Optical Cable Corporation (OCC) Key Metrics
OCC valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $114.2M
- Enterprise value
- $133.9M
- P/E (TTM)
- 44.5 10-yr median 10.3
- Forward P/E
- —
- PEG ratio
- —
- Price / sales
- 1.4 10-yr median 0.3
- Price / book
- 5.2 10-yr median 1.1
- EV / EBITDA
- 31.4 10-yr median 28.2
- Dividend yield
- —
- Beta
- 0.58
OCC key metrics, FY2016–FY2025
Fiscal year ended October 31, 2025 · U.S. dollarsOCC valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
Price / sales+204.9%
0.9
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Price / book+222.6%
2.9
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EV / EBITDA
193.7
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Price / free cash flow
56.6
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Free cash flow yield+8.2 pts
1.8%
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OCC returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
Return on equity+11.6 pts
−6.9%
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Return on invested capital+6.9 pts
−1.0%
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Return on assets+6.4 pts
−3.6%
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Free cash flow margin+3.4 pts
1.5%
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Asset turnover+14.7%
1.82
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OCC per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
Revenue per share+5.4%
$9.08
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Earnings per share
−$0.18
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Free cash flow per share
$0.14
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Book value per share−0.4%
$2.68
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Shares outstanding+4.0%
8.0M
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OCC financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
Debt / equity−13.9%
0.53
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Net debt−$1.4M
$11.3M
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Net debt / EBITDA
29.33
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Current ratio−9.7%
1.82
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Interest coverage
-0.4
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Debt / assets−10.2%
0.29
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OCC efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
Days sales outstanding−2 days
53 days
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Days of inventory−21 days
139 days
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Days payables outstanding+2 days
34 days
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Cash conversion cycle−25 days
159 days
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Capex / revenue−0.2 pts
0.4%
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OCC valuation history
Fiscal year-endToday10-year median
OCC returns on capital
ROEROICROA
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
OCC debt vs cash
Total debtCash & short-term investments
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
OCC cash returned to shareholders
DividendsBuybacksFree cash flow
OCC price vs earnings per share
Share price at year-endEPS (right axis)
OCC key metrics
FY2016–FY2025| FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | FY2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $63.3M | $19.0M | $21.4M | $26.9M | $29.3M | $19.6M | $21.8M | $36.1M | $16.0M | $18.0M |
| Enterprise value | $74.6M | $31.7M | $30.9M | $37.2M | $37.5M | $34.6M | $32.8M | $45.3M | $27.5M | $28.1M |
| P/E ratio | — | — | 10.3 | — | 4.4 | — | — | 33.7 | — | — |
| Price / sales | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Price / book | 2.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Price / free cash flow | 56.6 | — | — | — | 15.2 | — | — | 14.6 | — | 7.4 |
| Price / operating cash flow | 44.8 | — | — | — | 13.8 | — | — | 11.2 | — | 5.7 |
| EV / sales | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| EV / EBITDA | 193.7 | — | 7.2 | 24.4 | — | — | — | 13.0 | 60.6 | 31.9 |
| EV / free cash flow | 66.7 | — | — | — | 19.5 | — | — | 18.3 | — | 11.5 |
