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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. M-Tron Industries's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was $3.98 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $14.45 Mil.
M-Tron Industries (AMEX:MPTI) 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.
M-Tron Industries Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
M-Tron Industries Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for M-Tron Industries'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.
M-Tron Industries Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
MPTI vs OPTX, RELL, MEI: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Electronic Components subindustry, M-Tron Industries'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.
M-Tron Industries Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Hardware Industry
For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, M-Tron Industries's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where M-Tron Industries's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
M-Tron Industries 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 quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $14.45 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 $14.45 Mil mean?
M-Tron Industries (MPTI) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $14.45 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 M-Tron Industries and its competitors.
Is M-Tron Industries' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
M-Tron Industries' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $14.45 Mil. Overall, M-Tron Industries has a GF Score™ of 76/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does M-Tron Industries' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to OPTX and RELL?
M-Tron Industries' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $14.45 Mil can be compared against companies in the Hardware 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 Hardware company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Hardware 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 M-Tron Industries and its competitors. M-Tron Industries's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $14.45 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is M-Tron Industries stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, M-Tron Industries (MPTI) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $41.40, compared to a current price of $82.38 — trading 99% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $14.45 Mil. M-Tron Industries' overall GF Score™ is 76/100 with 2 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 M-Tron Industries (MPTI), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $14.45 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 M-Tron Industries (MPTI) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, M-Tron Industries stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of $82.38 is trading 99% above its estimated GF Value™ of $41.40.
GuruFocus considers M-Tron Industries to be Significantly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for MPTI:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $14.45 Mil
GF Value™: $41.40 vs. price of $82.38 (99% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the MPTI stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
M-Tron Industries Inc is an electronic components manufacturer based in the United States. Along with its subsidiaries, the company is engaged in designing, manufacturing, and marketing high-engineered, high-reliability frequency and spectrum control products used to control the frequency or timing of signals in electronic circuits in various applications. The company serves markets in aerospace and defense, space, and avionics sectors. Its product offerings include microwave and millimeter-wave filters, crystal resonators, clock oscillators, voltage-controlled crystal oscillators, low noise amplifiers, couplers, attenuators, and switches, among others. Geographically, it derives maximum revenue from the domestic market, and the rest from Malaysia, Australia, Greece, and other countries.
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