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Revenue$59.1M$69.1M$72.2M$66.7M$73.0M
Gross profit$16.3M$20.5M$22.3M$18.2M$22.6M
Operating income-$1.97M$473K$993K-$3.38M-$450K
Net income$6.61M-$347K$2.07M-$4.21M-$1.45M
Diluted EPS$0.87————
Net margin11.2%-0.5%2.9%-6.3%-2.0%

Annual figures from SEC 10-K XBRL filings. Open the filing links below for full statement detail.

Key statistics

Valuation

Enterprise value$165M
EV / EBITDA466.9
EV / Sales2.3
EV / FCF147.9
P / FCF145.7
PEG (trailing)0.32
Earnings yield-0.9%
FCF yield0.7%

Quality & risk

ROIC (est.)-1.9%
Free cash flow$1.12M
Total debt$2.68M
Net cash-$2.44M
Altman Z-Score7.52 safe
Piotroski F-Score6/9

Capital returns

Buyback yield0.0%
Dividend yield (est.)0.1%
Shareholder yield0.1%
Shares Δ YoY+7.9%

Computed from SEC XBRL annual figures + the current quote. EV and ROIC use long-term + current debt where filed; estimates, not investment advice.

Disclosure timeline

SEC · 8-Ks + reports
Red flag in recent filings — agreement terminated (2026-05-06). Worth a closer look.
  1. 8-K Earnings results2026-06-10
  2. 10-Q Quarterly report2026-06-08
  3. 8-K Agreement terminated2026-05-06
  4. 8-K Shareholder vote2026-04-01
  5. 8-K Earnings results2026-03-12
  6. 10-Q Quarterly report2026-03-10
  7. DEF 14A Proxy statement2026-02-27
  8. 8-K Earnings results2025-12-19
  9. 10-K Annual report2025-12-18

Recent filings

all on EDGAR ↗
144Filing2026-06-26open ↗144Filing2026-06-24open ↗4Period ending 2026-06-222026-06-24open ↗144Filing2026-06-22open ↗4Period ending 2026-06-162026-06-18open ↗4Period ending 2026-06-162026-06-18open ↗4Period ending 2026-06-162026-06-18open ↗4Period ending 2026-06-162026-06-18open ↗4Period ending 2026-06-162026-06-17open ↗4Period ending 2026-06-112026-06-12open ↗8-KPeriod ending 2026-06-082026-06-10open ↗10-QPeriod ending 2026-04-302026-06-08open ↗

Quality score

C
ValueGrowthProfitHealthMom.
ValueB-
GrowthA-
ProfitabilityF
Financial healthC+
Momentum—
  • ✓Revenue growing year-over-year
  • ✗Profitable (positive net income)
  • ✗Net margin above 10%
  • ✗Return on equity above 15%
  • ✓Liabilities below 2× equity
  • ✓P/E below 25

Fair value est.

$30.87

Undervalued +68% vs price

cheapfair valueexpensive

Modified Graham: EPS $0.87 × (8.5 + 1.5 × 22.0% growth) × 0.85 quality = 35.5× multiple. An estimate, not a price target.

Revenue
$73.0M
+9.5% YoY
Net margin
-2.0%
ROE
-8.8%
P/E
21.1

SEC fundamentals · FY 2025

'21'22'23'24'25

■ revenue · ■ net income, by fiscal year

Revenue$73.0M+9.5%
Net income-$1.45M+65.4%
Gross profit$22.6M+24.1%
Operating income-$450K+86.7%
Diluted EPS$0.87+204.8%
Cash & equivalents$238K-2.8%
Total assets$40.1M-0.7%
Total liabilities$18.5M-5.3%
Stockholders' equity$16.5M-20.8%
Gross: 30.9%Op.: -0.6%L/E: 1.12x

Frequently asked

Is OPTICAL CABLE CORP (OCC) a buy?
OCC currently carries a Sell rating with 3/5 conviction, derived from its latest SEC filings. Revenue grew 9.5% YoY; but unprofitable (net margin -2.0%).
What is OCC's fair value?
A Modified-Graham model based on OCC's SEC fundamentals estimates a fair value of about $30.87. It is an estimate from reported earnings, not a price target.
Is OCC overvalued or undervalued?
Against a Modified-Graham fair-value estimate, OCC currently appears undervalued relative to its SEC-grounded earnings power.
What is OPTICAL CABLE CORP's quality score?
OCC scores 55.74509803921568/100 (grade C) on a SEC-grounded quality model spanning value, growth, profitability, financial health and momentum.