| Earnings yield | −2.3% | −22.2% | 9.7% | −1.3% | 22.6% | −31.2% | −26.0% | 3.0% | −10.8% | −10.0% |
| Free cash flow yield | 1.8% | −6.5% | −4.3% | −7.0% | 6.6% | −19.0% | −3.8% | 6.9% | −7.9% | 13.6% |
| Dividend yield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 0.9% | 0.8% |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | — | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $7.87 | $2.45 | $2.71 | $3.57 | $3.86 | $2.67 | $2.95 | $4.75 | $2.45 | $2.80 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $9.08 | $8.62 | $9.16 | $9.18 | $7.79 | $7.52 | $9.66 | $11.57 | $9.79 | $10.03 |
| Earnings per share | −$0.18 | −$0.54 | $0.26 | −$0.05 | $0.87 | −$0.83 | −$0.77 | $0.14 | −$0.27 | −$0.28 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $0.18 | −$0.11 | −$0.05 | −$0.21 | $0.28 | −$0.48 | −$0.04 | $0.42 | −$0.10 | $0.49 |
| Free cash flow per share | $0.14 | −$0.16 | −$0.12 | −$0.25 | $0.25 | −$0.51 | −$0.11 | $0.33 | −$0.19 | $0.38 |
| Cash per share | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.19 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.07 | $0.02 | $0.14 | $0.29 |
| Book value per share | $2.68 | $2.69 | $3.14 | $2.95 | $2.93 | $2.07 | $2.88 | $3.53 | $3.62 | $3.84 |
| Tangible book value per share | $2.62 | $2.63 | $3.07 | $2.86 | $2.84 | $1.98 | $2.79 | $3.45 | $3.52 | $3.75 |
| Dividends per share | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.02 |
| Capex per share | $0.04 | $0.05 | $0.07 | $0.04 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.07 | $0.10 | $0.09 | $0.11 |
| Debt per share | $1.43 | $1.67 | $1.40 | $1.40 | $1.10 | $2.06 | $1.56 | $1.24 | $1.89 | $1.85 |
| Shares outstanding | 8.0M | 7.7M | 7.9M | 7.5M | 7.6M | 7.4M | 7.4M | 7.6M | 6.5M | 6.4M |
| Change in shares outstanding | +4.0% | −1.8% | +4.8% | −0.9% | +3.2% | −0.4% | −2.7% | +16.0% | +1.6% | +3.9% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | −6.9% | −18.5% | 8.8% | −1.6% | 35.3% | −33.5% | −23.6% | 4.2% | −7.2% | −7.0% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | −1.0% | −7.9% | 2.8% | 1.2% | −6.5% | −14.0% | −11.9% | 4.9% | −3.0% | −2.6% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | −3.6% | −10.0% | 4.9% | −0.9% | 17.8% | −16.0% | −13.6% | 2.6% | −4.3% | −4.2% |
| Return on tangible assets | −3.7% | −10.6% | 4.8% | −0.9% | 17.7% | −17.1% | −14.4% | 2.5% | −4.4% | −4.5% |
| Free cash flow margin | 1.5% | −1.8% | −1.3% | −2.7% | 3.3% | −6.7% | −1.2% | 2.8% | −2.0% | 3.8% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | — | — | −0.19 | — | 0.32 | — | — | 3.00 | — | — |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $11.5M | $12.9M | $11.0M | $10.5M | $8.3M | $15.1M | $11.6M | $9.4M | $12.4M | $11.9M |
| Cash & short-term investments | $237,508 | $244,247 | $1.5M | $216,000 | $132,000 | $141,000 | $537,000 | $177,000 | $891,000 | $1.9M |
| Net debt | $11.3M | $12.7M | $9.5M | $10.3M | $8.2M | $15.0M | $11.0M | $9.2M | $11.5M | $10.1M |
| Debt / equity | 0.53 | 0.62 | 0.44 | 0.48 | 0.37 | 0.99 | 0.54 | 0.35 | 0.52 | 0.48 |
| Debt / assets | 0.29 | 0.32 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.22 | 0.41 | 0.29 | 0.22 | 0.31 | 0.29 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 29.33 | — | 2.21 | 6.78 | — | — | — | 2.66 | 25.27 | 11.43 |
| Current ratio | 1.82 | 2.02 | 4.51 | 4.17 | 4.47 | 4.04 | 2.16 | 4.42 | 6.46 | 6.38 |
| Quick ratio | 0.65 | 0.78 | 1.45 | 1.57 | 1.83 | 1.31 | 0.83 | 1.93 | 2.46 | 2.74 |
| Interest coverage | -0.4 | -2.9 | 0.9 | 0.6 | -2.9 | -9.7 | -9.9 | 2.9 | -2.5 | -2.0 |
| Working capital | $13.9M | $15.5M | $27.3M | $23.7M | $21.4M | $19.1M | $15.8M | $24.0M | $22.9M | $22.2M |
| Invested capital | $32.9M | $33.5M | $34.3M | $32.5M | $30.4M | $30.3M | $32.3M | $36.1M | $35.2M | $34.8M |
| Tangible asset value | $21.1M | $20.3M | $24.2M | $21.5M | $21.6M | $14.6M | $20.6M | $26.2M | $23.1M | $24.2M |
| Net current asset value | $12.3M | $11.1M | $15.9M | $12.8M | $11.9M | $4.0M | $10.5M | $14.8M | $10.7M | $10.4M |
| Graham number | — | — | $4.30 | — | $7.57 | — | — | $3.34 | — | — |
| Graham net-net per share | −$0.08 | −$0.21 | $0.14 | −$0.03 | $0.07 | −$0.94 | −$0.21 | $0.30 | −$0.06 | $0.04 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $0 | $141,311 | $141,311 |
