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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Ballard Power Systems's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was C$8.9 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was C$35.5 Mil.
Ballard Power Systems (TSX:BLDP) 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.
Ballard Power Systems Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Ballard Power Systems Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Ballard Power Systems'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.
Ballard Power Systems Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
TSX:BLDP vs VRT, BE: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, Ballard Power Systems'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.
Ballard Power Systems Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Industrial Products Industry
For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Ballard Power Systems's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Ballard Power Systems's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Ballard Power Systems 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 C$35.5 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 C$35.5 Mil mean?
Ballard Power Systems (TSX:BLDP) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of C$35.5 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 Ballard Power Systems and its competitors.
Is Ballard Power Systems' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Ballard Power Systems' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is C$35.5 Mil. Overall, Ballard Power Systems has a GF Score™ of 76/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Ballard Power Systems' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to VRT and BE?
Ballard Power Systems' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of C$35.5 Mil can be compared against companies in the Industrial Products 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 an Industrial Products company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Industrial Products 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 Ballard Power Systems and its competitors. Ballard Power Systems's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is C$35.5 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Ballard Power Systems stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Ballard Power Systems (TSX:BLDP) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is C$4.20, compared to a current price of C$4.37 — trading 4% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is C$35.5 Mil. Ballard Power Systems' overall GF Score™ is 76/100 with 4 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 Ballard Power Systems (TSX:BLDP), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is C$35.5 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 Ballard Power Systems (TSX:BLDP) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Ballard Power Systems stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of C$4.37 is trading 4% above its estimated GF Value™ of C$4.20.
GuruFocus considers Ballard Power Systems to be Fairly Valued.
Key valuation signals for TSX:BLDP:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: C$35.5 Mil
GF Value™: C$4.20 vs. price of C$4.37 (4% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the TSX:BLDP stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Ballard Power Systems Inc is engaged in design, development, manufacture, sale and service of proton exchange membrane ("PEM") fuel cell products for a variety of applications, focusing on power products for bus, truck, rail, marine, stationary and emerging market (material handling, off-road and other) applications, as well as the delivery of services, including technology solutions, after sales services and training. A fuel cell is an environmentally clean electrochemical device that combines hydrogen fuel with oxygen (from the air) to produce electricity. Key geographical revenue is derived from United States followed by Poland, Canada, and other countries.
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