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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. SPI Energy Co's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Sep. 2023 was $6.5 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2023 was $46.2 Mil.
SPI Energy Co (OTCPK:SPIEF) 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.
SPI Energy Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
SPI Energy Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for SPI Energy Co'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.
SPI Energy Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
SPIEF vs ISUN, SUNW, PEGY: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Solar subindustry, SPI Energy 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.
SPI Energy Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Semiconductors Industry
For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, SPI Energy Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where SPI Energy Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
SPI Energy 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 Sep. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $46.2 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 $46.2 Mil mean?
SPI Energy Co (SPIEF) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $46.2 Mil as of Sep. 2023. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on SPI Energy Co and its competitors.
Is SPI Energy Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
SPI Energy Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $46.2 Mil. Overall, SPI Energy Co has a GF Score™ of 12/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does SPI Energy Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to ISUN and SUNW?
SPI Energy Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $46.2 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 SPI Energy Co and its competitors. SPI Energy Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $46.2 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is SPI Energy Co stock overvalued right now?
SPI Energy Co (SPIEF) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $46.2 Mil. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $46.2 Mil. SPI Energy Co's overall GF Score™ is 12/100. 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 SPI Energy Co (SPIEF), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $46.2 Mil as of Sep. 2023. 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.
SPI Energy Co Ltd is a renewable energy company and provider of solar storage and electric vehicle (EV) solutions. The company has three core divisions: SolarJuice residential solar, the commercial solar division comprised of SPI Solar and Orange Power, and the Edisonfuture/Phoenix Motor EV division. Geographically, it has a presence in North America, Australia, Asia and Europe.
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