| Share buybacks (net) | — | $112,951 | $115,852 | $111,141 | $0 | $1,573 | $1,573 | $1,557 | $18,122 | $40,150 |
| Dividend payout ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | — | — |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | — | — | 0.1% | — | 7.4% |
| Capex / revenue | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 1.1% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 20.9% | — | — | — | 9.1% | — | — | 22.9% | — | 22.3% |
| Capex / depreciation | 0.37 | 0.43 | 0.55 | 0.28 | 0.16 | 0.12 | 0.32 | 0.40 | 0.35 | 0.34 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.3% | 1.4% | 2.5% | 1.2% | 1.2% |
| R&D / revenue | — | — | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 2.0% | 1.7% | 1.5% | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| SG&A / revenue | 31.4% | 32.2% | 29.1% | 28.7% | 30.7% | 34.6% | 32.6% | 29.8% | 34.3% | 32.1% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 53.3 | 55.3 | 51.1 | 57.0 | 56.1 | 59.3 | 59.5 | 45.5 | 51.3 | 51.3 |
| Days of inventory on hand | 139.4 | 160.0 | 158.1 | 134.3 | 142.2 | 155.9 | 122.4 | 104.3 | 134.1 | 133.5 |
| Days payables outstanding | 34.0 | 31.8 | 37.3 | 32.6 | 26.5 | 34.4 | 28.9 | 16.7 | 21.0 | 26.6 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 158.6 | 183.6 | 171.9 | 158.7 | 171.9 | 180.8 | 153.0 | 133.1 | 164.3 | 158.2 |
| Receivables turnover | 6.85 | 6.60 | 7.14 | 6.40 | 6.50 | 6.16 | 6.14 | 8.02 | 7.12 | 7.11 |
| Payables turnover | 10.73 | 11.48 | 9.78 | 11.20 | 13.77 | 10.61 | 12.62 | 21.86 | 17.40 | 13.70 |
| Inventory turnover | 2.62 | 2.28 | 2.31 | 2.72 | 2.57 | 2.34 | 2.98 | 3.50 | 2.72 | 2.73 |
| Asset turnover | 1.82 | 1.58 | 1.71 | 1.76 | 1.59 | 1.44 | 1.71 | 2.11 | 1.59 | 1.51 |
| Average receivables | $10.7M | $10.1M | $10.1M | $10.8M | $9.1M | $9.0M | $11.6M | $11.0M | $9.0M | $9.1M |
| Average payables | $4.7M | $4.2M | $5.1M | $4.3M | $3.1M | $3.9M | $4.2M | $2.7M | $2.5M | $3.3M |
| Average inventory | $19.3M | $21.2M | $21.6M | $17.9M | $16.7M | $17.6M | $17.8M | $17.1M | $15.9M | $16.4M |
| Intangibles / total assets | 1.2% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.5% | 1.7% | 1.8% | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.6% | 1.4% |
Computed from OCC's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed December 18, 2025) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.
OCC valuation and financial ratios
Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 44.5. Optical Cable earned a return on equity of −6.9% and a return on invested capital of −1.0% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $11.5 million of debt and $0.2 million in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $11.3 million. The share count rose 24.9% from 6.4M to 8.0M over 9 years.
See the OCC income statement, the OCC chart for price history, or the OCC stock overview for the latest quote and news.
OCC key metrics FAQ
What is Optical Cable's P/E ratio?
Optical Cable's trailing P/E ratio is 44.5 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 18, 2026). At the end of fiscal 2025 it was —, compared with a 10-year median of 10.3.
What is Optical Cable's EV/EBITDA?
Optical Cable's enterprise value was 193.7 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2025 (enterprise value $74.6 million, EBITDA $0.4 million); the current EV/EBITDA is 31.4.
What is Optical Cable's return on equity?
Optical Cable's return on equity (ROE) was −6.9% in fiscal 2025: net income of -$1.5 million on average shareholders' equity of $21.2 million.
What is Optical Cable's ROIC?
Optical Cable's return on invested capital was −1.0% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does Optical Cable have?
Optical Cable had total debt of $11.5 million at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53 and $11.3 million of net debt (29.33 times EBITDA).
What is Optical Cable's free cash flow yield?
Optical Cable generated $1.1 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of 1.8% on its market value at year-end ($63.3 million).
What is Optical Cable's current ratio?
Optical Cable's current ratio was 1.82 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 1.82 times current liabilities.