AQIA (Aquiva Group) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $3.81 Mil (TTM As of Sep. 2008)

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What is Aquiva Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Aquiva Group AQIA Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $3.81 Mil as of Sep. 2008.

Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Aquiva Group's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2008 was $2.32 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2008 was $3.81 Mil.


Aquiva Group  (OTCPK:AQIA) 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.


Aquiva Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms


Aquiva Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Aquiva Group'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.

Aquiva Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Aquiva Group Annual Data
Trend Mar06 Mar07 Mar08
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
0.00 0.06 0.14

Aquiva Group Quarterly Data
Mar06 Jun06 Sep06 Dec06 Mar07 Jun07 Sep07 Dec07 Mar08 Jun08 Sep08
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.00 0.18 -0.19 1.49 2.32

AQIA vs LOGQ, MUSS, KLMN: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Software - Application subindustry, Aquiva Group'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.


Aquiva Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Aquiva Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

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



Aquiva Group 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. 2008 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $3.81 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 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $3.81 Mil mean?
Aquiva Group (AQIA) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $3.81 Mil as of Sep. 2008. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Aquiva Group and its competitors.
Is Aquiva Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Aquiva Group's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $3.81 Mil.
How does Aquiva Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to LOGQ and MUSS?
Aquiva Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $3.81 Mil can be compared against companies in the Software industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense for a Software company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Software industry context. However, Selling, General, & 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 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense mean?
A high Selling, General, & Admin. Expense can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Aquiva Group and its competitors. Aquiva Group's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $3.81 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Aquiva Group stock overvalued right now?
Aquiva Group (AQIA) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $3.81 Mil. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $3.81 Mil. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Selling, General, & Admin. Expense calculated?
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Aquiva Group (AQIA), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $3.81 Mil as of Sep. 2008. 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.

Aquiva Group Business Description

Address No. 3 Bethesda Metro Center, Suite 700, Bethesda, MD, USA, 20814
Aquiva Group Inc is focused on commercializing materials science technologies in both existing and emerging markets. It has licensed a novel HiPNATM (Hydrogel with InterPenetrating Network Anchor) technology, branded as AquiFormTM, which is a versatile material with key properties, making it an attractive platform for various applications. These applications include transdermal patches that release active ingredients for skin care, nutraceuticals, and other healthcare and cosmetics markets. The company operates across three segments: Consumer Health, Wellness, & Cosmetics; Medical Device; and Therapeutics & Transdermal Drug-Delivery Systems (TDS). Additionally, it is building on an established partnership network and capabilities in contract development to expand its services to new areas.