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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Syntec Optics Holdings's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was $1.74 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $7.00 Mil.
Syntec Optics Holdings (NAS:OPTX) 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.
Syntec Optics Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Syntec Optics Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Syntec Optics Holdings'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.
Syntec Optics Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
OPTX vs MPTI, RELL, MEI: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Electronic Components subindustry, Syntec Optics Holdings'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.
Syntec Optics Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Hardware Industry
For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Syntec Optics Holdings's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Syntec Optics Holdings's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Syntec Optics Holdings 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 $7.00 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 $7.00 Mil mean?
Syntec Optics Holdings (OPTX) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $7.00 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 Syntec Optics Holdings and its competitors.
Is Syntec Optics Holdings' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Syntec Optics Holdings' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $7.00 Mil. Overall, Syntec Optics Holdings has a GF Score™ of 22/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Syntec Optics Holdings' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to MPTI and RELL?
Syntec Optics Holdings' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $7.00 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 Syntec Optics Holdings and its competitors. Syntec Optics Holdings's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $7.00 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Syntec Optics Holdings stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Syntec Optics Holdings (OPTX) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $1.94, compared to a current price of $8.56 — trading 341.2% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $7.00 Mil. Syntec Optics Holdings' overall GF Score™ is 22/100 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 Syntec Optics Holdings (OPTX), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $7.00 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 Syntec Optics Holdings (OPTX) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Syntec Optics Holdings stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of $8.56 is trading 341.2% above its estimated GF Value™ of $1.94.
GuruFocus considers Syntec Optics Holdings to be Significantly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for OPTX:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $7.00 Mil
GF Value™: $1.94 vs. price of $8.56 (341.2% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the OPTX stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Syntec Optics Holdings Inc is vertically integrated from design and component manufacturing for lens system assembly to imaging module integration for system solutions. Making its tools, molding, and nano machining allows close interaction and recut ability, enabling special techniques to hold tolerances to sub-micron levels. It has steadily developed a variety of other complementary manufacturing techniques to provide a wide suite of horizontal capabilities including thin film deposition coatings, glass molding, polymer molding, tool-making, mechanical manufacturing, and nano machining. Syntec Optics focuses on four end markets of defense, medical, consumer, and communications all with several mission-critical applications.
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