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Optical Cable (Optical Cable) PB Ratio : 1.01 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is Optical Cable PB Ratio?

The PB Ratio, or Price-to-Book ratio, or Price/Book, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Book Value per Share. As of today (2024-04-26), Optical Cable's share price is $3.00. Optical Cable's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $2.97. Hence, Optical Cable's PB Ratio of today is 1.01.

The historical rank and industry rank for Optical Cable's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

OCC' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.62   Med: 1.03   Max: 2.29
Current: 1.01

During the past 13 years, Optical Cable's highest PB Ratio was 2.29. The lowest was 0.62. And the median was 1.03.

OCC's PB Ratio is ranked better than
75.7% of 2391 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 1.83 vs OCC: 1.01

During the past 12 months, Optical Cable's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 1.70% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 15.60% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -0.70% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -5.30% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Optical Cable was 15.60% per year. The lowest was -14.50% per year. And the median was -1.60% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Optical Cable PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Optical Cable's PB Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Optical Cable PB Ratio Chart

Optical Cable Annual Data
Trend Oct14 Oct15 Oct16 Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.04 1.32 1.37 1.27 0.87

Optical Cable Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
PB Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.40 1.29 1.13 0.87 0.90

Competitive Comparison of Optical Cable's PB Ratio

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Optical Cable's PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and PB Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Optical Cable's PB Ratio Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Optical Cable's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Optical Cable's PB Ratio falls into.



Optical Cable PB Ratio Calculation

The PB Ratio, or Price-to-Book ratio, or Price/Book, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Book Value per Share. It is a ratio widely used to value stocks.

Optical Cable's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Jan. 2024)
=3.00/2.973
=1.01

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

A closely related ratio is called Price-to-Tangible-Book. The difference between Price-to-Tangible-Book and PB Ratio is that book value other than intangibles are used in the calculation.


Optical Cable  (NAS:OCC) PB Ratio Explanation

Unlike valuation ratios relative to the earning power such as PE Ratio, PE Ratio without NRI, PS Ratio, Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow , or Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, the PB Ratio measures the valuation of the stock relative to the underlying asset of the company.

The PB Ratio works the best for the businesses that earn most of their profit from their assets, e.g. banks and insurance companies.


Be Aware

Some businesses have very light assets, such as software companies or insurance agencies. The PB Ratio does not work well for these companies. Some companies even have negative equity, so the PB Ratio cannot be applied to them.


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Optical Cable (Optical Cable) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
5290 Concourse Drive, Roanoke, VA, USA, 24019
Optical Cable Corp manufactures tight-buffered fiber optic & copper data communication cables, data communication connectivity solutions for enterprise markets, and customized solutions for specialty use & harsh environments. Its products and services include designs and customized products for specialty applications and harsh environments, cabling, connectors, patch cords, assemblies, racks, cabinets, datacom enclosures, patch panels, faceplates, and multi-media boxes. The company supplies its products and services to industries such as the military, industrial, mining, petrochemical, broadcast, oil & gas, and others.
Executives
Randall H Frazier director
Wilkin Neil D Jr director, officer: President and CFO
Williamson John B Iii director PO BOX 13007, ROANOKE VA 24030
Nygren John A Jr director 567 SEAFORD LANE, MATHEWS VA 23109
Craig H Weber director
William Russell Reynolds officer: SR VP OF SALES 106 DISTANT VIEW DRIVE, ASHEVILLE NC 28803
Tracy G Smith officer: Chief Financial Officer
Luke J Huybrechts director, officer: SVP Sales
Charles W Carson officer: SVP Marketing & Strategy
Ted W Leonard officer: VP Sales - USA
John M Holland director