Optical Cable Corporation Common Stock (OCC)

FairStock Score: 43/100 — MIXED

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AI-generated, general educational analysis — not personal investment advice.

Optical Cable is a 348-employee maker of fiber and copper cabling and connectivity for enterprise networks. The annual record is erratic: in fiscal 2025, the year ended 2025-10-31, revenue was $73.0M and net income was -$1.5M, or diluted EPS -$0.18; in fiscal 2024, the year ended 2024-10-31, revenue was $66.7M and net loss was $4.2M; in fiscal 2023, the year ended 2023-10-31, net income was $2.1M. FairStock labels it a TURNAROUND — Loss in latest year after earlier profits. The recent quarters are better: in fiscal Q3 2026, the quarter ended 2026-07-31, revenue was $24.3M, net income $1.9M, diluted EPS $0.21; in fiscal Q2 2026, the quarter ended 2026-04-30, net income was $1.1M; but fiscal Q1 2026, the quarter ended 2026-01-31, had a $397,529 loss. At the 2026-10-13 close of $15.35, FairStock's P/E is 52.93 and P/B is 8.25; its Graham Number is $4.39, implying a margin of safety of -249.66%. FCF yield is only 0.3%, and EV/EBITDA is 33.89, so the price already discounts a lot. Some health signs are real: Piotroski 8/9 and Altman Z 5.13. But ROCE is 5.11%, and FCF is $408,928. I prefer a margin of safety, not a hope that one good quarter becomes permanent. The business may be improving, but the price looks full and the quality/moat evidence thin.

In plain English: Optical Cable makes fiber-optic and copper cables and connectors for data networks. The business has been uneven: it lost money in fiscal 2025 and 2024, but recent quarters show a rebound. At $15.35, the price looks expensive compared with the company's sales, profits, and assets, even though the latest quarter was profitable.

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Data as of 2026-10-13 close · note generated 2026-10-15 · model deepseek-flash

Sources (SEC EDGAR): fiscal Q3 2026 10-Q (period ended 2026-07-31) · fiscal Q2 2026 10-Q (period ended 2026-04-30) · fiscal Q1 2026 10-Q (period ended 2026-01-31) · fiscal Q4 2025 10-K (period ended 2025-10-31) · FY2025 10-K (period ended 2025-10-31) · FY2024 10-K (period ended 2024-10-31) · FY2023 10-K (period ended 2023-10-31)

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