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Dividends for Optical Cable (OCC)

Track Optical Cable (OCC)'s dividend history, current yield, payout ratio, growth streak and safety score — with per-payment records and ex-dividend dates.

Analysis

Current Yield

0.35%

TTM Dividend/Share

$0.08

Payment Frequency

Quarterly

Payout Ratio

0.0%

Consecutive Growth Years

0

Key takeaways

  • Optical Cable (OCC) currently yields 0.35%, paying $0.08 per share over the trailing twelve months, distributed quarterly.
  • Payout ratio is 0.0% — the share of earnings distributed as dividends.
  • 3 of 7 dividend safety checks passed.
  • 5-year dividend CAGR of 51.57% (growth is decelerating).

Dividend health for Optical Cable (OCC)

Cash-flow, leverage and returns metrics that signal whether the dividend is well-covered and sustainable.

Chowder score
51.9%
FCF payout ratio
5.8%
Net debt / EBITDA
4.4x
Interest coverage
4.15x
ROIC (TTM)
5.3%

Dividend safety score for Optical Cable (OCC)

Checks covering payout coverage, free-cash-flow support, leverage and dividend-growth durability.

3 of 7 checks passed

Payout ratio below 75%

Payout ratio is 0.0%, well below the 75% threshold.

Free cash flow covers dividend

TTM FCF after dividends is $-3M — FCF does not fully cover the payout.

No dividend cuts in 6 years

No dividend cuts in the available 6 years of data.

Positive earnings growth trend

Earnings per share have declined over the past 5 years.

6+ years of consecutive growth

N/A — only 6 years of data available (need 10+).

FCF payout ratio below 70%

FCF payout ratio is 5.8%, below the 70% threshold.

Net Debt/EBITDA below 3x

Net Debt/EBITDA is 4.4x.

Dividend growth ≤ earnings growth (5Y)

Dividend growth (51.6%) exceeds EPS growth (-31.4%) — payout ratio expanding.

This analysis is for informational purposes only and is not financial advice. Safety scores and comparisons reflect historical data and do not predict future performance.

Per-payment dividend history

21 payments from 2010 to 2015 · Adj. Dividend is split-adjusted

  • Oct 28, 2015$0.0200
  • Jul 27, 2015$0.0200
  • Apr 24, 2015$0.0200
  • Jan 23, 2015$0.0200
  • Oct 27, 2014$0.0200
  • Jul 25, 2014$0.0200
  • Apr 24, 2014$0.0200
  • Jan 24, 2014$0.0200
  • Oct 25, 2013$0.0200
  • Jul 25, 2013$0.0200
  • Apr 25, 2013$0.0200
  • Dec 13, 2012$0.0200

Historical dividend yield for Optical Cable (OCC)

Dividend per share for Optical Cable (OCC)

CAGR (per year)1Y: 0.00%5Y: 51.57%↓ Decelerating

Adjusted dividend per share by calendar year
YearTotal ($/share)Payments
2010$0.011
2011$0.044
2012$0.085
2013$0.063
2014$0.084
2015$0.084

Dividend growth for Optical Cable (OCC)

Year-over-year change in total annual dividend per share (split-adjusted, by ex-dividend year). Green is an increase, red a cut.

The table shows 2 year-over-year increases across 5 calendar years of data (2011–2015).

Dividend Increase Track Record

Year-over-year change in total annual DPS (dividends per share, split-adjusted), based on ex-dividend date.

  • 2015$0.0800
  • 2014$0.0800
  • 2013$0.0600
  • 2012$0.0800
  • 2011$0.0400

DPS sums split-adjusted amounts (adj. dividend) by ex-dividend calendar year—the same basis as the Adj. Dividend column in Dividend Payment History. The Dividend column can differ after stock splits. This table uses four decimals per annual total so the Change column matches the shown amounts; each payment row in Dividend Payment History also uses four.

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