---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-22-029602"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "OCC"
cik: "0001000230"
company_name: "OPTICAL CABLE CORP"
filed_at: "2022-12-22T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-20T23:47:23.455123+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Optical Cable Q4 net sales up 26.3% to $20.1M; net income $1.2M vs loss last year

## Summary
- Q4 net sales $20.1M (+26.3% YoY); net income $1.2M ($0.15/share) vs net loss $6k.
- Fiscal year 2022 net sales $69.1M (+16.8%); net loss $347k (-$0.05/share) due to prior-year one-time gains.
- Gross profit margin improved to 33.0% in Q4 (vs 31.8%) and 29.7% for FY (vs 27.5%).
- Backlog/forward load remains 3-4x higher than typical levels; demand strong in enterprise and specialty markets.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-22-029602
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: OCC
- cik: 0001000230
- company_name: OPTICAL CABLE CORP
- filed_at: 2022-12-22T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1000230/000143774922029602/0001437749-22-029602-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1000230/000143774922029602/occ20221222_8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  OPTICAL CABLE CORP reported the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2022 results: revenue $20.1 million, net income $1.2 million, EPS $0.15 per basic and diluted share.
  - Period: the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2022
  - Revenue: $20.1 million
  - Net income: $1.2 million
  - EPS: $0.15 per basic and diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: 2022 and its fourth quarter ended October 31, 2022. Fourth Quarter 2022 Financial Results Consolidated net sales for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2022 increased 26.3% to $20.1 million, compared to net sales of $15.9 million for the same period last year, with increased net sales in both its enterprise and specialty markets, including the wireless carrier
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1000230/000143774922029602/0001437749-22-029602-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  OPTICAL CABLE CORP reported the fiscal year 2022 results: revenue $69.1 million, net income $347,000, EPS $0.05 per basic and diluted share.
  - Period: the fiscal year 2022
  - Revenue: $69.1 million
  - Net income: $347,000
  - EPS: $0.05 per basic and diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: basic and diluted share, for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2021. Fiscal Year-to-Date 2022 Financial Results Consolidated net sales for fiscal year 2022 increased 16.8% to $69.1 million, compared to net sales of $59.1 million for fiscal year 2021. The Company increased net sales in both its enterprise and specialty markets, including the wireless carrier market.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1000230/000143774922029602/0001437749-22-029602-index.htm

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