VPER (Viper Networks) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $4.13 Mil (TTM As of Sep. 2006)

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What is Viper Networks Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Viper Networks VPER -33.33% Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $4.13 Mil as of Sep. 2006.

Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Viper Networks's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2006 was $0.66 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2006 was $4.13 Mil.


Viper Networks  (OTCPK:VPER) 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.


Viper Networks Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms


Viper Networks Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Viper Networks'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.

Viper Networks Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Viper Networks Annual Data
Trend Dec01 Dec03 Dec04 Dec05
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
0.36 1.46 3.66 2.81

Viper Networks Quarterly Data
Dec01 Mar03 Jun03 Sep03 Dec03 Mar04 Jun04 Sep04 Dec04 Mar05 Jun05 Sep05 Dec05 Mar06 Jun06 Sep06
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.25 0.84 1.75 0.87 0.66

VPER vs MFCO, ELED, AGNU: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Viper Networks'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.


Viper Networks Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Viper Networks's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Viper Networks's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.



Viper Networks 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. 2006 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $4.13 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 $4.13 Mil mean?
Viper Networks (VPER) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $4.13 Mil as of Sep. 2006. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Viper Networks and its competitors.
Is Viper Networks' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Viper Networks' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $4.13 Mil.
How does Viper Networks' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to MFCO and ELED?
Viper Networks' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $4.13 Mil can be compared against companies in the Telecommunication Services 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 Telecommunication Services company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Telecommunication Services 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 Viper Networks and its competitors. Viper Networks's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $4.13 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Viper Networks stock overvalued right now?
Viper Networks (VPER) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $4.13 Mil. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $4.13 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 Viper Networks (VPER), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $4.13 Mil as of Sep. 2006. 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.

Viper Networks Business Description

Address 200 East Big Beaver, Troy, MI, USA, 48083
Viper Networks Inc, along with its subsidiaries, operates in the energy and telecommunications sectors. The group services five market segments: Over-the-Top (OTT) services, fixed wireless access services, mobility, smart city technology, and renewable energy generation in a single platform that can be deployed in challenging markets globally. The OTT services offered by the group include wholesale voice, wholesale messaging, wholesale roaming, and hosting technology. Additionally, it offers fixed wireless services in certain markets in the United States, mobility services, smart city services, and is also involved in renewable energy generation.