What is Gentex's premium audio products — operating expenses?

Gentex (GNTX) reported premium audio products — operating expenses of $13.51M in Q1 2026.

What does premium audio products — operating expenses mean?

Represents the indirect costs required to support the premium audio segment, including research and development, sales, marketing, and administrative overhead. This metric highlights the level of investment required to maintain and grow the audio business beyond direct production costs. It is critical for evaluating the operational leverage and cost discipline within the segment.

Gentex GNTX Premium Audio Products — Operating Expenses

Other segment segments

Automotive Products

$74.76M+5.2%

Other

$16.7M+118%

Similar metrics at other companies

SNAProduct And Services, Excluding Financial Services — Operating Expenses

$357.5M+6.6%

BCPCSpecialty Products — Operating Expenses

$8.53M+10.7%

FTAIAerospace Products — Operating Expenses

$10.84M+90.6%

VIAVOptical Security and Performance Products — Operating Expenses

$12.8M-5.2%

VSECProducts — Costs and operating expenses

$164.29M+20.0%

HSICGlobal Specialty Products — Operating Expenses

$162M+8.0%

Other financials

Income statement

See full

Revenue$675.4M+17.1%

Gross profit$228.6M+19.2%

Operating income$123.7M+9.4%

Net income$98.5M+3.8%

EPS (diluted)$0.46+9.5%

Balance sheet

See full

Cash & equivalents$164.8M-42.5%

Total debt$10.8M+123%

Total equity$2.5B+1.1%

Total assets$3.0B+7.7%

Cash flow

See full

Operating cash flow$137.1M-7.7%

CapEx$17.0M-53.6%

Free cash flow$120.0M+7.4%

Valuation

See full

Market cap$5.53B-11.1%

Enterprise value$5.37B-9.2%

P/E14.2×-1.7×

P/S2.1×-0.6×

Profitability

See full

Gross margin34.3%+1.2pp

Operating margin18.4%-0.9pp

Net margin14.8%-2.3pp

FCF margin17.7%+1.7pp

Returns & leverage

See full

Return on equity15.6%-0.5pp

Debt / equity0×0.0×

Current ratio2.7×-1.4×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Gentex in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:OperatingExpenses.

The official record: Gentex’s 10-Q, filed May 6, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Ask your AI about Gentex's premium audio products — operating expenses.

Connect your AI assistant and compare segments, right in your chat.

Connect your AI

Claude

Questions, answered.

What is Gentex's premium audio products — operating expenses?: Gentex (GNTX) reported premium audio products — operating expenses of $13.51M in Q1 2026.
What does premium audio products — operating expenses mean?: Represents the indirect costs required to support the premium audio segment, including research and development, sales, marketing, and administrative overhead. This metric highlights the level of investment required to maintain and grow the audio business beyond direct production costs. It is critical for evaluating the operational leverage and cost discipline within the segment.