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UGE International (TSXV:UGE) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense : C$9.93 Mil (TTM As of Sep. 2023)


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What is UGE International Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. UGE International's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was C$3.57 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2023 was C$9.93 Mil.


UGE International Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

The historical data trend for UGE International'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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UGE International Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

UGE International Annual Data
Trend Feb13 Feb14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 7.21 4.29 4.44 6.84 9.52

UGE International Quarterly Data
Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Sep23
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.23 2.25 2.82 3.54 3.57

Competitive Comparison of UGE International's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense

For the Utilities - Renewable subindustry, UGE International'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.


UGE International's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Distribution in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers Industry

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry and Utilities sector, UGE International's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where UGE International's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.



UGE International 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 Sep. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was C$9.93 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.


UGE International  (TSXV:UGE) 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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UGE International (TSXV:UGE) Business Description

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56 Temperance Street, 7th Floor, Toronto, ON, CAN
UGE International Ltd is a turnkey commercial solar company, developing, building, and financing solar projects. UGE has over 600 projects and operates in three core markets: the US, Canada, and the Philippines. The company provides a complete turnkey approach, taking projects from conception all the way through to financing and operation, capturing greater margins and recurring revenue for shareholders, while delivering a superior experience to its clientele. It operates in one operating segment: Renewable energy solutions..

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