Houston Wire And Cable Co's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Houston Wire And Cable Co (HWCC) against its publicly traded competitors: sales growth, net income, profitability, valuation and market share, plus each peer's market capitalization, revenue, income and employees. Free below: the top 5 peers. Subscriber access adds the full competitor list and CSV downloads.
Key Findings: Houston Wire And Cable Co vs Its Competitors
- TTM: Trailing 12-month revenue of 270M vs 313,880M combined for tracked competitors (0.1% combined share).
- Trending: Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is holding steady (-0.5% annualized vs trailing 12 months), vs decelerating (-28.3%) for its tracked peer group.
- Growth: Houston Wire And Cable Co generated -19.8% revenue growth year over year in Q1 2021, vs 12.1% for its tracked competitors combined.
- Profitability: Its 0.2% net margin compares with 25.5% for the peer group.
- Peer revenue share: Houston Wire And Cable Co accounted for 0.1% of combined revenue among its tracked peer group, down from 0.2% a year earlier.
- Peer differentiation: Revenue per employee of $0.77M compares with $0.47M for the peer group (1.6x).
Every figure above is sourced and cited in detail further down this page (Market Structure, Profitability & Cost Structure, Productivity vs Peers).
HWCC Sales vs. its Competitors, Q1 2021
Houston Wire And Cable Co reported revenue contraction of 19.76 % year on year in Q1 2021, below its competitors' combined revenue growth of 12.08 %.
With a net margin of 0.24 %, Houston Wire And Cable Co reported lower profitability than its competitors (25.45 %).
Houston Wire And Cable Co generated 0.12 % of the combined sales of its peer group, down from 0.17 % a year earlier.
Houston Wire And Cable Co vs. its Competitors, Q1 2021
Revenue growth, year on year
Net income growth, year on year
Net margin
Revenue run-rate vs trailing 12 months
TTM net margin
TTM = trailing twelve months. Run-rate annualizes the latest quarter (×4) and compares it to TTM. In millions of $. High-Confidence Competitors are named as a competitor directly in an SEC filing; Similar-Size Competitors are the closest peers by market-cap rank within the same industry; Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors are the closest peers by combined revenue growth, operating margin and ROIC, all independent of the competitor list.
TTM revenue, latest-quarter run-rate and net income/margin benchmarked across Houston Wire And Cable Co and its 4 competitor groupings. Available under Commercial License.
| Entity | TTM Revenue | Rev Run-rate vs TTM |
|---|---|---|
| Houston Wire and Cable Co | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Competitors combined | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Similar Growth & Profitability (8) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
TTM revenue, run-rate and net margin benchmarking across Houston Wire And Cable Co's competitor groups requires a Commercial License.
For context: the Electric & Wiring Equipment industry grew revenue 14.7% year over year, combined, vs -19.8% for Houston Wire And Cable Co. Houston Wire And Cable Co's share of combined industry revenue moved from 0.20% to 0.14%, a loss of 0.06 percentage points.
Houston Wire And Cable Co's Competitor Quality Breadth
Share of each group, trailing 12 months: profitable (net margin > 0), expanding (revenue growth > 0), growing faster than the industry's own median, and financially distressed (Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below).
| Entity | Profitable | Expanding | Above Industry Growth | Distressed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Wire and Cable Co | No | No | No | Yes |
| Competitors combined (58) | ||||
| Similar Growth & Profitability (8) | 50.00 % (4 of 8) | 12.50 % (1 of 8) | 0.00 % (0 of 8) | 50.00 % (4 of 8) |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Altman Z-Score is not shown here: it is not populated in the underlying data for any company. Percentages are of companies in each group that report the relevant metric, not of the full group size.
HWCC Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
HWCC Stock Performance relative to Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors
5 Best-Performing Tracked Competitors, Trailing 12 Months
| # | Competitor | TTM Share Price Return | vs U.S.A. 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emcore Corporation | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 2 | Lumentum Holdings Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 3 | Maxlinear Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 4 | Dupont De Nemours Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 5 | Applied Optoelectronics Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
TTM share price return and U.S.A. 500 outperformance for Houston Wire And Cable Co's best-performing tracked competitors requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months.
