---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-25-038442"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "OCC"
cik: "0001000230"
company_name: "OPTICAL CABLE CORP"
filed_at: "2025-12-19T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T12:30:34.948201+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# OCC reports FY2025 net sales up 9.5% to $73M; net loss narrows to $0.18 per share

## Summary
- Net sales for FY2025 increased 9.5% to $73.0M from $66.7M; gross profit up 24.1% to $22.6M.
- Net loss for FY2025 was $1.5M ($0.18 per share) compared to net loss $4.2M ($0.54 per share) in FY2024.
- Q4 net sales up 1.8% to $19.8M; Q4 net income $49k ($0.01 per share) vs $373k ($0.05) prior year.
- Gross profit margin improved to 30.9% in FY2025 from 27.3% in FY2024.
- Management cites strong operating leverage; entered strategic collaboration with Lightera in July 2025.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-25-038442
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: OCC
- cik: 0001000230
- company_name: OPTICAL CABLE CORP
- filed_at: 2025-12-19T23:59:59+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/1000230/000143774925038442/0001437749-25-038442-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1000230/000143774925038442/occ20251219_8k.htm

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