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Optical Cable (Optical Cable) Financial Strength : 6 (As of Jan. 2024)


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What is Optical Cable Financial Strength?

Optical Cable has the Financial Strength Rank of 6.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors:

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
3. Altman Z-Score.

Optical Cable did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. Optical Cable's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 0.17. As of today, Optical Cable's Altman Z-Score is 3.57.


Competitive Comparison of Optical Cable's Financial Strength

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Optical Cable's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Optical Cable's Financial Strength Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Optical Cable's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Optical Cable's Financial Strength falls into.



Optical Cable Financial Strength Calculation

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

Optical Cable's Interest Expense for the months ended in Jan. 2024 was $-0.30 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Jan. 2024 was $-1.40 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $10.07 Mil.

Optical Cable's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is

Optical Cable did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.

Optical Cable's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Jan. 2024 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(0.054 + 10.074) / 59.42
=0.17

3. Altman Z-Score.

Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Z-Score is less than 1.81, it is in Distress Zones.
When Z-Score is greater than 2.99, it is in Safe Zones.
When Z-Score is between 1.81 and 2.99, it is in Grey Zones.

Optical Cable has a Z-score of 3.57, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 3.57 is strong.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Optical Cable  (NAS:OCC) Financial Strength Explanation

The maximum rank is 10. Companies with rank 7 or higher will be unlikely to fall into distressed situations. Companies with rank of 3 or less are likely in financial distress.

Optical Cable has the Financial Strength Rank of 6.


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Optical Cable (Optical Cable) Business Description

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Address
5290 Concourse Drive, Roanoke, VA, USA, 24019
Optical Cable Corp manufactures tight-buffered fiber optic & copper data communication cables, data communication connectivity solutions for enterprise markets, and customized solutions for specialty use & harsh environments. Its products and services include designs and customized products for specialty applications and harsh environments, cabling, connectors, patch cords, assemblies, racks, cabinets, datacom enclosures, patch panels, faceplates, and multi-media boxes. The company supplies its products and services to industries such as the military, industrial, mining, petrochemical, broadcast, oil & gas, and others.
Executives
Randall H Frazier director
Wilkin Neil D Jr director, officer: President and CFO
Williamson John B Iii director PO BOX 13007, ROANOKE VA 24030
Nygren John A Jr director 567 SEAFORD LANE, MATHEWS VA 23109
Craig H Weber director
William Russell Reynolds officer: SR VP OF SALES 106 DISTANT VIEW DRIVE, ASHEVILLE NC 28803
Tracy G Smith officer: Chief Financial Officer
Luke J Huybrechts director, officer: SVP Sales
Charles W Carson officer: SVP Marketing & Strategy
Ted W Leonard officer: VP Sales - USA
John M Holland director