OST (Ostin Technology Group Co) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $8.11 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2026)


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Price $1.70
GF Value $1.94
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What is Ostin Technology Group Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Ostin Technology Group Co OST -1.45% 20 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $8.11 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates OST with a GF Score™ of 20/100 and a GF Value™ of $1.94. The stock has 7 warning signs investors should review.

Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Ostin Technology Group Co's selling, general, & admin. expense for the six months ended in Mar. 2026 was $4.11 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $8.11 Mil.


Ostin Technology Group Co  (NAS:OST) 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.


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Ostin Technology Group Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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Ostin Technology Group Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Ostin Technology Group Co Annual Data
Trend Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23 Sep24 Sep25
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Ostin Technology Group Co Semi-Annual Data
Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23 Mar24 Sep24 Mar25 Sep25 Mar26
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.80 5.82 5.21 4.00 4.11

OST vs MTEK, IEHC, DAIO: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Electronic Components subindustry, Ostin Technology Group Co'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.


Ostin Technology Group Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Ostin Technology Group Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Ostin Technology Group Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.


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Ostin Technology Group Co 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 semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $8.11 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 $8.11 Mil mean?
Ostin Technology Group Co (OST) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $8.11 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 Ostin Technology Group Co and its competitors.
Is Ostin Technology Group Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Ostin Technology Group Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $8.11 Mil. Overall, Ostin Technology Group Co has a GF Score™ of 20/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Ostin Technology Group Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to MTEK and IEHC?
Ostin Technology Group Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $8.11 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 Ostin Technology Group Co and its competitors. Ostin Technology Group Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $8.11 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Ostin Technology Group Co stock overvalued right now?
Ostin Technology Group Co (OST) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $8.11 Mil. The stock's GF Value™ is $1.94, compared to a current price of $1.70 — trading 12.6% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $8.11 Mil. Ostin Technology Group Co's overall GF Score™ is 20/100 with 7 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 Ostin Technology Group Co (OST), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $8.11 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 Ostin Technology Group Co (OST) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Ostin Technology Group Co stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of $1.70 is trading 12.6% below its estimated GF Value™ of $1.94.

Key valuation signals for OST:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $8.11 Mil
  • GF Value™: $1.94 vs. price of $1.70 (12.6% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 20/100 with 7 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the OST stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Ostin Technology Group Co Business Description

Address 1 Kechuang Road, Building 2, 101, Qixia District, Jiangsu Province, Nanjing, CHN, 210046
Ostin Technology Group Co Ltd is a holding company. The company, along with its subsidiaries, is engaged in the business of designing, developing and manufacturing TFT-LCD modules and polarizers in a wide range of sizes and customized sizes. Its display modules are mainly used in consumer electronics, commercial LCD displays and automotive displays. The company also manufactures polarizers used in the TFT-LCD display modules and protective films for the OLED display panel. It manufactures two categories of products: display modules and polarizers. Geographically, it generates the majority of revenue from Mainland China and the rest from Hong Kong, Taiwan and other countries.
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