HIO (Western Asset Highome Oppor Fd) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $0.65 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2026)


HIO Western Asset High Income Oppor Fd Inc HIO
54 GF Score
Price $3.65
GF Value $3.73
Valuation Fairly Valued
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What is Western Asset Highome Oppor Fd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Western Asset Highome Oppor Fd HIO 54 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $0.65 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates HIO with a GF Score™ of 54/100 and a GF Value™ of $3.73 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 7 warning signs investors should review.

Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Western Asset Highome Oppor Fd's selling, general, & admin. expense for the six months ended in Mar. 2026 was $0.28 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $0.65 Mil.


Western Asset Highome Oppor Fd  (NYSE:HIO) 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.


Western Asset Highome Oppor Fd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms


Western Asset Highome Oppor Fd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Western Asset Highome Oppor Fd'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.

Western Asset Highome Oppor Fd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Western Asset Highome Oppor Fd Annual Data
Trend Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23 Sep24 Sep25
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 0.38 0.37 0.39 0.43 0.63

Western Asset Highome Oppor Fd Semi-Annual Data
Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23 Mar24 Sep24 Mar25 Sep25 Mar26
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 0.21 0.22 0.26 0.36 0.28

HIO vs CAF, HPF, BKT: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Asset Management subindustry, Western Asset Highome Oppor Fd'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.


Western Asset Highome Oppor Fd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Western Asset Highome Oppor Fd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Western Asset Highome Oppor Fd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.


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Western Asset Highome Oppor Fd 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 Mar. 2026 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $0.65 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 $0.65 Mil mean?
Western Asset Highome Oppor Fd (HIO) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $0.65 Mil as of Mar. 2026. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Western Asset Highome Oppor Fd and its competitors.
Is Western Asset Highome Oppor Fd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Western Asset Highome Oppor Fd's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $0.65 Mil. Overall, Western Asset Highome Oppor Fd has a GF Score™ of 54/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Western Asset Highome Oppor Fd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to CAF and HPF?
Western Asset Highome Oppor Fd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $0.65 Mil can be compared against companies in the Asset Management 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 an Asset Management company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Asset Management 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 Western Asset Highome Oppor Fd and its competitors. Western Asset Highome Oppor Fd's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $0.65 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Western Asset Highome Oppor Fd stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Western Asset Highome Oppor Fd (HIO) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is $3.73, compared to a current price of $3.65 — trading 2.1% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $0.65 Mil. Western Asset Highome Oppor Fd's overall GF Score™ is 54/100 with 7 warning signs to review. 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 Western Asset Highome Oppor Fd (HIO), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $0.65 Mil as of Mar. 2026. 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.

Is Western Asset Highome Oppor Fd (HIO) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Western Asset Highome Oppor Fd stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of $3.65 is trading 2.1% below its estimated GF Value™ of $3.73. GuruFocus considers Western Asset Highome Oppor Fd to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for HIO:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $0.65 Mil
  • GF Value™: $3.73 vs. price of $3.65 (2.1% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 54/100 with 7 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the HIO stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Western Asset Highome Oppor Fd Business Description

Address One Madison Avenue, 17th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10010
Western Asset High Income Oppor Fd Inc is a diversified closed-end management investment company. The company's primary objective is to seek high current income and the secondary objective is capital appreciation. It invests a majority of its net assets in high-yield corporate debt securities and the rest in common stock equivalents, including options, warrants, and rights. The company invests in securities of companies from various sectors such as energy, technology, utilities, industrials, communications, finance, and capital goods among others.
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