Lantronix vs Optical Cable
LTRX and OCC side by side. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How LTRX and OCC compare
Lantronix is the larger company, worth 2.2 times as much as Optical Cable ($221M against $101M).
Optical Cable grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (13.9% versus 4.4% for Lantronix).
Optical Cable keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 3.1% compared with −2.6% at Lantronix.
Lantronix scores higher on the StockData Score (8 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 | LTRX | OCC |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $221M | $101M |
| Share price | $4.73 | $11.45 |
| Change, 1 year | −5.6% | 40.8% |
| Change, 5 years | −38.5% | 178% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.39 | 0.78 |
| Employees | 330 | 348 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 8 (better) | 6 |
| Valuation score | 1 | 1 |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Health score | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 39.5× |
| P/S | 1.8× | 1.2× (better) |
| P/B | 1.8× (better) | 6.9× |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 23.7× |
| P/FCF | 70.8× (better) | 229× |
| FCF yield | 1.4% (better) | 0.44% |
| Fair value | $4.43 | $4.15 |
| Margin of safety | −6.9% (better) | −176% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 4.4% | 13.9% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 11.1% (better) | 5.7% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 43.8% (better) | 34.3% |
| Operating margin | −2.6% | 4.2% (better) |
| Net margin | −2.6% | 3.1% (better) |
| FCF margin | 2.5% (better) | 0.53% |
| Return on equity | −3.3% | 15.6% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | −3.7% | 21.6% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.04 | – |
| Interest coverage | – | 3.8× |
| Current ratio | 2.99 (better) | 2.17 |
| Altman Z-score | 1.76 | 5.53 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 60.0% | 24.2% |
| Held by insiders | 10.5% | 21.7% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$12.1K (better) | −$2.4M |
| Short interest, % of float | 5.2% | 8.1% |
Go deeper
- LTRX stock overview
- LTRX income statement
- LTRX 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.