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Optical Cable Q4 2025 earnings summary

Complete event summary combining all related documents: earnings call transcript, report, and slide presentation.
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Q4 2025 earnings summary18 Dec, 2025

Executive summary

  • Fiscal year 2025 saw net sales grow 9.5% to $73 million, with increases in both enterprise and specialty markets and strong execution of growth strategies.

  • Gross profit rose 24.1% to $22.6 million, and gross margin improved to 30.9% from 27.3%.

  • Net loss for fiscal 2025 narrowed to $1.5 million ($0.18 per share), improved from a $4.2 million loss ($0.54 per share) in 2024.

  • Fourth quarter net sales were $19.8 million, up 1.8% year-over-year; net income for Q4 was $49,000 ($0.01 per share).

  • Management highlighted strong operating leverage, optimism for continued growth in fiscal 2026, and successful execution of growth strategies.

Financial highlights

  • Consolidated net sales for fiscal 2025 rose 9.5% to $73 million from $66.7 million in 2024.

  • U.S. sales increased 10.4% and international sales rose 6.5% year-over-year in fiscal 2025.

  • SG&A expenses increased to $23 million, but as a percentage of net sales, decreased to 31.4% from 32.2%.

  • Interest expense for fiscal 2025 was $1 million, down from $1.2 million in 2024.

  • Total assets at year-end were $40.1 million, with shareholders' equity at $16.5 million.

Outlook and guidance

  • Anticipates additional growth opportunities in fiscal 2026, especially in the second half, driven by data center and AI/cloud computing demand.

  • Expects continued positive impact from operating leverage and strategic collaboration with Lyttera.

  • Management expressed optimism for fiscal 2026, citing momentum and opportunities for continued growth.

  • Seasonality expected to impact Q1 and Q2, with stronger performance in the second half of the year.

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Optical Cable Corporation offers fiber optic cables and connectivity products, including indoor/outdoor fiber optic cables that are used to interconnect telephone switches and central offices, data centers, and other telecommunications facilities; fiber optic cables for enterprise networks, as well as fiber optic patch cords and pigtails used to interconnect switches, routers, and servers within data centers; outside plant fiber optic cables that are deployed between buildings on campus networks or in local exchanges; cables used in remote radio units and base stations of cellular network; drop optical fiber cable for FTTx solutions; and various other related components. Optical Cable Corporation was incorporated in 1983 and is headquartered in Roanoke, Virginia.

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