Optical Cable Corporation (OCC) — Cash Flow Quality Index
Optical Cable Corporation (OCC) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of -2.39x as of April 2026. Operating cash flow of $-2.53 Million is below net income of $1.05 Million, suggesting accrual-heavy earnings not yet converted to cash. Explore OCC operating cash to total liabilities to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.
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Optical Cable Corporation Cash Flow Quality Index (1996–2023)
Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Optical Cable Corporation across 18 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see cash efficiency ratio of Optical Cable Corporation.
Annual Cash Flow Quality Index for Optical Cable Corporation (1996–2023)
Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Optical Cable Corporation.
| Year | Quality Index | Operating CF (USD) | Net Income | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -0.19x | $-395.68K | $2.07 Million | ▼ -159.8% |
| 2021 | 0.32x | $2.12 Million | $6.61 Million | ▼ -89.3% |
| 2018 | 3.00x | $3.21 Million | $1.07 Million | ▼ -57.4% |
| 2014 | 7.04x | $4.38 Million | $622.91K | ▲ +831.4% |
| 2012 | 0.76x | $1.98 Million | $2.63 Million | ▼ -85.3% |
| 2011 | 5.14x | $2.35 Million | $457.50K | ▲ +284.3% |
| 2008 | 1.34x | $2.96 Million | $2.21 Million | ▼ -72.1% |
| 2007 | 4.79x | $6.00 Million | $1.25 Million | ▲ +3002.4% |
| 2006 | -0.16x | $-57.84K | $350.63K | ▼ -109.3% |
| 2005 | 1.78x | $2.09 Million | $1.17 Million | ▼ -58.8% |
| 2004 | 4.32x | $3.24 Million | $750.07K | ▼ -73.9% |
| 2003 | 16.54x | $5.20 Million | $314.61K | ▼ -35.1% |
| 2002 | 25.48x | $7.22 Million | $283.45K | ▲ +4302.2% |
| 2000 | -0.61x | $-5.01 Million | $8.26 Million | ▼ -142.3% |
| 1999 | 1.43x | $11.90 Million | $8.30 Million | ▲ +9.0% |
| 1998 | 1.32x | $9.60 Million | $7.30 Million | ▲ +156.4% |
| 1997 | 0.51x | $4.00 Million | $7.80 Million | ▼ -6.2% |
| 1996 | 0.55x | $4.10 Million | $7.50 Million | — |