Broadwind vs Optical Cable
BWEN and OCC side by side. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How BWEN and OCC compare
Optical Cable is the larger company, worth 1.4 times as much as Broadwind ($101M against $70.5M).
On earnings, Broadwind is cheaper: it trades at 13.0× trailing earnings, against 39.5× for Optical Cable.
Broadwind grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (16.5% versus 13.9% for Optical Cable).
Broadwind keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 3.9% compared with 3.1% at Optical Cable.
Broadwind scores higher on the StockData Score (12 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 | BWEN | OCC |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $70.5M | $101M |
| Share price | $2.98 | $11.45 |
| Change, 1 year | 41.2% | 40.8% |
| Change, 5 years | 8.0% | 178% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.54 | 0.78 |
| Employees | 425 | 348 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 12 (better) | 6 |
| Valuation score | 5 (better) | 1 |
| Growth score | 1 | 1 |
| Performance score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Health score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 13.0× (better) | 39.5× |
| P/S | 0.5× (better) | 1.2× |
| P/B | 1.1× (better) | 6.9× |
| EV/EBITDA | 4.1× (better) | 23.7× |
| P/FCF | – | 229× |
| FCF yield | −27.2% | 0.44% (better) |
| Fair value | $4.20 | $4.15 |
| Margin of safety | 29.1% (better) | −176% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 16.5% (better) | 13.9% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | −4.5% | 5.7% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 11.6% | 34.3% (better) |
| Operating margin | 6.3% (better) | 4.2% |
| Net margin | 3.9% (better) | 3.1% |
| FCF margin | −13.7% | 0.53% (better) |
| Return on equity | 8.8% | 15.6% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 12.3% | 21.6% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.07 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.90 | – |
| Interest coverage | – | 3.8× |
| Current ratio | 2.72 (better) | 2.17 |
| Altman Z-score | −1.25 | 5.53 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 6 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 34.1% | 24.2% |
| Held by insiders | 8.0% | 21.7% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | – | −$2.4M |
| Short interest, % of float | 1.9% | 8.1% |
Go deeper
- BWEN stock overview
- BWEN income statement
- BWEN 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.