Optical Cable Corporation (OCC) vs Silicom Ltd (SILC)
- Optical Cable Corporation OCC 9.34 +4.24%
- Silicom Ltd SILC 27.28 +3.33%
Optical Cable Corporation and Silicom Ltd are both Communication Equipment companies. Silicom Ltd is the larger, with a market value of $151.7M against $79.2M — 1.9× the size. Silicom Ltd has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Optical Cable Corporation trades at 30.5×. Silicom Ltd grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 45.4% against 13.9%. Optical Cable Corporation has the higher net margin (3.10% vs −8.47%) and the higher return on invested capital (12.7% vs −5.95%). Across the 19 metrics below, Optical Cable Corporation leads on 12 and Silicom Ltd on 7.
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| Metric | OCC | SILC | Communication Equipment median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 34.28% | 29.90% | 39.34% |
| Operating margin | 4.20% | (9.78%) | 2.43% |
| Net margin | 3.10% | (8.47%) | (0.64%) |
| Free cash flow margin | 0.50% | 0.00% | 0.27% |
| Return on equity | 15.56% | (6.21%) | 0.00% |
| Return on assets | 6.03% | (4.77%) | (0.10%) |
| Return on invested capital | 12.73% | (5.95%) | 1.29% |
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