OCC · Optical Cable Corporation
Optical Cable Corp (OCC)
What's happening
- OCC is up 2.06% today, trading at $13.40. — Live quote
- Volume today (414) is well below its 3-month average of 581,530. (Finnhub fundamentals)
- Reports earnings on 2026-09-10, 7 days away. (Finnhub earnings calendar)
Deterministic template sentences filled in from the same sourced figures shown elsewhere on this page -- not an AI-written summary, no live model call.
Key Statistics
Analyst Recommendations
Aggregate ratings for 2026-09-01 (8 analysts polled by Finnhub) — consensus count.
Performance Overview (Trailing returns vs S&P 500 benchmark)
Earnings Trends (Quarterly EPS Actual vs Estimate)
Valuation Measures & Ratios
Glossary — what these abbreviations mean
- 1. TTM
- Trailing twelve months — the sum of the last four reported quarters, not a calendar year or the single latest quarter.
- 2. EPS
- Earnings per share — net income divided by diluted shares outstanding.
- 3. Beta
- A stock's historical volatility relative to the overall market. Above 1 means it has moved more than the market; below 1, less.
- 4. EV (Enterprise Value)
- Market cap plus total debt minus cash — roughly what it would cost to buy the whole company, debt included.
- 5. Forward P/E
- Price divided by analysts' estimated earnings for the next 12 months, instead of trailing actual earnings.
- 6. PEG Ratio
- P/E divided by expected earnings growth rate. A lower number can indicate a stock is cheap relative to how fast it's expected to grow.
- 7. Price / Book
- Share price divided by book value (assets minus liabilities) per share.
- 8. ROE
- Return on equity — net income divided by shareholders' equity, a measure of how efficiently a company turns equity into profit.
- 9. ROA
- Return on assets — net income divided by total assets, a measure of how efficiently a company turns assets into profit.
- 10. MRQ
- Most recent quarter — the single latest reported period, as opposed to TTM. The Financials section's "Quarterly" view below shows MRQ-style figures.
- 11. YoY
- Year over year — percent change versus the same period one year earlier, used for growth figures like those on Compare cards and the Screener.
Short Interest
Source: FINRA Rule 4560 consolidated short interest, settlement date 2026-08-14. Reported bi-monthly with a reporting lag — not real-time.
Quotes and the 1-day extended-hours chart: Yahoo Finance. Longer historical charts: Alpaca (IEX feed) — real-time but IEX-only volume (~2.5% of consolidated market volume). Fundamentals + earnings: Finnhub.
Price history
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Technical signal summary
Calculating from the latest year of daily price history…
Show Technical Analysis Breakdown ▾ 10 Indicators
Signals describe daily price patterns—not the company’s value and not a recommendation to buy or sell. Read several together; no single indicator predicts what happens next. “Overbought” and “oversold” are conditions, not promises of a reversal.
Indicators None active
Free IEX historical data only goes back to ~2021 — 5Y/Full show whatever's actually available, not a promise of that much history. Indicators are computed client-side from these same price bars; earnings markers ("E") come from Finnhub's free tier (~last 4 quarters + next upcoming) — older quarters aren't available. The move-highlight dots are a heuristic (|% change| vs rolling volatility) with a best-effort headline lookup, not a claim of causation.
Peer and sector context
Balanced evidence
A deterministic summary of sourced facts—not an AI verdict.
Potential strengths
- Revenue growth is 26.6% on the provider's reported measure. Finnhub fundamentals ↗
- Trailing 52-week price return is +107.6%. Finnhub market metrics ↗
Potential concerns
- Net profit margin is 1.3%. Finnhub fundamentals ↗
- Trailing P/E is 148.9, a high price relative to reported earnings. Finnhub fundamentals ↗
- Latest SEC filing is Form 4, filed 2026-07-10; review it for current changes and risks. SEC EDGAR ↗
Rule-based facts only; absence from either side is not evidence, and this is not a recommendation.
More on OCC
No accessible free API for these — links go to the source directly.
Financials
Fundamental trends
Visualized from the same SEC figures in the tables below.
