---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-25-029177"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "OCC"
cik: "0001000230"
company_name: "OPTICAL CABLE CORP"
filed_at: "2025-09-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T06:26:13.278936+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# OCC Q3 FY2025 net sales up 22.8% to $19.9M; net income of $302K vs prior year loss

## Summary
- Q3 net sales $19.9M (+22.8% YoY); gross profit $6.3M (+61.2%); gross margin 31.7% vs 24.2%.
- Net income $302K ($0.04 per share) vs net loss $1.6M ($0.20 loss) in Q3 FY2024.
- First nine months: net sales $53.2M (+12.8%); net loss improved to $1.5M from $4.6M.
- Strategic collaboration with Lightera; Lightera invested and holds 7.24% of OCC shares.
- Backlog $7.1M as of July 31, 2025; SG&A up 9.5% to $5.7M on higher sales costs.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-25-029177
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: OCC
- cik: 0001000230
- company_name: OPTICAL CABLE CORP
- filed_at: 2025-09-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1000230/000143774925029177/0001437749-25-029177-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1000230/000143774925029177/occ20250915_8k.htm

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