OPST (OPT Sciences) General and Admin. Expense: $1.28 Mil (TTM As of Jul. 2015)

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What is OPT Sciences General and Admin. Expense?

OPT Sciences OPST General and Admin. Expense is $1.28 Mil as of Jul. 2015.

General and Admin. Expense is the aggregate total of general managing and administering expenses for the company. OPT Sciences's General and Admin. Expense for the three months ended in Jul. 2015 was $0.29 Mil. Its General and Admin. Expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jul. 2015 was $1.28 Mil.

OPT Sciences General and Admin. Expense Related Terms

OPT Sciences General and Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for OPT Sciences's General and 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.
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OPT Sciences General and Admin. Expense Chart

OPT Sciences Annual Data
Trend Oct05 Oct06 Oct07 Oct08 Oct09 Oct10 Oct11 Oct12 Oct13 Oct14
General and Admin. Expense
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OPT Sciences Quarterly Data
Oct10 Jan11 Apr11 Jul11 Oct11 Jan12 Apr12 Jul12 Oct12 Jan13 Apr13 Jul13 Oct13 Jan14 Apr14 Jul14 Oct14 Jan15 Apr15 Jul15
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OPT Sciences General and Admin. Expense Calculation

General and Admin. Expense is the aggregate total of general managing and administering expenses for the company.

General and Admin. Expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jul. 2015 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $1.28 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.

What does a General and Admin. Expense of $1.28 Mil mean?
OPT Sciences (OPST) has a General and Admin. Expense of $1.28 Mil as of Jul. 2015. General and Admin. Expense is the aggregate total of general managing and administering expenses for the company. View historical data on OPT Sciences and its competitors.
Is OPT Sciences' General and Admin. Expense too high?
OPT Sciences' current General and Admin. Expense is $1.28 Mil.
How does OPT Sciences' General and Admin. Expense compare to SDEV and SIF?
OPT Sciences' General and Admin. Expense of $1.28 Mil can be compared against companies in the Aerospace & Defense industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good General and Admin. Expense for an Aerospace & Defense company?
A good General and Admin. Expense depends on the Aerospace & Defense industry context. However, General and Admin. Expense should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high General and Admin. Expense mean?
A high General and Admin. Expense can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. General and Admin. Expense is the aggregate total of general managing and administering expenses for the company. View historical data on OPT Sciences and its competitors. OPT Sciences's current General and Admin. Expense is $1.28 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is OPT Sciences stock overvalued right now?
OPT Sciences (OPST) has a current General and Admin. Expense of $1.28 Mil. The current General and Admin. Expense is $1.28 Mil. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is General and Admin. Expense calculated?
General and Admin. Expense is calculated from a company's financial statements. For OPT Sciences (OPST), the current General and Admin. Expense is $1.28 Mil as of Jul. 2015. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

OPT Sciences Business Description

Address 1912 Bannard Street, Cinnaminson, NJ, USA, 08077
OPT Sciences Corp through its operating subsidiary O & S Research, manufactures precision optical components for the Aerospace Industry. It provides anti-glare optical coatings, panels for liquid crystal displays ("LCD"), LCD glass heaters, and electromagnetic interference shielding glass. In addition, it also offers glass cutting, grinding, and painting services. Geographically, the activities are performed in the United States and it derives revenue from product sales when products are shipped to customers.