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OPTICAL CABLE CORP

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United States Fiscal year ends October CIK 0001000230
$15.80 +0.57% Close, 9 Oct 2026
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Price $15.80 +316.40% Close, 9 Oct 2026

Closing prices at the end of each trading day, from 12 Oct 2016. Not a live quote. Adjusted for share splits, so the line has no step at a split; dividends are not added back. P/E and P/FCF are the market value over the last full fiscal year's net income or free cash flow, as public on each day, so they step once a year when the annual report comes out. A hatched band marks a stretch with none: a year of net loss, or of cash burnt.

Revenue and profit

What the business sells, and what is left of it. Point at a year for the detail.
RevenueOperating incomeNet income
Fiscal year 2016Revenue64.6Operating income−1.2Net income−1.8Fiscal year 2017Revenue64.1 −0.8%Operating income−1.3Net income−1.7Fiscal year 2018Revenue87.8 +37.0%Operating income1.7Net income1.1Fiscal year 2019Revenue71.3 −18.8%Operating income−5.2Net income−5.7 −630.5%Fiscal year 2020Revenue55.3 −22.5%Operating income−5.5Net income−6.1Fiscal year 2021Revenue59.1 +7.0%Operating income−2.0Net income6.6Fiscal year 2022Revenue69.1 +16.8%Operating income0.5Net income−0.3 −105.3%Fiscal year 2023Revenue72.2 +4.5%Operating income1.0Net income2.1Fiscal year 2024Revenue66.7 −7.6%Operating income−3.4Net income−4.2 −303.7%Fiscal year 2025Revenue73.0 +9.5%Operating income−0.5Net income−1.5
FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue 64.6 64.1 87.8 71.3 55.3 59.1 69.1 72.2 66.7 73.0
Growth −0.8% +37.0% −18.8% −22.5% +7.0% +16.8% +4.5% −7.6% +9.5%
Operating income −1.2 −1.3 1.7 −5.2 −5.5 −2.0 0.5 1.0 −3.4 −0.5
Net income −1.8 −1.7 1.1 −5.7 −6.1 6.6 −0.3 2.1 −4.2 −1.5
Growth −630.5% −105.3% −303.7%

Margins

How much of each dollar of revenue it keeps. Point at a year for the detail.
Gross marginOperating marginNet margin
Fiscal year 2016Gross margin30.5%Operating margin−1.9%Net margin−2.8%Free cash flow margin3.9%Fiscal year 2017Gross margin32.4%Operating margin−2.1%Net margin−2.7%Free cash flow margin−1.9%Fiscal year 2018Gross margin31.7%Operating margin2.0%Net margin1.2%Free cash flow margin2.9%Fiscal year 2019Gross margin25.7%Operating margin−7.2%Net margin−7.9%Free cash flow margin−1.1%Fiscal year 2020Gross margin25.5%Operating margin−10.0%Net margin−11.1%Free cash flow margin−6.6%Fiscal year 2021Gross margin27.5%Operating margin−3.3%Net margin11.2%Free cash flow margin3.3%Fiscal year 2022Gross margin29.7%Operating margin0.7%Net margin−0.5%Free cash flow margin−2.7%Fiscal year 2023Gross margin30.9%Operating margin1.4%Net margin2.9%Free cash flow margin−1.3%Fiscal year 2024Gross margin27.3%Operating margin−5.1%Net margin−6.3%Free cash flow margin−1.8%Fiscal year 2025Gross margin30.9%Operating margin−0.6%Net margin−2.0%Free cash flow margin1.5%
FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Gross margin 30.5% 32.4% 31.7% 25.7% 25.5% 27.5% 29.7% 30.9% 27.3% 30.9%
Operating margin −1.9% −2.1% 2.0% −7.2% −10.0% −3.3% 0.7% 1.4% −5.1% −0.6%
Net margin −2.8% −2.7% 1.2% −7.9% −11.1% 11.2% −0.5% 2.9% −6.3% −2.0%
Free cash flow margin 3.9% −1.9% 2.9% −1.1% −6.6% 3.3% −2.7% −1.3% −1.8% 1.5%

Cash flow

The cash the business makes, what it reinvests, and what it hands back. Point at a year for the detail.
Operating cash flowCapital expenditureFree cash flow
Fiscal year 2016Operating cash flow3.2Capital expenditure−0.6Free cash flow2.5Buybacks−0.0Dividends paid−0.1Fiscal year 2017Operating cash flow−0.7Capital expenditure−0.5Free cash flow−1.2 −147.5%Buybacks−0.0Fiscal year 2018Operating cash flow3.2Capital expenditure−0.7Free cash flow2.5Buybacks−0.0Fiscal year 2019Operating cash flow−0.3Capital expenditure−0.5Free cash flow−0.8 −130.6%Buybacks−0.0Fiscal year 2020Operating cash flow−3.6Capital expenditure−0.1Free cash flow−3.7Buybacks0.0Fiscal year 2021Operating cash flow2.1Capital expenditure−0.2Free cash flow2.0Buybacks0.0Fiscal year 2022Operating cash flow−1.6Capital expenditure−0.3Free cash flow−1.9 −195.7%Fiscal year 2023Operating cash flow−0.4Capital expenditure−0.5Free cash flow−0.9Fiscal year 2024Operating cash flow−0.9Capital expenditure−0.4Free cash flow−1.2Fiscal year 2025Operating cash flow1.4Capital expenditure−0.3Free cash flow1.1
FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Operating cash flow 3.2 −0.7 3.2 −0.3 −3.6 2.1 −1.6 −0.4 −0.9 1.4
Capital expenditure −0.6 −0.5 −0.7 −0.5 −0.1 −0.2 −0.3 −0.5 −0.4 −0.3
Free cash flow 2.5 −1.2 2.5 −0.8 −3.7 2.0 −1.9 −0.9 −1.2 1.1
Growth −147.5% −130.6% −195.7%
Buybacks −0.0 −0.0 −0.0 −0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a
Dividends paid −0.1 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

