Optical Cable Corp
NASDAQ:OCC
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Optical Cable Corp
Optical Cable Corp. engages in manufacturing fiber optic and copper data communication cabling and connectivity solutions for the enterprise market. The company is headquartered in Roanoke, Virginia. The firm serves primarily to the enterprise market, various harsh environment and specialty markets, and also the wireless carrier market. The company offers integrated suites of products, which operate as a system solution or integrate with other providers’ offerings. Its products include fiber optic and copper cabling, hybrid cabling, fiber optic and copper connectors, specialty fiber optic, copper and hybrid connectors, fiber optic and copper patch cords, pre-terminated fiber optic and copper cable assemblies, racks, cabinets, datacom enclosures, patch panels, face plates, multimedia boxes, fiber optic reels and accessories and other cable and connectivity management accessories. The Company’s subsidiaries include Applied Optical Systems, Inc. (AOS) and Centric Solutions LLC (Centric Solutions).
Optical Cable Corp. engages in manufacturing fiber optic and copper data communication cabling and connectivity solutions for the enterprise market. The company is headquartered in Roanoke, Virginia. The firm serves primarily to the enterprise market, various harsh environment and specialty markets, and also the wireless carrier market. The company offers integrated suites of products, which operate as a system solution or integrate with other providers’ offerings. Its products include fiber optic and copper cabling, hybrid cabling, fiber optic and copper connectors, specialty fiber optic, copper and hybrid connectors, fiber optic and copper patch cords, pre-terminated fiber optic and copper cable assemblies, racks, cabinets, datacom enclosures, patch panels, face plates, multimedia boxes, fiber optic reels and accessories and other cable and connectivity management accessories. The Company’s subsidiaries include Applied Optical Systems, Inc. (AOS) and Centric Solutions LLC (Centric Solutions).
Sales: Net sales were $16.4 million, up 4.4% year-over-year, driven by enterprise and specialty markets.
Profitability: Gross profit rose to $5.4 million (up 16.1%) and gross margin improved to 32.7% from 29.4%, helped by higher volumes and operating leverage.
Backlog: Sales order backlog and forward load jumped to $10.4 million (more than 50% higher than the prior-year quarter), which management expects to support further growth.
Bottom line: OCC reported a net loss of $398,000 (loss of $0.05 per share), an improvement versus a $1.1 million loss ($0.14 per share) in the year-ago quarter.
Data center demand: Management highlighted growing activity and quote requests in the data center market (especially multi-tenant and enterprise) with momentum into Q2.
Lightera partnership: The strategic collaboration with Lightera is already generating opportunities across cabling and connectivity (e.g., rollable ribbon and InvisiLight) and is expected to contribute to revenue growth.
Costs & hiring: SG&A increased slightly to $5.6 million (33.8% of sales) due to employee, contracted sales, and shipping costs; the company is hiring manufacturing staff in anticipation of higher demand.
Guidance: No formal revenue guidance was given, but management reiterated expectation of sales growth in fiscal 2026 and that seasonality typically makes the second half stronger.
