earnings
confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 0.75
OCC Q1 net loss $0.18/share, sales -18.8% to $14.9M
OPTICAL CABLE CORP
2024-Q1 EPS reported
-$0.18
revenue$14,854,765
- Net sales fell 18.8% YoY to $14.9M; enterprise and wireless carrier markets soft.
- Net loss of $1.4M ($0.18 per share) vs net income of $810K ($0.10) a year ago.
- Gross profit margin dropped to 25.0% from 35.7% on lower volumes and operating leverage.
- Sales order backlog normalized to ~$5.0M vs >$12.0M at start of FY2023.
- Management optimistic on FY2024 improvement; no personnel cuts despite industry cuts.