Balance sheet

What it holds against what it owes, at each year end. Point at a year for the detail.
CashTotal debt
Fiscal year 2016Cash1.9Total debt6.9Net cash (debt)−5.1Shareholders’ equity24.8Debt to equity0.28Fiscal year 2017Cash0.9Total debt6.7Net cash (debt)−5.8Shareholders’ equity23.7Debt to equity0.28Fiscal year 2018Cash0.2Total debt6.4Net cash (debt)−6.2Shareholders’ equity26.8Debt to equity0.24Fiscal year 2019Cash0.5Total debt5.9Net cash (debt)−5.4Shareholders’ equity21.2Debt to equity0.28Fiscal year 2020Cash0.1Total debt5.2Net cash (debt)−5.0Shareholders’ equity15.3Debt to equity0.34Fiscal year 2021Cash0.1Total debt4.9Net cash (debt)−4.7Shareholders’ equity22.2Debt to equity0.22Fiscal year 2022Cash0.2Total debt4.5Net cash (debt)−4.3Shareholders’ equity22.2Debt to equity0.20Fiscal year 2023Cash1.5Total debt2.7Net cash (debt)−1.2Shareholders’ equity24.7Debt to equity0.11Fiscal year 2024Cash0.2Total debt2.6Net cash (debt)−2.4Shareholders’ equity20.8Debt to equity0.13Fiscal year 2025Cash0.2Shareholders’ equity16.5
FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Cash 1.9 0.9 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.2 1.5 0.2 0.2
Total debt 6.9 6.7 6.4 5.9 5.2 4.9 4.5 2.7 2.6 n/a
Net cash (debt) −5.1 −5.8 −6.2 −5.4 −5.0 −4.7 −4.3 −1.2 −2.4 n/a
Shareholders’ equity 24.8 23.7 26.8 21.2 15.3 22.2 22.2 24.7 20.8 16.5
Debt to equity 0.28 0.28 0.24 0.28 0.34 0.22 0.20 0.11 0.13 n/a

In millions of USD, except per-share figures and ratios. Fiscal years, as last filed with the SEC.

Financial statements FY2025 · 10-K

Ratios

Percentages worked out from the filed figures; debt to equity in times. Fiscal years ending October, each column as last filed with the SEC.
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Fiscal year FY2016 31 Oct 2016 FY2017 31 Oct 2017 FY2018 31 Oct 2018 FY2019 31 Oct 2019 FY2020 31 Oct 2020 FY2021 31 Oct 2021 FY2022 31 Oct 2022 FY2023 31 Oct 2023 FY2024 31 Oct 2024 FY2025 31 Oct 2025
Margins
30.5% 32.4% 31.7% 25.7% 25.5% 27.5% 29.7% 30.9% 27.3% 30.9%
−1.9% −2.1% 2.0% −7.2% −10.0% −3.3% 0.7% 1.4% −5.1% −0.6%
−2.8% −2.7% 1.2% −8.0% −11.0% 11.1% −0.5% 3.1% −6.3% −2.0%
−2.8% −2.7% 1.2% −7.9% −11.1% 11.2% −0.5% 2.9% −6.3% −2.0%
3.9% −1.9% 2.9% −1.1% −6.6% 3.3% −2.7% −1.3% −1.8% 1.5%
Spending
32.1% 34.3% 29.8% 32.9% 34.8% 30.8% 28.9% 29.4% 32.2% 31.4%
1.0% 0.8% 0.8% 0.7% 0.2% 0.3% 0.4% 0.7% 0.6% 0.4%
n/a n/a −1.6% n/a n/a −0.3% n/a 6.6% n/a n/a
Returns
−7.2% −7.3% 4.0% −26.7% −40.1% 29.8% −1.6% 8.4% −20.2% −8.8%
−4.4% −4.3% 2.5% −14.1% −16.7% 17.4% −0.9% 4.7% −10.4% −3.6%
Balance and payout
0.28 0.28 0.24 0.28 0.34 0.22 0.20 0.11 0.13 n/a
39.1% 41.0% 37.8% 47.0% 58.3% 41.4% 45.4% 43.7% 48.4% 46.1%
7.2% n/a 0.1% n/a n/a 0.0% n/a n/a n/a n/a