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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Open Text's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was C$537 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was C$2,115 Mil.
Open Text (TSX:OTEX) 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.
Open Text Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Open Text Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Open Text'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.
Open Text Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
TSX:OTEX vs UBER, SHOP, CRM: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Software - Application subindustry, Open Text'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.
Open Text Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Software Industry
For the Software industry and Technology sector, Open Text's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Open Text's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Open Text 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$2,115 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$2,115 Mil mean?
Open Text (TSX:OTEX) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of C$2,115 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 Open Text and its competitors.
Is Open Text's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Open Text's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is C$2,115 Mil. Overall, Open Text has a GF Score™ of 87/100 and is considered Possible Value Trap, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Open Text's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to UBER and SHOP?
Open Text's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of C$2,115 Mil can be compared against companies in the Software 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 Software company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Software 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 Open Text and its competitors. Open Text's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is C$2,115 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Open Text stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Open Text (TSX:OTEX) is currently considered Possible Value Trap. The stock's GF Value™ is C$45.87, compared to a current price of C$31.56 — trading 31.2% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is C$2,115 Mil. Open Text's overall GF Score™ is 87/100 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 Open Text (TSX:OTEX), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is C$2,115 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 Open Text (TSX:OTEX) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Open Text stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of C$31.56 is trading 31.2% below its estimated GF Value™ of C$45.87.
GuruFocus considers Open Text to be Possible Value Trap.
Key valuation signals for TSX:OTEX:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: C$2,115 Mil
GF Value™: C$45.87 vs. price of C$31.56 (31.2% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the TSX:OTEX stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Open Text Corp is engaged in the design, development, marketing, and sale of Information Management software and solutions. Its software allows clients to archive, aggregate, retrieve, and search unstructured information (such as documents, e-mail, and presentations). Its platform and services provide secure and scalable solutions for enterprises, SMBs, governments, and consumers around the world. The company's solutions are marketed and delivered on the OpenText Cloud Platform, which is a comprehensive Information Management platform consisting of six business clouds; Content Cloud, Cybersecurity Cloud, Application Automation Cloud, Business Network Cloud, IT Operations Management Cloud, and Analytics Cloud. Geographically, it derives maximum revenue from the United States.
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