Belden vs Optical Cable
BDC and OCC side by side, both in rolling, drawing, and extruding of nonferrous. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How BDC and OCC compare
Belden is the larger company, worth 40 times as much as Optical Cable ($4.1B against $101M).
On earnings, Belden is cheaper: it trades at 23.4× trailing earnings, against 39.5× for Optical Cable.
Belden grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (17.7% versus 13.9% for Optical Cable).
Belden keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 5.6% compared with 3.1% at Optical Cable.
Belden pays a dividend yielding 0.19%; Optical Cable does not pay one.
Belden scores higher on the StockData Score (7 against 6 for Optical Cable), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | BDC | OCC |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $4.1B | $101M |
| Share price | $104.17 | $11.45 |
| Change, 1 year | −12.4% | 40.8% |
| Change, 5 years | 55.3% | 178% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.10 | 0.78 |
| Employees | 7,000 | 348 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 7 (better) | 6 |
| Valuation score | 1 | 1 |
| Growth score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Performance score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Health score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 23.4× (better) | 39.5× |
| P/S | 1.3× | 1.2× (better) |
| P/B | 2.9× (better) | 6.9× |
| EV/EBITDA | 14.6× (better) | 23.7× |
| P/FCF | 17.8× (better) | 229× |
| PEG | 21.37 | – |
| FCF yield | 5.6% (better) | 0.44% |
| Fair value | $77.58 | $4.15 |
| Margin of safety | −34.3% (better) | −176% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 17.7% (better) | 13.9% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 9.2% (better) | 5.7% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −22.8% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −21.0% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 36.8% (better) | 34.3% |
| Operating margin | 9.0% (better) | 4.2% |
| Net margin | 5.6% (better) | 3.1% |
| FCF margin | 7.3% (better) | 0.53% |
| Return on equity | 13.4% | 15.6% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 8.1% | 21.6% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 2.19 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 5.77 | – |
| Interest coverage | – | 3.8× |
| Current ratio | 1.82 | 2.17 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 1.73 | 5.53 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 (better) | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.19% | – |
| Payout ratio | 4.4% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 0.00% | – |
| Buyback yield | −0.33% | – |
| Shareholder yield | −0.14% | 0.00% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 107% | 24.2% |
| Held by insiders | 1.6% | 21.7% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$2.9M | −$2.4M (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 9.5% | 8.1% |
Go deeper
- BDC stock overview
- BDC income statement
- BDC valuation and score
- OCC stock overview
- OCC income statement
- OCC valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.