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Proxim Wireless (Proxim Wireless) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense : $4.44 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2010)


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What is Proxim Wireless Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Proxim Wireless's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2010 was $4.44 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2010 was $4.44 Mil.


Proxim Wireless Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

The historical data trend for Proxim Wireless'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.

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Proxim Wireless Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Proxim Wireless Annual Data
Trend Dec00 Dec01 Dec02 Dec03 Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 22.89 31.50 32.45 28.78 16.58

Proxim Wireless Quarterly Data
Dec04 Mar05 Jun05 Sep05 Dec05 Mar06 Jun06 Sep06 Dec06 Mar07 Jun07 Sep07 Dec07 Mar08 Jun08 Sep08 Dec08 Mar09 Dec09 Mar10
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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 6.95 5.24 3.65 - 4.44

Competitive Comparison of Proxim Wireless's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Proxim Wireless'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.


Proxim Wireless's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Proxim Wireless's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.



Proxim Wireless 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. 2010 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $4.44 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.


Proxim Wireless  (OTCPK:PRXM) 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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Proxim Wireless (Proxim Wireless) Business Description

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Address
1561 Buckeye Drive, Milpitas, CA, USA, 95035
Proxim Wireless Corp provides high-speed wireless communications equipment and services. Its systems enable service providers, enterprises, and governmental organizations to deliver high-speed data connectivity enabling a broad range of applications.
Executives
Alan B Howe director 1155 KAS DRIVE SUITE 100, RICHARDSON TX 75081
John W Gerdelman director C/O SYCAMORE NETWORKS INC, 220 MILL RD, CHELMSFORD MA 01824
Miller Lloyd I Iii 10 percent owner
Robert E Fitzgerald other: Former Officer and Director 2204 VAQUERO ESTATES BLVD, WESTLAKE TX 76262
Brian J Sereda officer: CFO andTreasurer 3590 NORTH FIRST STREET, SUITE 210, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Mobius Vi Llc 10 percent owner A/O MOBIUS VENTURO CAPITAL 2 PALO ALTO, STE 500 3000 EL CAMINO ROAD, PALO ALTO CA 94306
Mobius Technology Ventures Vi Lp 10 percent owner C/O MOBIUS VANTURE CAPITAL 2 PALO ALLO, STE. 500 3000 ELCAMINO REAL, PALO ALTO CA 94306
Mobius Technology Ventures Side Fund Vi L P 10 percent owner C/O MOBIUS VENTURE CAPITAL 2 PALO ALTO, STE 500 3000 EL CAMINO REAL, PALO ALTO CA 94306
Mobius Technology Ventures Advisors Fund Vi L P 10 percent owner C/O MOBIUS VENTURE CAPITAL 2 PALO ALTO, STE 500 3000 EL CAMINO REAL, PALO ALTO CA 94306
Softbank U S Ventures Vi L P 10 percent owner 200 W EVELYN AVE, STE 200, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
Daniel Hesse director
Bradley A Feld 10 percent owner C/O FOUNDRY GROUP, 645 WALNUT ST., BOULDER CO 80302
Roizen Jo Ann Heidi 10 percent owner
Carol B Armitage director C/O WINDSTREAM CORPORATION 4001 RODNEY PARHAM RD; B1F3 LITTLE ROCK AR 72212