OPTICAL CABLE CORP (OCC) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation

NASDAQ:OCC • US6838272085

Current stock price

8.77 USD
+0.51 (+6.17%)
At close:
8.9425 USD
+0.17 (+1.97%)
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This OCC fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.

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1. OCC Profitability Analysis

1.1 Basic Checks

  • In the past year OCC has reported negative net income.
  • In the past year OCC has reported a negative cash flow from operations.
  • In multiple years OCC reported negative net income over the last 5 years.
  • In multiple years OCC reported negative operating cash flow during the last 5 years.
OCC Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFOCC Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 2M -2M 4M -4M 6M -6M

1.2 Ratios

  • With a Return On Assets value of -1.92%, OCC perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 47.92% of the companies in the same industry.
  • OCC has a Return On Equity (-3.53%) which is in line with its industry peers.
  • Looking at the Return On Invested Capital, with a value of 0.56%, OCC is in line with its industry, outperforming 43.75% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -1.92%
ROE -3.53%
ROIC 0.56%
ROA(3y)-3.12%
ROA(5y)1.44%
ROE(3y)-6.2%
ROE(5y)1.92%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
OCC Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICOCC Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 20 -20 -40

1.3 Margins

  • OCC has a Operating Margin (0.26%) which is in line with its industry peers.
  • The Gross Margin of OCC (31.62%) is worse than 77.08% of its industry peers.
  • OCC's Gross Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 0.26%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 31.62%
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y1.4%
GM growth 5Y4.44%
OCC Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsOCC Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 10 -10 20 30

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2. OCC Health Analysis

2.1 Basic Checks

  • With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) below the Cost of Capital (WACC), OCC is destroying value.
  • Compared to 1 year ago, OCC has about the same amount of shares outstanding.
  • OCC has more shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
  • The debt/assets ratio for OCC has been reduced compared to a year ago.
OCC Yearly Shares OutstandingOCC Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2M 4M 6M 8M
OCC Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsOCC Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 10M 20M 30M 40M

2.2 Solvency

  • An Altman-Z score of 5.05 indicates that OCC is not in any danger for bankruptcy at the moment.
  • The Altman-Z score of OCC (5.05) is better than 72.92% of its industry peers.
  • OCC has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.22. This is a healthy value indicating a solid balance between debt and equity.
  • OCC's Debt to Equity ratio of 0.22 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. OCC is outperformed by 64.58% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.22
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z 5.05
ROIC/WACC0.06
WACC8.79%
OCC Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFOCC Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 10M 20M

2.3 Liquidity

  • A Current Ratio of 1.83 indicates that OCC should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
  • With a Current ratio value of 1.83, OCC perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 41.67% of the companies in the same industry.
  • A Quick Ratio of 0.54 indicates that OCC may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
  • Looking at the Quick ratio, with a value of 0.54, OCC is doing worse than 93.75% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 1.83
Quick Ratio 0.54
OCC Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesOCC Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 10M 20M 30M

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3. OCC Growth Analysis

3.1 Past

  • OCC shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 81.31%, which is quite impressive.
  • The Revenue has grown by 9.12% in the past year. This is quite good.
  • Measured over the past years, OCC shows a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been growing by 5.73% on average per year.
EPS 1Y (TTM)81.31%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%64.29%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)9.12%
Revenue growth 3Y1.87%
Revenue growth 5Y5.73%
Sales Q2Q%4.38%

3.2 Future

  • No EPS estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future EPS growth and evolution.
  • No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.
EPS Next YN/A
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next YearN/A
Revenue Next 2YN/A
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

  • No EPS estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future EPS growth and evolution.
  • No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.
OCC Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesOCC Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 20M 40M 60M 80M
OCC Yearly EPS VS EstimatesOCC Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2023 0.02 0.04 0.06 0.08

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4. OCC Valuation Analysis

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • The Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for OCC. In the last year negative earnings were reported.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
OCC Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsOCC Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

4.2 Price Multiples

  • The rest of the industry has a similar Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio as OCC.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF N/A
EV/EBITDA 81.48
OCC Per share dataOCC EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 2 4 6 8

4.3 Compensation for Growth

PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A

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5. OCC Dividend Analysis

5.1 Amount

  • OCC does not give a dividend.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

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OCC Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics

OPTICAL CABLE CORP

NASDAQ:OCC (3/24/2026, 8:00:02 PM)

After market: 8.9425 +0.17 (+1.97%)

