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BlackRock Science and Technology Trust II (BlackRock Science and Technology Trust II) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense : $1.3 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2023)


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What is BlackRock Science and Technology Trust II Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. BlackRock Science and Technology Trust II's selling, general, & admin. expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.7 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.3 Mil.


BlackRock Science and Technology Trust II Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

The historical data trend for BlackRock Science and Technology Trust II's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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BlackRock Science and Technology Trust II Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

BlackRock Science and Technology Trust II Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
0.48 1.50 1.83 1.43 1.34

BlackRock Science and Technology Trust II Semi-Annual Data
Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.97 0.81 0.63 0.67 0.67

Competitive Comparison of BlackRock Science and Technology Trust II's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense

For the Asset Management subindustry, BlackRock Science and Technology Trust II's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense, along with its competitors' market caps and Selling, General, & Admin. Expense data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


BlackRock Science and Technology Trust II's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, BlackRock Science and Technology Trust II's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where BlackRock Science and Technology Trust II's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.



BlackRock Science and Technology Trust II Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Calculation

Selling, General, & Admin. Expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. For instance, personnel cost, advertising, rent, communication costs are all part of SGA.

Selling, General, & Admin. Expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $1.3 Mil.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


BlackRock Science and Technology Trust II  (NYSE:BSTZ) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Explanation

An efficient operation keeps SGA costs low and thus has higher profit margin. The percentage of SGA relative to total revenue is an indication of how efficiently the company operates. Compare this percentage among the companies in the same industry is a good way of finding more efficient operations. A comparison of the SGA cost relative to the revenue with the historical value can also be an indication of how efficient the company has become.

Warren Buffett likes companies with consistent SGA as the percentage of gross profit.

Companies with no durable competitive advantage show wild variation in SG&A as % of Gross Profit.

If SGA is less than 30% of Gross Profit, it is fantastic. If SGA is nearing 100%, it is is in highly competitive industry.


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BlackRock Science and Technology Trust II (BlackRock Science and Technology Trust II) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE, USA, 19809
BlackRock Science and Technology Trust II is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. The trust's investment objectives are to provide total return and income through a combination of current income, current gains, and long-term capital appreciation. Its portfolio consists of Equity Securities, Options, Preferred Securities, Convertible Securities, Depositary Receipts, Non-U.S. Securities, Emerging Markets Investments, Restricted and Illiquid Investments, Private Company Investments, Corporate Bonds, and other investments.
Executives
Tony Kim other: Portfolio Manager 55 EAST 52ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10055
Arthur Philip Steinmetz director 50 HUDSON YARDS, NEW YORK NY 10001
Aaron David Wasserman officer: Chief Compliance Officer 50 HUDSON YARDS, NEW YORK NY 10001
Kyle Mcclements other: Portfolio Manager 100 BELLEVUE PARKWAY, WILMINGTON DE 19809
Caroline Elizabeth Tall other: Portfolio Manager 60 STATE STREET, 19TH/20TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02109
Lorenzo Flores director 2100 LOGIC DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95124
James Phillip Holloman director P.O. BOX 625737, 6800 CINTAS BOULEVARD, CINCINNATI OH 45262
Stayce D. Harris director 1999 S. BASCOM AVE., SUITE 700, CAMPBELL CA 95008
Jonathan Diorio officer: Vice President 55 EAST 52ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10055
Trent Walker officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O PIMCO, 650 NEWPORT CENTER DRIVE, NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660
Robert W Fairbairn director 55 EAST 52ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10055
Cynthia Egan director 7117 BELLONA AVENUE, BALTIMORE MD 21212
Steven Reid Menge other: Portfolio Manager 55 EAST 52ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10055
Richard Cavanagh director 100 BELLEVUE PARKWAY, WILMINGTON DE 19809
Blackrock Financial Management Inc/de other: Affil. of Investment Adviser 100 BELLEVUE PARKWAY, WILMINGTON DE 19809

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