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 1.7 times as much as Broadwind ($92.6M against $56.1M).
Broadwind grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (94.3% versus 13.9% for Optical Cable).
Optical Cable keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 3.1% compared with −2.3% at Broadwind.
Broadwind scores higher on the StockData Score (9 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 | $56.1M | $92.6M |
| Share price | $2.37 | $10.47 |
| Change, 1 year | 8.2% | 33.0% |
| Change, 5 years | −14.1% | 154% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.50 | 0.77 |
| Employees | 425 | 348 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 9 (better) | 6 |
| Valuation score | 4 (better) | 1 |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Health score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 36.1× |
| P/S | 0.3× (better) | 1.1× |
| P/B | 0.9× (better) | 6.3× |
| EV/EBITDA | 3.2× (better) | 21.7× |
| P/FCF | – | 210× |
| FCF yield | −28.1% | 0.48% (better) |
| Fair value | $4.64 | $4.02 |
| Margin of safety | 48.9% (better) | −161% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 94.3% (better) | 13.9% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | −4.5% | 5.7% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −185% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −186% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 12.4% | 34.3% (better) |
| Operating margin | 3.3% | 4.2% (better) |
| Net margin | −2.3% | 3.1% (better) |
| FCF margin | −8.1% | 0.53% (better) |
| Return on equity | −6.7% | 15.6% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 9.3% | 21.6% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.07 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.88 | – |
| Interest coverage | – | 3.8× |
| Current ratio | 3.02 (better) | 2.17 |
| Altman Z-score | −1.12 | 5.27 (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.