Sources: SEC EDGAR (CIK 0001000230, latest 10-Q filed 2026-06-08) · EODHD · as of 6/26/2026, 6:44:18 PM.

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Insider activity

Form 4 · SEC
2026-06-23
WEBER CRAIG H
Director
Disposed (D)739.00 @ $23.15$17.1K
2026-06-22
WEBER CRAIG H
Director
Disposed (D)1.25K @ $23.00$28.8K
2026-06-22
WEBER CRAIG H
Director
Disposed (D)300.00 @ $23.01$6.90K
2026-06-22
WEBER CRAIG H
Director
Disposed (D)106.00 @ $23.03$2.44K
2026-06-22
WEBER CRAIG H
Director
Disposed (D)3.00 @ $23.45$70.35
2026-06-16
Nygren John A Jr
Director
Award3.73K
2026-06-16
WEBER CRAIG H
Director
Award3.73K
2026-06-16
HOLLAND JOHN M
Director
Award3.73K
2026-06-16
FRAZIER RANDALL H
Director
Award3.73K
2026-06-16
FRAZIER RANDALL H
Director
Disposed (D)9.35K @ $21.00$196K
2026-06-16
FRAZIER RANDALL H
Director
Disposed (D)200.00 @ $21.02$4.20K
2026-06-16
FRAZIER RANDALL H
Director
Disposed (D)250.00 @ $21.11$5.28K

Dividends

Irregular
Yield (TTM)
—
Annual / share
—
Last ex-date
2015-10-28
Last amount
$0.02
ex 2015-10-28paid 2015-11-20$0.02
ex 2015-07-27paid 2015-08-14$0.02
ex 2015-04-24paid 2015-05-15$0.02
ex 2015-01-23paid 2015-02-16$0.02
ex 2014-10-27paid 2014-11-14$0.02
ex 2014-07-25paid 2014-08-15$0.02

Source: EODHD. Yield = trailing-12-month dividends ÷ price.

Earnings history

beat/miss · move
2026-06-10—▲ +28.13%8-K ↗
2026-03-12—▼ -7.07%8-K ↗
2025-12-19—▼ -9.64%8-K ↗
2025-09-16—▼ -9.97%8-K ↗
2025-06-06—▲ +4.04%8-K ↗
2025-03-11—▲ +0.74%8-K ↗

Dates from 8-K (Item 2.02); beat/miss = reported EPS vs consensus (Finnhub, recent quarters); move = prior close → close on/after.

Recent news

market news →
Optical Cable Posts Q2 Earnings on 27% Sales Growth, Rising BacklogBullish
finance.yahoo.com· 2026-06-10
Optical Cable Corporation Q2 2026 Earnings Call SummaryBullish
finance.yahoo.com· 2026-06-08
Optical Cable Q2 Earnings Call HighlightsBullish
finance.yahoo.com· 2026-06-08
Optical Cable GAAP EPS of $0.12, revenue of $22.21MBullish
seekingalpha.com· 2026-06-08
Orthocell records first Canadian sales of Remplir™ in US$75m marketBullish
finance.yahoo.com· 2026-04-30
Orthocell to release March quarterly results, host investor webinar on April 20Bullish
finance.yahoo.com· 2026-04-14

Vs tracked universe

compare →

1043 tracked peers · median

EDGAR Score56 vs 67
Revenue growth9.5% vs 7.1%
Net margin-2.0% vs 10.5%
Return on equity-8.8% vs 12.3%
P/E21.1 vs 25.5

News sentiment

EODHD · 3d
Bullish
+0.16
vs typical · 5 articles
↑ improving

Recent news tone vs the market's typical (which skews positive). A soft signal, not a recommendation.