Houston Wire And Cable Co's Comment on Competition and Industry Peers
Publicly Traded Peers of Houston Wire and Cable Co
Revenue and income for trailing 12 months, in millions of $, except employees| Company | Market Cap | Revenues |
|---|---|---|
| Houston Wire and Cable Co | 88.70 | 269.51 |
| Broadcom Inc | 1,708,348.59 | 89,104.00 |
| Cisco Systems Inc | 425,572.38 | 63,325.00 |
| Marvell Technology Inc | 225,022.27 | 8,715.90 |
| Amphenol Corporation | 218,184.21 | 29,010.70 |
| Corning Inc | 132,615.00 | 16,964.00 |
| SUBTOTAL | 3,249,099.52 | 323,578.50 |
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Sources: Houston Wire and Cable Co's official press releases and regulatory filings; CSIMarket.com's market research; and the financial filings and press releases of the other companies cited.
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Houston Wire And Cable Co's Business Segment Mix vs Peers
Revenue by operating segment or division, as named and reported by each company. Segment names are the filer's own and are not standardized across companies. Do not assume a same-named or similarly-named segment is defined identically between two companies. Shares are of each company's own total revenue and are not required to sum to 100% (intersegment revenue, unallocated items).| Company | Largest Segment |
|---|---|
| Broadcom Inc | Semiconductor Solutions 64.81 % |
| Cisco Systems Inc | Americas 60.41 % |
| Marvell Technology Inc | Reportable 100.00 % |
| Amphenol Corporation | Communications Solutions Segment 61.97 % |
| Corning Inc | Optical Communications 40.55 % |
Source: operating segment revenue as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API, leaf-level reportable segments only (parent roll-up segments are excluded where sub-segments are separately disclosed).
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Houston Wire And Cable Co's Productivity vs Peers Comparison
Revenue and income per employee, trailing 12 months, in $; market cap in millions of $| Company | Market Cap | Revenue / Employee | Income / Employee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Wire and Cable Co | 89 | 765,665 | 414 |
| Broadcom Inc | 1,708,349 | 2,700,121 | 1,159,545 |
| Cisco Systems Inc | 425,572 | 768,507 | 161,007 |
| Marvell Technology Inc | 225,022 | 1,165,227 | 676,350 |
| Amphenol Corporation | 218,184 | 170,651 | 30,516 |
| Corning Inc | 132,615 | 252,440 | 30,863 |
| PEERS TOTAL | 3,249,011 | 466,112 | 106,214 |
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Houston Wire And Cable Co's Geographic Revenue Exposure vs Peers
Revenue by country/region as reported in each company's most recent filing. Disclosure granularity varies by filer (some report by country, others by broad region) and is shown as disclosed.| Company | Largest Market |
|---|---|
| Broadcom Inc | Asia Pacific 60.15 % |
| Marvell Technology Inc | China 43.75 % |
| Amphenol Corporation | Other foreign locations 48.31 % |
| 3m Company | Americas 54.09 % |
| Lumentum Holdings Inc | United States 20.83 % |
Source: revenue geography as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API. Percentages are of that company's own total consolidated revenue for its most recent reported period.
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Houston Wire And Cable Co's Profitability & Cost Structure
Trailing 12-month margins from SEC-filed financials. Operating margin is compared to the Electric & Wiring Equipment industry median; gross margin, EBITDA margin and capital intensity are compared to the live industry average (22 companies).| Metric | Company | Industry | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 16.95 % | 24.64 % (avg) | -7.7 pp |
| Operating Margin | -0.85 % | industry median | -5.4 pp |
| EBITDA Margin | -3.46 % | 3.45 % (avg) | -6.9 pp |
| Capital Intensity (Capex / Revenue) | 0.82 % | 4.30 % (avg) | -3.5 pp |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. SG&A and R&D as a share of revenue have limited coverage as this data is backfilled and appear only where reported. Higher capital intensity is not inherently negative; it reflects the industry's asset requirements.