Income statement
| Line item | Apr '26 | Jan '26 | Oct '25 | Jul '25 | Apr '25 | Jan '25 | Oct '24 | Jul '24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gross profit | $7.6M | $5.4M | $6.3M | $6.3M | $5.3M | $4.6M | $6.5M | $3.9M |
| Operating income | $1.3M | -$208.3K | $268.7K | $562.5K | -$429.2K | -$852.4K | $662.1K | -$1.3M |
| Net income | $1.1M | -$397.5K | $48.6K | $301.9K | -$697.9K | -$1.1M | $373.5K | -$1.6M |
| EPS (diluted) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| EPS (basic) | $0.12 | $-0.05 | $0.01 | $0.04 | $-0.09 | $-0.14 | $0.05 | $-0.20 |
Balance sheet
| Line item | Apr '26 | Jan '26 | Oct '25 | Jul '25 | Apr '25 | Jan '25 | Oct '24 | Jul '24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | $42.4M | $38.8M | $40.1M | $40.2M | $39.1M | $37.8M | $40.4M | $37.6M |
| Total liabilities | $20.2M | $17.7M | $18.5M | $18.7M | $20.0M | $18.1M | $19.5M | $17.2M |
| Stockholders' equity | $15.2M | $18.1M | $16.5M | $18.2M | $19.1M | $19.7M | $20.8M | $20.4M |
| Total current assets | $32.9M | $29.6M | $30.8M | $30.7M | $29.6M | $28.0M | $30.6M | $29.2M |
| Total current liabilities | $15.8M | $16.2M | $16.9M | $17.0M | $15.7M | $13.6M | $15.1M | $14.3M |
| Cash & equivalents | $145.6K | $125.9K | $237.5K | $421.4K | $894.3K | $128.3K | $244.2K | $796.7K |
| Accounts receivable | $11.1M | $8.1M | $10.3M | $11.1M | $9.1M | $8.2M | $10.9M | $8.6M |
| Inventory | $21.3M | $20.9M | $19.8M | $18.7M | $19.1M | $19.1M | $18.7M | $19.3M |
| Property, plant & equipment | $6.5M | $6.6M | $6.6M | $6.6M | $6.7M | $6.8M | $6.9M | $7.0M |
| Intangible assets | $481.5K | $493.3K | $481.2K | $489.9K | $490.3K | $503.8K | $514.0K | $527.0K |
| Other non-current assets | $2.4M | $2.1M | $2.2M | $2.4M | $2.3M | $2.5M | $2.4M | $895.8K |
| Short-term debt | — | — | — | — | $59.1K | $58.4K | $57.2K | — |
| Long-term debt | — | — | — | — | $2.5M | — | $2.6M | — |
| Other non-current liabilities | $1.7M | $1.5M | $1.6M | $1.8M | $1.7M | $1.9M | $1.8M | $402.7K |
| Common stock & paid-in capital | $15.7M | $15.7M | $15.7M | $15.7M | $15.5M | $15.5M | $15.5M | $15.4M |
| Retained earnings | -$525.4K | $2.5M | $763.2K | $2.6M | $3.6M | $4.3M | $5.4M | $5.0M |
Cash flow
| Line item | Apr '26 | Jan '26 | Oct '25 | Jul '25 | Apr '25 | Jan '25 | Oct '24 | Jul '24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | -$2.5M | $1.2M | $797.3K | -$2.2M | $141.4K | $2.7M | -$1.5M | $552.4K |
| Investing cash flow | -$73.5K | -$163.8K | -$83.6K | -$90.3K | -$68.0K | -$75.3K | -$23.9K | -$26.3K |
| Financing cash flow | $2.6M | -$1.1M | -$897.6K | $1.8M | $692.6K | -$2.7M | $993.5K | -$819.3K |
| Free cash flow | -$2.6M | $1.0M | $718.8K | -$2.3M | $73.4K | $2.6M | -$1.6M | $475.2K |
| Capital expenditures | $72.6K | $138.0K | $78.5K | $77.2K | $68.0K | $71.9K | $56.6K | $77.2K |
| Depreciation & amortization | $192.1K | $196.6K | $196.5K | $183.9K | $212.2K | $212.0K | $221.5K | $213.0K |
| Share-based compensation | $73.7K | $89.0K | $93.2K | $107.1K | $71.9K | $114.4K | $114.4K | $78.1K |
| Deferred income taxes | — | — | $0 | — | — | — | $0 | — |
| Change in accounts receivable | $3.0M | -$2.2M | -$816.7K | $2.0M | $916.7K | -$2.8M | $2.4M | $307.5K |
| Change in inventory | $376.5K | $1.1M | $1.1M | -$360.3K | -$40.7K | $373.1K | -$534.0K | -$2.2M |
| Share repurchases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Debt issued | $2.6M | — | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Debt repaid | $2.6M | $14.6K | $14.3K | $14.6K | $14.9K | $13.4K | $13.1K | $13.4K |
| Tax withholding on stock comp | $156.7K | — | $0 | $0 | $107.3K | — | $0 | $5.3K |
Income statement
