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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Rubicon Technology's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Jun. 2025 was $0.31 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2025 was $0.81 Mil.
Rubicon Technology (OTCPK:RBCN) 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.
Rubicon Technology Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Rubicon Technology Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Rubicon Technology'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.
Rubicon Technology Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
RBCN vs SODI, GSTX, SCIA: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials subindustry, Rubicon Technology'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.
Rubicon Technology Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Semiconductors Industry
For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Rubicon Technology's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Rubicon Technology's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Rubicon Technology 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 Jun. 2025 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $0.81 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 $0.81 Mil mean?
Rubicon Technology (RBCN) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $0.81 Mil as of Jun. 2025. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Rubicon Technology and its competitors.
Is Rubicon Technology's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Rubicon Technology's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $0.81 Mil. Overall, Rubicon Technology has a GF Score™ of 36/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Rubicon Technology's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to SODI and GSTX?
Rubicon Technology's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $0.81 Mil can be compared against companies in the Semiconductors 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 Semiconductors company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Semiconductors 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 Rubicon Technology and its competitors. Rubicon Technology's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $0.81 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Rubicon Technology stock overvalued right now?
Rubicon Technology (RBCN) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $0.81 Mil. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $0.81 Mil. Rubicon Technology's overall GF Score™ is 36/100. 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 Rubicon Technology (RBCN), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $0.81 Mil as of Jun. 2025. 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.
Rubicon Technology Inc operates in two reportable segments: Logistics and Manufacturing. The majority of its revenue is generated from the Logistics segment, which is a non-asset-based, full-service provider of cargo transportation logistics management services, including freight forwarding via air, ocean, and land-based carriers; customs brokerage services; warehousing and distribution services; trucking and other value-added logistics services. The Manufacturing segment is a materials provider specializing in monocrystalline sapphire for optical and industrial applications. This segment provides optical and industrial sapphire products and materials in a variety of shapes and sizes. Geographically, the company operates across North America, Asia, and other regions.
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