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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Ocean Power Technologies's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Jan. 2026 was $0.00 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2026 was $0.27 Mil.
Ocean Power Technologies (AMEX:OPTT) 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.
Ocean Power Technologies Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Ocean Power Technologies Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Ocean Power Technologies'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.
Ocean Power Technologies Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
OPTT vs LASE, HYOR, CVV: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Ocean Power Technologies'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.
Ocean Power Technologies Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Industrial Products Industry
For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Ocean Power Technologies's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Ocean Power Technologies's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Ocean Power Technologies 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 Jan. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $0.27 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 $0.27 Mil mean?
Ocean Power Technologies (OPTT) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $0.27 Mil as of Jan. 2026. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Ocean Power Technologies and its competitors.
Is Ocean Power Technologies' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Ocean Power Technologies' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $0.27 Mil. Overall, Ocean Power Technologies has a GF Score™ of 41/100 and is considered Modestly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Ocean Power Technologies' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to LASE and HYOR?
Ocean Power Technologies' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $0.27 Mil can be compared against companies in the Industrial Products 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 Industrial Products company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Industrial Products 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 Ocean Power Technologies and its competitors. Ocean Power Technologies's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $0.27 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Ocean Power Technologies stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Ocean Power Technologies (OPTT) is currently considered Modestly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $0.15, compared to a current price of $0.19 — trading 26.2% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $0.27 Mil. Ocean Power Technologies' overall GF Score™ is 41/100 with 8 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 Ocean Power Technologies (OPTT), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $0.27 Mil as of Jan. 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 Ocean Power Technologies (OPTT) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Ocean Power Technologies stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of $0.19 is trading 26.2% above its estimated GF Value™ of $0.15.
GuruFocus considers Ocean Power Technologies to be Modestly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for OPTT:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $0.27 Mil
GF Value™: $0.15 vs. price of $0.19 (26.2% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the OPTT stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Ocean Power Technologies Inc provides intelligent maritime solutions and services that enable safer, cleaner, and more productive ocean operations for the defense and security, oil and gas, science and research, and offshore wind markets. It provides ocean data collection and reporting, marine power, offshore communications, and Maritime Domain Awareness System (MDAS) products, integrated solutions, and consulting services. The company offers its products and services to a wide range of customers, including those in government and offshore energy, oil and gas, construction, wind power, and other industries. The company has operations in North and South America, Europe, Asia and Australia.
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