New York, NY - June 8, 2012 (Investorideas.com Newswire) Investorideas.com, a leader in sector research for independent investors issues a trading alert for Optical Cable Corp. (NasdaqGM: OCC),
trading at $4.00, gaining $1.08 or (36.99%) as of 10:53AM EDT on over
400,000 shares, making it the top percentage gainer on NASDAQ.com in
early trading. The stock moved on second quarter earning results.
Second Quarter 2012 Financial Results
OCC's consolidated net sales for the second quarter of fiscal year
2012 were the highest in OCC's history - exceeding the previous
quarterly net sales record set in the fourth quarter of fiscal year
2011.
Consolidated net sales for the second quarter of fiscal 2012
increased 28.3% to $22.1 million, compared to consolidated net sales of
$17.2 million for the same period last year. The increase in net sales
during the second quarter of fiscal 2012 was attributable primarily to
increased sales of the Company's fiber optic cable products.
Net sales to customers in the United States increased 20.5% in the
second quarter of fiscal 2012, compared to the same period last year,
and net sales to customers outside of the United States increased 56.3%.
Additionally, the Company achieved an increase in net sales during the
second quarter of fiscal 2012 in both its commercial and specialty
markets, compared to the second quarter of fiscal 2011.
Gross profit increased 49.1% to $8.9 million in the second quarter
of fiscal 2012, compared to $5.9 million in the second quarter of fiscal
year 2011. Gross profit margin, or gross profit as a percentage of net
sales, increased to 40.2% in the second quarter of fiscal 2012 from
34.6% in the second quarter of fiscal year 2011.
OCC recorded net income attributable to the Company of $949,000, or
$0.15 per basic and diluted share, for the second quarter of fiscal
2012, compared to a net loss attributable to the Company of $90,000, or
$0.02 per basic and diluted share, for the second quarter of fiscal
2011.
Fiscal Year-to-Date 2012 Financial Results
Consolidated net sales for the first half of fiscal 2012 increased
12.9% to $39.4 million, compared to net sales of $34.9 million for the
same period last year. The increase in net sales during the first half
of fiscal 2012 was primarily attributable to increased sales of the
Company's fiber optic cable products.
Net sales to customers in the United States increased 10.3% in the
first half of fiscal year 2012, compared to the same period last year,
and net sales to customers outside of the United States increased 20.4%.
Additionally, the Company achieved an increase in net sales during the
first half of fiscal year 2012 in its commercial markets, but this
increase was partially offset by decreases in net sales in its specialty
markets.
Gross profit increased 21.4% to $15.0 million in the first half of
fiscal 2012, compared to $12.4 million in the first half of fiscal 2011.
Gross profit margin increased to 38.1% in the first half of fiscal 2012
from 35.4% in the first half of fiscal 2011.
OCC recorded net income attributable to the Company of $1.1
million, or $0.18 per basic and diluted share, for the first half of
fiscal year 2012, compared to $312,000, or $0.05 per basic and diluted
share, for the same period in fiscal year 2011.
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