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OPTICAL CABLE CORP OCC

Nasdaq · stock · Drawing & Insulating of Nonferrous Wire · website · IPO 1996-04-02 · LEI

OPTICAL CABLE CORP statistics & valuation

Market cap$162.2M
P / S2.2×
P / B9.8×
P / FCF145.0×
Net margin-2.0%
Return on equity-8.8%
FCF margin1.5%
Return on capital-1.9%

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
-2.80% -2.70% 1.20% -7.90% -11.10% 11.20% -0.50% 2.90% -6.30% -2.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
30.50% 32.40% 31.70% 25.70% 25.50% 27.50% 29.70% 30.90% 27.30% 30.90% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
-1.90% -2.10% 2.00% -7.20% -10.00% -3.30% 0.70% 1.40% -5.10% -0.60% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
-7.20% -7.30% 4.00% -26.70% -40.10% 29.80% -1.60% 8.40% -20.20% -8.80% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
7.1M 7.3M 7.7M 7.5M 7.5M 7.9M 7.9M 7.9M 8.2M 8.2M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$5.1M $5.8M $6.2M $5.4M $5.0M $4.7M $4.3M $1.2M $2.3M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
-4.40% -4.30% 2.50% -14.10% -16.70% 17.40% -0.90% 4.70% -10.40% -3.60% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
3.90% -1.90% 2.90% -1.10% -6.60% 3.30% -2.70% -1.30% -1.80% 1.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.28× 0.28× 0.24× 0.28× 0.34× 0.22× 0.20× 0.11× 0.12× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Gross margin30.9%27.3%30.9%29.7%27.5%25.5%25.7%31.7%32.4%30.5%
Operating margin-0.6%-5.1%1.4%0.7%-3.3%-10.0%-7.2%2.0%-2.1%-1.9%
Net margin-2.0%-6.3%2.9%-0.5%11.2%-11.1%-7.9%1.2%-2.7%-2.8%
FCF margin1.5%-1.8%-1.3%-2.7%3.3%-6.6%-1.1%2.9%-1.9%3.9%
Return on assets-3.6%-10.4%4.7%-0.9%17.4%-16.7%-14.1%2.5%-4.3%-4.4%
Return on equity-8.8%-20.2%8.4%-1.6%29.8%-40.1%-26.7%4.0%-7.3%-7.2%
Debt / equity—0.12×0.11×0.20×0.22×0.34×0.28×0.24×0.28×0.28×
Current ratio1.822.022.184.174.474.042.164.426.466.38

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-10-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.