Optical Cable vs R F Industries
OCC and RFIL side by side. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How OCC and RFIL compare
Optical Cable is the larger company, worth 1.2 times as much as R F Industries ($101M against $82.0M).
On earnings, R F Industries is cheaper: it trades at 34.4× trailing earnings, against 39.5× for Optical Cable.
Optical Cable grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (13.9% versus 13.0% for R F Industries).
Optical Cable keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 3.1% compared with 2.8% at R F Industries.
R F Industries scores higher on the StockData Score (13 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 | OCC | RFIL |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $101M | $82.0M |
| Share price | $11.45 | $7.56 |
| Change, 1 year | 40.8% | 7.2% |
| Change, 5 years | 178% | −1.3% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.78 | 0.80 |
| Employees | 348 | 289 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 6 | 13 (better) |
| Valuation score | 1 | 4 (better) |
| Growth score | 1 | 1 |
| Performance score | 2 | 2 |
| Health score | 2 | 6 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 39.5× | 34.4× (better) |
| P/S | 1.2× | 1.0× (better) |
| P/B | 6.9× | 2.1× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 23.7× | 12.1× (better) |
| P/FCF | 229× | 25.5× (better) |
| FCF yield | 0.44% | 3.9% (better) |
| Fair value | $4.15 | $8.60 |
| Margin of safety | −176% | 12.1% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 13.9% (better) | 13.0% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 5.7% | 13.4% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 34.3% | 35.1% (better) |
| Operating margin | 4.2% | 4.6% (better) |
| Net margin | 3.1% (better) | 2.8% |
| FCF margin | 0.53% | 3.7% (better) |
| Return on equity | 15.6% (better) | 6.7% |
| Return on invested capital | 21.6% (better) | 9.4% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 0.00 |
| Interest coverage | 3.8× | – |
| Current ratio | 2.17 (better) | 2.02 |
| Altman Z-score | 5.53 (better) | 3.33 |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 8 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Payout ratio | – | 0.00% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 24.2% | 46.0% |
| Held by insiders | 21.7% | 15.9% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$2.4M | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 8.1% | 8.6% |
Go deeper
- OCC stock overview
- OCC income statement
- OCC valuation and score
- RFIL stock overview
- RFIL income statement
- RFIL valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.