earnings
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.75
Optical Cable Q3 net sales $15.6M (+14.6% YoY); net income $5.4M vs $1.4M loss
OPTICAL CABLE CORP
- Net sales $15.6M, up 14.6% YoY; gross margin improved to 26.2% from 25.5%.
- Net income $5.4M ($0.71 EPS) vs net loss $1.4M ($0.20 loss) last year.
- Operating loss from ops was $457k; net income benefited from $5.0M PPP loan forgiveness gain and $965k ERTC credit.
- SG&A expenses decreased to $4.5M from $4.6M despite higher sales.
- Backlog/forward load increased; company optimistic about continued market improvement.