Optical Cable Corporation Reports 22.8% Increase in Net Sales and 61.2% Rise in Gross Profit for Q3 Fiscal 2025; Net Loss Narrows to $1.5 Million, EPS at -$0.19

Optical Cable Corporation reported a 22.8% increase in net sales, reaching $19.9 million for the third quarter of fiscal year 2025, compared to $16.2 million in the same period of the previous year. The company saw increased net sales in both its enterprise and specialty markets during the third quarter. Net sales to U.S. customers rose by 22.0%, while sales to customers outside the U.S. increased by 26.2%. For the first nine months of fiscal year 2025, net sales to U.S. customers grew by 9.8%, and sales to customers outside the U.S. jumped 24.9% compared to the same period last year. Gross profit for the first nine months increased by 39.5% to $16.3 million, with a gross profit margin of 30.6%, up from 24.7% the previous year. Despite these increases, the company recorded a net loss of $1.5 million for the first nine months of fiscal year 2025, which is an improvement from the net loss of $4.6 million reported in the same period of fiscal year 2024. SG&A expenses rose to $16.9 million, an 8.2% increase, primarily due to higher employee and contracted sales personnel-related costs and shipping costs. Disclaimer: This news brief was created by Public Technologies (PUBT) using generative artificial intelligence. While PUBT strives to provide accurate and timely information, this AI-generated content is for informational purposes only and should not be interpreted as financial, investment, or legal advice. Optical Cable Corporation published the original content used to generate this news brief via EDGAR, the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system operated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (Ref. ID: 0001437749-25-029177), on September 16, 2025, and is solely responsible for the information contained therein. © Copyright 2025 - Public Technologies (PUBT) Original Document: here