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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. OTC Markets Group's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was $4.0 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $14.0 Mil.
OTC Markets Group (OTCPK:OTCM) 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.
OTC Markets Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
OTC Markets Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for OTC Markets Group'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.
OTC Markets Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
OTCM vs VALU, DTCX, MKTW: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Financial Data & Stock Exchanges subindustry, OTC Markets Group'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.
OTC Markets Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Capital Markets Industry
For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, OTC Markets Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where OTC Markets Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
OTC Markets Group 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 $14.0 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 $14.0 Mil mean?
OTC Markets Group (OTCM) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $14.0 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 OTC Markets Group and its competitors.
Is OTC Markets Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
OTC Markets Group's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $14.0 Mil. Overall, OTC Markets Group has a GF Score™ of 87/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does OTC Markets Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to VALU and DTCX?
OTC Markets Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $14.0 Mil can be compared against companies in the Capital Markets 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 Capital Markets company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Capital Markets 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 OTC Markets Group and its competitors. OTC Markets Group's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $14.0 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is OTC Markets Group stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, OTC Markets Group (OTCM) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $61.00, compared to a current price of $53.12 — trading 12.9% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $14.0 Mil. OTC Markets Group's overall GF Score™ is 87/100 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 OTC Markets Group (OTCM), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $14.0 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 OTC Markets Group (OTCM) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, OTC Markets Group stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of $53.12 is trading 12.9% below its estimated GF Value™ of $61.00.
GuruFocus considers OTC Markets Group to be Modestly Undervalued.
Key valuation signals for OTCM:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $14.0 Mil
GF Value™: $61.00 vs. price of $53.12 (12.9% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the OTCM stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
OTC Markets Group Inc operates financial markets for securities in the U.S. and globally. The firm mainly operates OTCQX market, OTCQB venture market and Pink open market. It has OTC link ATS, market data licensing and corporate services business lines. The activities of these business lines encompass quotation and trade messaging services, network-based platform, access to market data, a suite of market data licenses and disclosure and information services. It derives a majority of its revenue from the U.S.
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