| Line item | Oct '25 | Oct '24 | Oct '23 | Oct '22 | Oct '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gross profit | $22.6M | $18.2M | $22.3M | $20.5M | $16.3M |
| Operating income | -$450.3K | -$3.4M | $993.1K | $472.9K | -$2.0M |
| Net income | -$1.5M | -$4.2M | $2.1M | -$347.1K | $6.6M |
| EPS (diluted) | — | — | — | — | — |
| EPS (basic) | $-0.18 | $-0.54 | $0.26 | $-0.05 | $0.87 |
Balance sheet
| Line item | Oct '25 | Oct '24 | Jul '24 | Apr '24 | Jan '24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | $40.1M | $40.4M | — | — | — |
| Total liabilities | $18.5M | $19.5M | — | — | — |
| Stockholders' equity | $16.5M | $20.8M | — | — | — |
| Total current assets | $30.8M | $30.6M | — | — | — |
| Total current liabilities | $16.9M | $15.1M | $14.3M | $15.2M | $14.2M |
| Cash & equivalents | $237.5K | $244.2K | — | — | — |
| Accounts receivable | $10.3M | $10.9M | — | — | — |
| Inventory | $19.8M | $18.7M | — | — | — |
| Property, plant & equipment | $6.6M | $6.9M | — | — | — |
| Intangible assets | $481.2K | $514.0K | — | — | — |
| Other non-current assets | $2.2M | $2.4M | — | — | — |
| Short-term debt | — | — | — | — | — |
| Long-term debt | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other non-current liabilities | $1.6M | $1.8M | — | — | — |
| Common stock & paid-in capital | $15.7M | $15.5M | — | — | — |
| Retained earnings | $763.2K | $5.4M | — | — | — |
Cash flow
| Line item | Oct '25 | Oct '24 | Oct '23 | Oct '22 | Oct '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $1.4M | -$857.0K | -$395.7K | -$1.6M | $2.1M |
| Investing cash flow | -$317.2K | -$67.1K | $1.4M | -$292.5K | -$192.9K |
| Financing cash flow | -$1.1M | -$300.3K | $219.8K | $2.0M | -$1.9M |
| Free cash flow | $1.1M | -$1.2M | -$916.5K | -$1.9M | $2.0M |
| Capital expenditures | $295.5K | $369.6K | $520.8K | $279.8K | $166.2K |
| Depreciation & amortization | $804.5K | $865.9K | $946.5K | $1.1M | $1.2M |
| Share-based compensation | $386.6K | $443.2K | $611.5K | $412.0K | $335.5K |
| Deferred income taxes | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Change in accounts receivable | -$684.8K | $2.2M | -$2.2M | $2.6M | $825.4K |
| Change in inventory | $1.1M | -$5.0M | $4.3M | $3.1M | -$796.0K |
| Share repurchases | — | — | — | — | $0 |
| Debt repaid | $57.2K | $47.3K | $1.9M | $324.8K | $312.1K |
| Tax withholding on stock comp | $107.3K | $113.0K | $115.9K | $111.1K | $0 |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (10-Q/10-K), as originally tagged by the company. Quarterly cash flow is reconstructed by de-cumulating fiscal-year-to-date figures (how cash flow is tagged in 10-Qs); other quarterly lines are reported directly.
Institutional holders
SEC Form 13F filers holding OCC as of the latest reported quarter. 13F only covers investment managers with $100M+ in assets — this is not a complete ownership picture, and does not include insiders (see Recent SEC filings below) or non-13F-eligible holders.
Insider activity
Directors, officers, and 10%+ owners' reported transactions from SEC Form 4. A filing reports a transaction; it does not by itself explain why it happened.
Source: SEC EDGAR Form 4 filings · checked 25 most recent filings · covers 2024-07-27 to 2026-07-09
Recent transactions
- Insiders have net sold 16,485 shares over the last 182 days, across 0 purchases and 2 sales.
- Most recent: SMITH TRACY G (EVP and CFO) — Open market sale of 16,453 shares on 2026-07-09.
Deterministic template sentences filled in from the SEC Form 4 figures in the tables below -- not an AI-written summary, no live model call.
Insider purchases & sales, last 6 months
Counts only open-market purchases (code P) and sales (code S) — grants, option exercises, tax withholding, and gifts are excluded since they aren't a market buy/sell decision.
