Optical Cable Past Earnings Performance

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Optical Cable has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 17.9%, while the Communications industry saw earnings growing at 14.5% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 2.9% per year.

Key information

17.9%

Earnings growth rate

19.0%

EPS growth rate

Communications Industry Growth23.9%
Revenue growth rate2.9%
Return on equity-20.2%
Net Margin-6.3%
Last Earnings Update31 Oct 2024

Recent past performance updates

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Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Optical Cable makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

DB:OCC Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
31 Oct 2467-4220
31 Jul 2465-6210
30 Apr 2465-4210
31 Jan 24690210
31 Oct 23722210
31 Jul 23755210
30 Apr 23754210
31 Jan 23731210
31 Oct 22690200
31 Jul 2265-2200
30 Apr 22634190
31 Jan 22628190
31 Oct 21597180
31 Jul 21576180
30 Apr 2155-1180
31 Jan 2154-6190
31 Oct 2055-6190
31 Jul 2060-6200
30 Apr 2063-6210
31 Jan 2067-5210
31 Oct 1971-6230
31 Jul 1973-5250
30 Apr 1979-4260
31 Jan 1987-2270
31 Oct 18881260
31 Jul 18851250
30 Apr 18780240
31 Jan 1867-2220
31 Oct 1764-2220
31 Jul 17640220
30 Apr 17650210
31 Jan 1765-1210
31 Oct 1665-2210
31 Jul 1664-6210
30 Apr 1668-6220
31 Jan 1670-6230
31 Oct 1574-4240
31 Jul 15820260
30 Apr 15821260
31 Jan 15841270
31 Oct 14831270
31 Jul 14770260
30 Apr 1476-1250

Quality Earnings: OCC is currently unprofitable.

Growing Profit Margin: OCC is currently unprofitable.


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: OCC is unprofitable, but has reduced losses over the past 5 years at a rate of 17.9% per year.

Accelerating Growth: Unable to compare OCC's earnings growth over the past year to its 5-year average as it is currently unprofitable

Earnings vs Industry: OCC is unprofitable, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Communications industry (-6.4%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: OCC has a negative Return on Equity (-20.2%), as it is currently unprofitable.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/02/03 17:43
End of Day Share Price 2025/02/03 00:00
Earnings2024/10/31
Annual Earnings2024/10/31

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