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No insider purchase over the last 90 days. The latest, by HALEY ROY W, was filed 06 Apr 2021.
Houston Wire & Cable Co: what insiders have been doing
This page follows insider dealings at Houston Wire & Cable Co as filed with SEC (Form 4), a company from the Industry sector based in Houston. The group dates from 1975. Nothing new has been filed by managers of Houston Wire & Cable Co in twelve months, the latest record being from 21 June 2021.
Looking back to 2016, when coverage begins, insiders filed 74 purchases and no sales.
These figures are compiled from regulatory filings published by SEC (Form 4). They describe what insiders did and are not a recommendation.
Insider Decl.
112
Thresholds
n/a
Buy Volume
€3M
74 ops. · all time
Sell Volume
n/a
n/a
This score ranks the purchase within its own market. A position size is suggested only on the venues of the backtested strategy universe; elsewhere, signals stay on watch. Not investment advice.
Financial data
as of FY 2020FY ended December 2020 · cache
Income statement
RevenueUS$246.3M
Gross profitUS$54.3M22% margin
Net income-US$10.8M-4.4% margin
Last declaration on 21 June 2021
Declarations112 total
1,314,254 sharesCOMMON STOCKSEC:0001356949-21-000013:1
64,216 sharesCOMMON STOCKSEC:0001356949-21-000013:2
664,888 sharesCOMMON STOCKSEC:0001356949-21-000013:0
24,000 sharesCOMMON STOCKSEC:0001356949-21-000006:0
500 sharesCOMMON STOCKSEC:0001356949-21-000005:0
674,047 sharesCOMMON STOCKSEC:0001356949-21-000012:0
349,930 sharesCOMMON STOCKSEC:0001356949-21-000008:0
30,000 sharesCOMMON STOCKSEC:0001356949-21-000007:0
2,604 sharesCOMMON STOCKSEC:0001356949-21-000010:0
77,652 sharesCOMMON STOCKSEC:0001356949-21-000011:0
29,718 sharesCOMMON STOCKSEC:0001356949-21-000009:0
12,500 shares0COMMON STOCKSEC:0001356949-21-000004:0
70 shares@ US$2.01COMMON STOCKSEC:0001356949-21-000003:0
Canonical exit: 18 Jun 2020 (T+90)
1,026 shares0COMMON STOCKSEC:0001356949-21-000002:0
15,384 shares0COMMON STOCKSEC:0001356949-21-000001:2
15,385 shares0COMMON STOCKSEC:0001356949-21-000001:0
15,385 shares0COMMON STOCKSEC:0001356949-21-000001:1
55,000 shares0COMMON STOCKSEC:0001356949-20-000024:0
2,584 shares@ US$2.31100.0% of flowCOMMON STOCKSEC:0001356949-20-000014:0
27,510 shares0COMMON STOCKSEC:0001356949-20-000013:0
3,900 shares@ US$2.044.0% of flowCOMMON STOCKSEC:0001356949-20-000012:0
Canonical exit: 22 Jun 2020 (T+90)
29,000 shares@ US$2.0028.9% of flowCOMMON STOCKSEC:0001356949-20-000012:1
Canonical exit: 22 Jun 2020 (T+90)
13,427 shares@ US$1.9813.2% of flowCOMMON STOCKSEC:0001356949-20-000012:2
Canonical exit: 23 Jun 2020 (T+90)
4,673 shares@ US$2.004.6% of flowCOMMON STOCKSEC:0001356949-20-000012:3
Canonical exit: 24 Jun 2020 (T+90)
12,019 shares@ US$1.90100.0% of flowCOMMON STOCKSEC:0001356949-20-000011:0
Canonical exit: 22 Jun 2020 (T+90)
25 of 112 declarations
About Houston Wire & Cable Co
Houston Wire & Cable Company (ticker HWCC) was a U.S.-listed industrial distributor traded on NASDAQ in the United States before its acquisition by Omni Cable, LLC was completed in June 2021. For French-speaking investors, HWCC should be viewed less as a manufacturer and more as a specialty distribution platform focused on wire, cable, and related services. The company was founded in the mid-1970s and built its franchise around technical product knowledge, reliable supply, and customer service in a niche market where delivery performance and product specification matter.
The core business consisted of distributing specialty wire and cable for industrial, commercial, construction, infrastructure, and energy-related end markets. Its product set included power cable, control cable, instrumentation cable, communication cable, and other related electrical connectivity products. HWCC also emphasized value-added services such as custom cutting, inventory management, logistics support, and technical assistance. That service layer helped differentiate the company from broadline distributors and supported stickier customer relationships in project-driven applications.
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From a competitive standpoint, HWCC was recognized as a specialist in the U.S. wire and cable redistribution market. Its competitive advantage came from breadth of assortment, national reach, application expertise, and the ability to serve customers that required fast availability and technical compliance. In this type of business, the company’s value proposition depended heavily on supply-chain reliability and the ability to source products efficiently across multiple brands and specifications rather than on proprietary manufacturing.
The company was headquartered in Houston, Texas, a strategically logical base given its historical exposure to industrial, energy, and infrastructure customers. Its operations were primarily concentrated in the United States, with a national footprint supporting customers across multiple regions. Over time, HWCC also streamlined its portfolio, including the sale of its Southern Wire business, in order to concentrate on its core wire and cable distribution platform.
The most important recent development was the acquisition by OmniCable, announced in March 2021 and completed in June 2021 after shareholder approval. As a result, HWCC ceased to be an independent public company and its NASDAQ listing ended. For investors reviewing insider transactions and SEC Form 4 history, this context is important: HWCC is now primarily relevant as a historical public-company case rather than an active standalone listed equity.