8.77

+0.51 (+6.17%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupTechnology Hardware & Equipment
GICS IndustryCommunications Equipment
Earnings (Last)03-10
Earnings (Next)06-03
Inst Owners18.12%
Inst Owner Change-1.64%
Ins Owners28.16%
Ins Owner Change-0.58%
Market Cap77.44M
Revenue(TTM)73.73M
Net Income(TTM)-744.90K
Analysts0
Price TargetN/A
Short Float %0.94%
Short Ratio0.39
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DP0%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)N/A
Avg EPS beat(2)N/A
Min EPS beat(2)N/A
Max EPS beat(2)N/A
EPS beat(4)N/A
Avg EPS beat(4)N/A
Min EPS beat(4)N/A
Max EPS beat(4)N/A
EPS beat(8)N/A
Avg EPS beat(8)N/A
EPS beat(12)N/A
Avg EPS beat(12)N/A
EPS beat(16)N/A
Avg EPS beat(16)N/A
Revenue beat(2)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(2)N/A
Min Revenue beat(2)N/A
Max Revenue beat(2)N/A
Revenue beat(4)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(4)N/A
Min Revenue beat(4)N/A
Max Revenue beat(4)N/A
Revenue beat(8)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(8)N/A
Revenue beat(12)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(12)N/A
Revenue beat(16)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(16)N/A
PT rev (1m)N/A
PT rev (3m)N/A
EPS NQ rev (1m)N/A
EPS NQ rev (3m)N/A
EPS NY rev (1m)N/A
EPS NY rev (3m)N/A
Revenue NQ rev (1m)N/A
Revenue NQ rev (3m)N/A
Revenue NY rev (1m)N/A
Revenue NY rev (3m)N/A
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
P/S 1.05
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF N/A
P/B 3.67
P/tB 3.76
EV/EBITDA 81.48
EPS(TTM)-0.09
EYN/A
EPS(NY)N/A
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)-0.06
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)-0.01
OCFYN/A
SpS8.35
BVpS2.39
TBVpS2.33
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham NumberN/A
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -1.92%
ROE -3.53%
ROCE 0.86%
ROIC 0.56%
ROICexc 0.57%
ROICexgc 0.58%
OM 0.26%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 31.62%
FCFM N/A
ROA(3y)-3.12%
ROA(5y)1.44%
ROE(3y)-6.2%
ROE(5y)1.92%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
ROICexc(3y)N/A
ROICexc(5y)N/A
ROICexgc(3y)N/A
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)N/A
ROCE(5y)N/A
ROICexgc growth 3YN/A
ROICexgc growth 5YN/A
ROICexc growth 3YN/A
ROICexc growth 5YN/A
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y1.4%
GM growth 5Y4.44%
F-Score5
Asset Turnover1.9
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.22
Debt/FCF N/A
Debt/EBITDA 4.79
Cap/Depr 51.41%
Cap/Sales 0.55%
Interest Coverage N/A
Cash Conversion N/A
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 1.83
Quick Ratio 0.54
Altman-Z 5.05
F-Score5
WACC8.79%
ROIC/WACC0.06
Cap/Depr(3y)45.86%
Cap/Depr(5y)36.26%
Cap/Sales(3y)0.57%
Cap/Sales(5y)0.49%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)81.31%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%64.29%
EPS Next YN/A
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)9.12%
Revenue growth 3Y1.87%
Revenue growth 5Y5.73%
Sales Q2Q%4.38%
Revenue Next YearN/A
Revenue Next 2YN/A
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y106.85%
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next YearN/A
EBIT Next 3YN/A
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y3.7%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y-263.81%
OCF growth 3YN/A
OCF growth 5YN/A

OPTICAL CABLE CORP / OCC Fundamental Analysis FAQ

What is the fundamental rating for OCC stock?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 2 / 10 to OCC.


What is the valuation status of OPTICAL CABLE CORP (OCC) stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 0 / 10 to OPTICAL CABLE CORP (OCC). This can be considered as Overvalued.


Can you provide the profitability details for OPTICAL CABLE CORP?

OPTICAL CABLE CORP (OCC) has a profitability rating of 2 / 10.


What is the financial health of OPTICAL CABLE CORP (OCC) stock?

The financial health rating of OPTICAL CABLE CORP (OCC) is 3 / 10.


Is the dividend of OPTICAL CABLE CORP sustainable?

The dividend rating of OPTICAL CABLE CORP (OCC) is 0 / 10 and the dividend payout ratio is 0%.