ICP (IC Power) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $109.52 Mil (TTM As of Sep. 2016)

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What is IC Power Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

IC Power ICP Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $109.52 Mil as of Sep. 2016.

Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. IC Power's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2016 was $36.05 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2016 was $109.52 Mil.


IC Power  (NYSE:ICP) 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.


IC Power Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms


IC Power Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for IC Power'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.

IC Power Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

IC Power Annual Data
Trend Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
32.73 37.24 60.63 62.88

IC Power Quarterly Data
Dec12 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 17.93 13.74 25.41 34.32 36.05

ICP vs CETY, QPWR, PSPW: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers subindustry, IC Power'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.


IC Power Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Utilities - Independent Power Producers Industry

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

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



IC Power 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. 2016 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $109.52 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 $109.52 Mil mean?
IC Power (ICP) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $109.52 Mil as of Sep. 2016. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on IC Power and its competitors.
Is IC Power's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
IC Power's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $109.52 Mil.
How does IC Power's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to CETY and QPWR?
IC Power's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $109.52 Mil can be compared against companies in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers 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 Utilities - Independent Power Producers company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Utilities - Independent Power Producers 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 IC Power and its competitors. IC Power's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $109.52 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is IC Power stock overvalued right now?
IC Power (ICP) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $109.52 Mil. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $109.52 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 IC Power (ICP), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $109.52 Mil as of Sep. 2016. 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.

IC Power Business Description

IC Power Pte Ltd is a holding company incorporated under the laws of Singapore in May 2015. The Company through its subsidiaries owns, develops and operates power facilities located in power generation markets in Latin America, the Caribbean and Israel, utilizing a range of fuels, including natural gas, hydroelectric, HFO, diesel and wind. The Company has installed capacity of approximately 2,642 MW. The Company operates in geographical areas including Peru; Israel; Central America including Nicaragua, Guatemala, El Salvador & Panama; and other including Bolivia, Chile, Jamaica, Colombia & Dominican Republic. The Company owns, operates and develops power plants to generate and sell electricity to distribution companies and unregulated consumers under long-term PPAs and to the spot market. The Company Peru segment includes Kallpa I, Kallpa II, Kallpa III, Kallpa IV and Las Flores turbines. The Israel segment includes OPC plant. The Central America segment includes Corinto, Tipitapa Power, Amayo I, and Amayo II in Nicaragua; Puerto Quetzal plant in Guatemala; Nejapa plant in El Salvador, and Kanan plant in Panama. The Other segment includes Zongo Valley plants including Zongo, Tiquimani, Botijlaca, Cutichucho, Santa Rosa, Sainani, Chururaqui, Harca, Cahua, & Huaji; and Miguillas Valley plants including Miguillas, Angostura, Choquetanga, Carabuco, and El Alto-Kenko all in Bolivia; Central Cardones plant in Chile; Colmito plant in Colmito; CEPP I & CEPP II in Dominican Republic; JPPC plant in Jamaica; La Hocha, Purificación, and Entrerios plants in Colombia; Pedregal in Panama. The Company offers services to governments, local distribution companies, and/or non-regulated consumers, depending upon the operating company and the particular country of operation. Its customers include Edelnor S.A.A., Luz del Sur S.A.A., Hidrandina S.A., Edecañete S.A., Electro Sur Este S.A.A., Sociedad Eléctrica del Sur Oeste, S.A., Distribuidora de Electricidad del Norte S.A., Distribuidora de Electricidad del Sur S.A., Southern Perú Copper Corporation, Empresa de Distribución Eléctrica Chiriqui, S.A., Peruvian Investment Promotion Agency, Empresa de Distribución Eléctrica Metro Oeste S.A., and others. The Company's competitors include IEC, Dorad Energy Ltd., and other IPPs. The Company's business is subject to significant and diverse government regulation.