Insider roster
| Name | Title | Most Recent Transaction | Date | Shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMITH TRACY G | EVP and CFO | Open market sale | 2026-07-09 | 16,453 |
| WILKIN NEIL D JR | Chairman, President and CEO | Disposition to issuer | 2026-06-30 | 2,679 |
| WEBER CRAIG H | Director | Disposition to issuer | 2026-06-29 | 400 |
| Nygren John A Jr | Director | Grant / award | 2026-06-16 | 3,733 |
| HOLLAND JOHN M | Director | Grant / award | 2026-06-16 | 3,733 |
| FRAZIER RANDALL H | Director | Grant / award | 2026-06-16 | 3,733 |
Recent transactions
| Date | Insider | Title | Transaction | Shares | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-09 | SMITH TRACY G | EVP and CFO | Open market sale | 16,453 | $17.23 |
| 2026-06-30 | SMITH TRACY G | EVP and CFO | Open market sale | 32 | $22.00 |
| 2026-06-30 | WILKIN NEIL D JR | Chairman, President and CEO | Disposition to issuer | 2,679 | $20.68 |
| 2026-06-30 | WILKIN NEIL D JR | Chairman, President and CEO | Disposition to issuer | 258 | $20.70 |
| 2026-06-30 | WILKIN NEIL D JR | Chairman, President and CEO | Disposition to issuer | 1,010 | $20.73 |
| 2026-06-30 | WILKIN NEIL D JR | Chairman, President and CEO | Disposition to issuer | 42 | $20.77 |
| 2026-06-30 | WILKIN NEIL D JR | Chairman, President and CEO | Disposition to issuer | 100 | $20.80 |
| 2026-06-30 | WILKIN NEIL D JR | Chairman, President and CEO | Disposition to issuer | 3,188 | $21.68 |
| 2026-06-30 | WILKIN NEIL D JR | Chairman, President and CEO | Disposition to issuer | 400 | $21.68 |
| 2026-06-30 | WILKIN NEIL D JR | Chairman, President and CEO | Disposition to issuer | 658 | $21.69 |
| 2026-06-30 | WILKIN NEIL D JR | Chairman, President and CEO | Disposition to issuer | 4,986 | $21.70 |
| 2026-06-30 | WILKIN NEIL D JR | Chairman, President and CEO | Disposition to issuer | 62 | $21.70 |
| 2026-06-30 | WILKIN NEIL D JR | Chairman, President and CEO | Disposition to issuer | 485 | $21.71 |
| 2026-06-30 | WILKIN NEIL D JR | Chairman, President and CEO | Disposition to issuer | 400 | $21.72 |
| 2026-06-30 | WILKIN NEIL D JR | Chairman, President and CEO | Disposition to issuer | 100 | $21.73 |
| 2026-06-30 | WILKIN NEIL D JR | Chairman, President and CEO | Disposition to issuer | 6 | $21.73 |
| 2026-06-30 | WILKIN NEIL D JR | Chairman, President and CEO | Disposition to issuer | 600 | $21.73 |
| 2026-06-30 | WILKIN NEIL D JR | Chairman, President and CEO | Disposition to issuer | 200 | $21.74 |
| 2026-06-30 | WILKIN NEIL D JR | Chairman, President and CEO | Disposition to issuer | 3,915 | $21.82 |
| 2026-06-29 | WEBER CRAIG H | Director | Disposition to issuer | 400 | $19.45 |
| 2026-06-29 | WEBER CRAIG H | Director | Disposition to issuer | 6 | $19.45 |
| 2026-06-29 | WEBER CRAIG H | Director | Disposition to issuer | 100 | $19.47 |
| 2026-06-29 | WEBER CRAIG H | Director | Disposition to issuer | 300 | $19.48 |
| 2026-06-29 | WEBER CRAIG H | Director | Disposition to issuer | 100 | $19.50 |
| 2026-06-29 | WEBER CRAIG H | Director | Disposition to issuer | 200 | $19.50 |
| 2026-06-29 | WEBER CRAIG H | Director | Disposition to issuer | 412 | $19.51 |
| 2026-06-29 | WEBER CRAIG H | Director | Disposition to issuer | 400 | $19.52 |
| 2026-06-29 | WEBER CRAIG H | Director | Disposition to issuer | 100 | $19.52 |
| 2026-06-29 | WEBER CRAIG H | Director | Disposition to issuer | 100 | $19.53 |
| 2026-06-29 | WEBER CRAIG H | Director | Disposition to issuer | 1,914 | $19.54 |
| 2026-06-29 | WEBER CRAIG H | Director | Disposition to issuer | 1,600 | $19.55 |
| 2026-06-29 | WEBER CRAIG H | Director | Disposition to issuer | 278 | $19.58 |
| 2026-06-29 | WEBER CRAIG H | Director | Disposition to issuer | 300 | $19.59 |