Houston Wire And Cable Co's Valuation vs Competitive Position
Valuation multiples vs the Electric & Wiring Equipment industry average (22 companies, excluding loss-making/negative-equity outliers), alongside returns on capital for context on whether a premium or discount lines up with measurably stronger or weaker returns.| Metric | Company | Industry Average | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | - | 27.4x | - |
| EV / EBITDA | - | 16.4x | - |
| P/B | 0.8x | 5.7x | -5.0x |
| Return on Equity | -2.83 % | industry aggregate | -3.66 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | -0.87 % | -0.49 % (avg) | -0.38 % |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. A valuation premium or discount is not, by itself, a judgment of over- or under-valuation. Compare it against the return and growth context shown elsewhere on this page.
Houston Wire And Cable Co's Multi-Year Financial Trajectory
Fiscal-year revenue growth, operating margin, return on invested capital and P/E, as reported in SEC filings.| Metric | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | -2.48 % | 1.75 % | -20.99 % | -15.09 % | 21.42 % | 12.33 % | -5.20 % | -15.45 % |
| Operating Margin | 4.46 % | 6.52 % | 1.95 % | -2.50 % | 1.45 % | 3.89 % | 2.01 % | -0.40 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | 6.31 % | 9.18 % | 2.87 % | -2.89 % | 1.82 % | 5.12 % | 2.29 % | -0.40 % |
| P/E | - | - | 47.1x | - | - | 11.1x | 25.5x | - |
Source: CSIMarket API, fiscal-year figures. P/E is this company's own historical ratio at each fiscal year end and can swing sharply around an earnings trough: that is real, not a data error.
Houston Wire And Cable Co's Strategic Group Map
Every company in Houston Wire And Cable Co's industry and named-competitor list, plotted by trailing 12-month revenue growth and operating margin. Houston Wire And Cable Co is shown in red; its closest peers by combined growth, margin and ROIC (the Similar Growth & Profitability group above) are labeled.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Extreme outlier values (from near-zero-revenue companies) are excluded from the plotted cloud but never from the highlighted company or its labeled peers.
Houston Wire And Cable Co's Competitive Forces (Porter's Five Forces)
Only the forces this data can support honestly are shown; the other three are marked as such rather than guessed.| Force | Assessment | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Barriers to Entry | Lower than typical for the industry | Capital intensity (capex / revenue) of 0.82 % vs industry average 4.30 % (see Profitability & Cost Structure above) |
| Supplier Power | Not covered on this page | See Houston Wire And Cable Co's dedicated suppliers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Buyer Power | Not covered on this page | See Houston Wire And Cable Co's dedicated customers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Threat of Substitutes | - | No systematic data source for cross-product substitution exists in this system; not estimated |
Note: this is a partial, data-grounded application of the framework, not a complete strategic assessment. Rivalry and barriers-to-entry readings are mechanical translations of the HHI and capital-intensity figures shown elsewhere on this page, not independent judgments.
Houston Wire And Cable Co's Industry Attractiveness & Competitive Strength
A CSIMarket composite, not a standard field: each axis is an equal-weighted average of three factors already shown elsewhere on this page (industry growth, industry profitability and rivalry for attractiveness; relative market share, profitability and growth vs industry for strength). Disclosed as a designed methodology, not a precision measurement.
Houston Wire And Cable Co falls in the Low attractiveness / Low strength cell: Harvest / Divest.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Each axis score is a simple 1(low)/2(medium)/3(high) average across its three inputs -- a transparent, disclosed simplification, not a validated academic scoring model.
Houston Wire And Cable Co's SWOT
Every point below is a fixed rule applied to a metric already shown elsewhere on this page (Market Structure, Profitability, Valuation, Run-Rate, Stock Performance, Quality Breadth) not an independent strategic assessment. A blank quadrant means no rule was met, not that none apply.Strengths
No rule matched.
Weaknesses
- Operating margin 5.4 points below the industry median.
- Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below, the standard financial-distress signal.
Opportunities
- Industry revenue growing at a healthy 12.8% median pace.
