Canadian Solar General and Administrative Expenses 2011-2026 | CSIQ

General and Administrative Expenses — these are a part of a company's operating expenses that are not directly related to the production of goods or the provision of services but are necessary for the overall functioning of the business.

What these expenses include

Salaries of administrative staff (executives, HR, accountants, legal personnel)
Office rent and utilities
Office equipment and IT infrastructure
Professional services (auditors, lawyers, consultants)
Insurance
General administrative travel and representation expenses

What the metric indicates

Cost control
A high level of such expenses may indicate inefficient management or an overly complex structure
Profitability
Reducing administrative expenses while maintaining stable revenue increases operating profit
Comparative analysis
Investors can compare this metric as a percentage of revenue among companies in the same industry
Business flexibility
Companies with a flexible and controlled expense structure are more resilient to revenue declines

Annual General and Administrative Expenses Canadian Solar

2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011
309 M	226 M	243 M	245 M	231 M	204 M	163 M	76.8 M	44.8 M	129 M	86.3 M

All numbers in USD currency

Indicator range from annual reports

Maximum	Minimum	Average
309 M	44.8 M	178 M

General and Administrative Expenses of other stocks in the Solar industry

Issuer	General and Administrative Expenses	Price	% 24h	Market Cap	Country
Array Technologies ARRY	199 M	$ 7.3	6.88 %	$ 1.11 B	USA
Sunnova Energy International NOVA	459 M	-	-	$ 27.3 M	USA
First Solar FSLR	204 M	$ 200.78	4.4 %	$ 21.5 B	USA
JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. JKS	1.96 B	$ 23.77	-0.29 %	$ 4.96 B	China
Maxeon Solar Technologies, Ltd. MAXN	86.2 M	$ 1.39	-2.8 %	$ 8.89 M	Singapore
Enphase Energy ENPH	138 M	$ 32.56	1.62 %	$ 4.44 B	USA
SunPower Corporation SPWR	387 M	$ 1.13	1.8 %	$ 197 M	USA
SolarEdge Technologies SEDG	101 M	$ 43.52	-0.75 %	$ 2.57 B	Israel
Shoals Technologies Group SHLS	102 M	$ 6.95	8.42 %	$ 1.16 B	USA
Sunrun RUN	245 M	$ 13.87	4.92 %	$ 3.08 B	USA
SPI Energy Co., Ltd. SPI	35.6 M	-	-12.26 %	$ 19.9 M	China
Sunworks SUNW	34.1 M	-	-40.48 %	$ 1.97 M	USA
Beam Global BEEM	430 K	$ 1.56	5.41 %	$ 22.8 M	USA