Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Orvana Minerals's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was $-1.6 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $15.4 Mil.
Orvana Minerals (OTCPK:ORVMF) 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.
Orvana Minerals Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Orvana Minerals Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Orvana Minerals'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.
Orvana Minerals Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
ORVMF vs HL: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Other Precious Metals & Mining subindustry, Orvana Minerals'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.
Orvana Minerals Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Metals & Mining Industry
For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Orvana Minerals's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Orvana Minerals's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Orvana Minerals 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 $15.4 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 $15.4 Mil mean?
Orvana Minerals (ORVMF) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $15.4 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 Orvana Minerals and its competitors.
Is Orvana Minerals' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Orvana Minerals' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $15.4 Mil. Overall, Orvana Minerals has a GF Score™ of 37/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Orvana Minerals' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to HL?
Orvana Minerals' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $15.4 Mil can be compared against companies in the Metals & Mining 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 Metals & Mining company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Metals & Mining 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 Orvana Minerals and its competitors. Orvana Minerals's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $15.4 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Orvana Minerals stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Orvana Minerals (ORVMF) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $0.33, compared to a current price of $1.47 — trading 345.5% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $15.4 Mil. Orvana Minerals' overall GF Score™ is 37/100 with 3 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 Orvana Minerals (ORVMF), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $15.4 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 Orvana Minerals (ORVMF) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Orvana Minerals stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of $1.47 is trading 345.5% above its estimated GF Value™ of $0.33.
GuruFocus considers Orvana Minerals to be Significantly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for ORVMF:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $15.4 Mil
GF Value™: $0.33 vs. price of $1.47 (345.5% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the ORVMF stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Orvana Minerals Corp is a Canadian mining and exploration company that is involved in the evaluation, development, and mining of precious and base metal deposits. The company predominantly operates in the gold and copper mining industry and its majority of the products are gold dore and gold/copper concentrates. Its properties include El Valle and Carles mines and the El Valle processing plant (collectively, El Valle), producer of copper concentrate and dore, Don Mario Operation and Taguas Property. The company's segments include Orovalle, which operates El Valle Mine in Spain, EMIPA which operates Don Mario Mine in Bolivia, Orvana Argentina and Corporate. Majority of the revenue for the company is generated from its Orovalle segment.
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