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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Spark Energy Minerals's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Apr. 2026 was $0.23 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Apr. 2026 was $1.09 Mil.
Spark Energy Minerals (OTCPK:SPARF) 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.
Spark Energy Minerals Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Spark Energy Minerals Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Spark Energy 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.
Spark Energy Minerals Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
Spark Energy Minerals Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Competitor Comparison
For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Spark Energy 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.
Spark Energy Minerals Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Metals & Mining Industry
For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Spark Energy Minerals's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Spark Energy Minerals's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Spark Energy 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 Apr. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $1.09 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 $1.09 Mil mean?
Spark Energy Minerals (SPARF) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $1.09 Mil as of Apr. 2026. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Spark Energy Minerals and its competitors.
Is Spark Energy Minerals' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Spark Energy Minerals' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $1.09 Mil.
How does Spark Energy Minerals' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to competitors?
Spark Energy Minerals' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $1.09 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 Spark Energy Minerals and its competitors. Spark Energy Minerals's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $1.09 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Spark Energy Minerals stock overvalued right now?
Spark Energy Minerals (SPARF) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $1.09 Mil. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $1.09 Mil. 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 Spark Energy Minerals (SPARF), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $1.09 Mil as of Apr. 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.
Spark Energy Minerals Inc is in the business of acquisition, exploration and evaluation of a mineral properties in Ontario, Quebec, and Brazil. Its projects include, Minas Gerais and Bahia Lithium Project, Goas Rare Earth Elements Project, Lithium Valley Lithium Project and Nova Energia Lithium Project.
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