| 2026-06-29 | WEBER CRAIG H | Director | Disposition to issuer | 1,124 | $19.60 |
| 2026-06-29 | WEBER CRAIG H | Director | Disposition to issuer | 666 | $19.61 |
| 2026-06-29 | WEBER CRAIG H | Director | Disposition to issuer | 3,000 | $19.65 |
| 2026-06-29 | WEBER CRAIG H | Director | Disposition to issuer | 4,300 | $19.98 |
| 2026-06-29 | WEBER CRAIG H | Director | Disposition to issuer | 2,400 | $20.03 |
| 2026-06-29 | WEBER CRAIG H | Director | Disposition to issuer | 600 | $20.04 |
| 2026-06-29 | WEBER CRAIG H | Director | Disposition to issuer | 2,400 | $20.15 |
| 2026-06-29 | WEBER CRAIG H | Director | Disposition to issuer | 2,000 | $20.22 |
| 2026-06-29 | WEBER CRAIG H | Director | Disposition to issuer | 1,000 | $20.25 |
| 2026-06-29 | WILKIN NEIL D JR | Chairman, President and CEO | Disposition to issuer | 2,793 | $20.68 |
| 2026-06-29 | WILKIN NEIL D JR | Chairman, President and CEO | Disposition to issuer | 130 | $20.69 |
| 2026-06-29 | WILKIN NEIL D JR | Chairman, President and CEO | Disposition to issuer | 100 | $20.70 |
| 2026-06-29 | WILKIN NEIL D JR | Chairman, President and CEO | Disposition to issuer | 1,058 | $20.70 |
| 2026-06-29 | WILKIN NEIL D JR | Chairman, President and CEO | Disposition to issuer | 830 | $20.71 |
| 2026-06-29 | WILKIN NEIL D JR | Chairman, President and CEO | Disposition to issuer | 100 | $20.72 |
| 2026-06-29 | WILKIN NEIL D JR | Chairman, President and CEO | Disposition to issuer | 900 | $20.75 |
| 2026-06-23 | WEBER CRAIG H | Director | Disposition to issuer | 739 | $23.15 |
| 2026-06-22 | WEBER CRAIG H | Director | Disposition to issuer | 1,252 | $23.00 |
| 2026-06-22 | WEBER CRAIG H | Director | Disposition to issuer | 300 | $23.01 |
| 2026-06-22 | WEBER CRAIG H | Director | Disposition to issuer | 106 | $23.03 |
| 2026-06-22 | WEBER CRAIG H | Director | Disposition to issuer | 3 | $23.45 |
| 2026-06-16 | Nygren John A Jr | Director | Grant / award | 3,733 | $0.00 |
| 2026-06-16 | WEBER CRAIG H | Director | Grant / award | 3,733 | $0.00 |
| 2026-06-16 | HOLLAND JOHN M | Director | Grant / award | 3,733 | $0.00 |
| 2026-06-16 | FRAZIER RANDALL H | Director | Grant / award | 3,733 | $0.00 |
| 2026-06-16 | FRAZIER RANDALL H | Director | Disposition to issuer | 9,353 | $21.00 |
| 2026-06-16 | FRAZIER RANDALL H | Director | Disposition to issuer | 200 | $21.02 |
Showing the most recent 60 transactions.
Recent SEC filings
Official company reports and insider transaction filings. Form 4 reports a transaction; it does not by itself explain why it happened.
Source: SEC EDGAR submissions · updated 2026-09-03 12:02 UTC
| Filed | Form | Report period | Official filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-10 | 4 | 2026-06-30 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2026-07-01 | 4 | 2026-06-29 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2026-07-01 | 4 | 2026-06-29 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2026-06-24 | 4 | 2026-06-22 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2026-06-18 | 4 | 2026-06-16 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2026-06-18 | 4 | 2026-06-16 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2026-06-18 | 4 | 2026-06-16 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2026-06-18 | 4 | 2026-06-16 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2026-06-17 | 4 | 2026-06-16 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2026-06-12 | 4 | 2026-06-11 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2026-06-10 | 8-K | 2026-06-08 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2026-06-08 | 10-Q | 2026-04-30 | View on SEC.gov → |
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