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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Radiant Opto-Electronics's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was NT$571 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was NT$1,919 Mil.
Radiant Opto-Electronics (TPE:6176) 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.
Radiant Opto-Electronics Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Radiant Opto-Electronics Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Radiant Opto-Electronics'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.
Radiant Opto-Electronics Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
TPE:6176 vs APH, GLW, TEL: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Electronic Components subindustry, Radiant Opto-Electronics'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.
Radiant Opto-Electronics Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Hardware Industry
For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Radiant Opto-Electronics's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Radiant Opto-Electronics's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Radiant Opto-Electronics 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 NT$1,919 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 NT$1,919 Mil mean?
Radiant Opto-Electronics (TPE:6176) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of NT$1,919 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 Radiant Opto-Electronics and its competitors.
Is Radiant Opto-Electronics' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Radiant Opto-Electronics' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$1,919 Mil. Overall, Radiant Opto-Electronics has a GF Score™ of 79/100 and is considered Significantly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Radiant Opto-Electronics' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to APH and GLW?
Radiant Opto-Electronics' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of NT$1,919 Mil can be compared against companies in the Hardware 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 Hardware company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Hardware 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 Radiant Opto-Electronics and its competitors. Radiant Opto-Electronics's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$1,919 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Radiant Opto-Electronics stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Radiant Opto-Electronics (TPE:6176) is currently considered Significantly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is NT$181.87, compared to a current price of NT$108.40 — trading 40.4% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$1,919 Mil. Radiant Opto-Electronics' overall GF Score™ is 79/100 with 6 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 Radiant Opto-Electronics (TPE:6176), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$1,919 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 Radiant Opto-Electronics (TPE:6176) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Radiant Opto-Electronics stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of NT$108.40 is trading 40.4% below its estimated GF Value™ of NT$181.87.
GuruFocus considers Radiant Opto-Electronics to be Significantly Undervalued.
Key valuation signals for TPE:6176:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: NT$1,919 Mil
GF Value™: NT$181.87 vs. price of NT$108.40 (40.4% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the TPE:6176 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Radiant Opto-Electronics Corp is a Taiwan-based company that is engaged in designing, manufacturing, assembling, and marketing backlight modules and light guide plates for liquid crystal display panels. The Group has three reportable segments: the domestic, Mainland China, and other operations segments. The domestic segment engages in the manufacture and sale of light guide plates, backlight modules for LCDs, and lighting components. The Mainland China segment, which generates key revenue, uses the technologies provided by the domestic segment to develop new designs of products according to the demands of various customers. Geographically, the majority of the revenue for the company is generated from Asia, and the rest from Europe and America.
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