Threats
- Tracked peer group's revenue run-rate is broadly decelerating (-28.3% annualized).
Methodology: mechanical, rule-based SWOT. Each bullet reuses a figure already sourced and cited elsewhere on this page; nothing here is generated narrative or independent analyst judgment.
Houston Wire And Cable Co's Financial Strength vs Peers Comparison
Quick ratio, working capital, debt to equity and asset turnover, trailing 12 months| Company | Quick Ratio | Working Capital | Debt / Equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Wire and Cable Co | 0.07 | 4.85 | 0.44 |
| Broadcom Inc | 0.99 | 2.05 | 0.75 |
| Cisco Systems Inc | 0.25 | 0.94 | 0.63 |
| Marvell Technology Inc | 0.98 | 2.25 | 0.31 |
| Amphenol Corporation | 0.17 | 2.11 | 1.43 |
| Corning Inc | 0.25 | 1.64 | 0.68 |
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Quick ratio = cash / current liabilities; working capital ratio = current assets / current liabilities; asset turnover = revenue / total assets. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Houston Wire And Cable Co's Revenue and Income Growth vs Peers
Quarterly revenue and net income growth, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Revenue Y/Y | Income Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Wire and Cable Co | Q1 2021 | -19.8 % | -70.8 % |
| Broadcom Inc | Q2 2026 | +85.5 % | +216.1 % |
| Cisco Systems Inc | Q2 2026 | +17.6 % | +51.3 % |
| Marvell Technology Inc | Q1 2026 | +27.6 % | -70.1 % |
| Amphenol Corporation | Q2 2026 | +55.0 % | +62.1 % |
| Corning Inc | Q2 2026 | +16.6 % | +21.8 % |
| PEERS TOTAL | +31.3 % | +106.5 % |
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Growth is shown only where both periods are positive. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Houston Wire And Cable Co's Peers' Costs of Sales and Capital Expenditures
Context for revenue growth: peer costs and capex, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Costs Y/Y | Capex Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Wire and Cable Co | Q1 2021 | -20.9 % | -78.1 % |
| Broadcom Inc | Q2 2026 | +74.0 % | +274.6 % |
| Cisco Systems Inc | Q2 2026 | +14.8 % | +79.7 % |
| Marvell Technology Inc | Q1 2026 | +22.8 % | +30.3 % |
| Amphenol Corporation | Q2 2026 | +44.8 % | +19.7 % |
| Corning Inc | Q2 2026 | +16.5 % | +37.0 % |
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Houston Wire And Cable Co's Returns and Turnover vs Peers
ROA, ROI and ROE (trailing 12 months), receivables and inventory turnover| Company | ROA | ROI | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Wire and Cable Co | 0.08% | 0.09% | 0.15% |
| Broadcom Inc | 21.57% | 24.07% | 43.74% |
| Cisco Systems Inc | 10.64% | 11.94% | 27.52% |
| Marvell Technology Inc | 22.14% | 25.02% | 33.73% |
| Amphenol Corporation | 13.80% | 15.13% | 37.19% |
| Corning Inc | 6.63% | 8.04% | 16.66% |
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ROA = net income / total assets; ROI = net income / investments; ROE = net income / equity; turnover ratios use trailing 12 month revenue (receivables) and cost of sales (inventory).
Houston Wire And Cable Co's Valuation vs Peers
P/E, price to sales, PEG, price to cash flow and price to book| Company | P/E | Price / Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houston Wire and Cable Co | - | 0.33 |
| Broadcom Inc | 44.53 | 19.17 |
| Cisco Systems Inc | 31.96 | 6.72 |
| Marvell Technology Inc | 86.39 | 25.82 |
| Amphenol Corporation | 42.31 | 7.52 |
| Corning Inc | 69.21 | 7.82 |
| PEERS AVERAGE | 44.10 | 10.04 |
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P/E = price / diluted EPS (trailing 12 months); PEG = P/E divided by EPS growth; the average row divides the peers' combined market cap by their combined income, sales, cash flow and equity.