OPEX
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The acronym OPEX may refer to:
- Operational expenditureOperating expenseAn operating expense, operating expenditure, operational expense, operational expenditure or OPEX is an ongoing cost for running a product, business, or system . Its counterpart, a capital expenditure , is the cost of developing or providing non-consumable parts for the product or system...
- Operational excellenceOperational excellenceOperational Excellence is a philosophy of leadership, teamwork and problem solving resulting in continuous improvement throughout the organization by focusing on the needs of the customer, empowering employees, and optimizing existing activities in the process....
- OPEX (Stock Exchanges)
- OPEX (Corporation)OPEX (Corporation)OPEX Corporation manufactures, sells, and services high volume mailroom automation equipment and document scanners. Their products are used by the largest remittance processing operations like credit card companies, public utilities, and phone companies to speed up the processing of mail and...
- OPtions EXpirationExpiration (options)For an option contract, expiration is the date on which the contract expires. The option holder must elect to exercise the option or allow it to expire worthless.Typically, option contracts expire according to a pre-determined calendar. For instance, for U.S...
day = OPEX. The 3rd Friday of the month. - Opérations Extérieures, overseas operations of the French Military.
- OPEX is COGS, SG&A and R&D. It's what you have to spend in order to keep your business running. OPEX is deducted from your revenue to get operating profit. Put another way, OPEX is a measure of the (in)efficiency of your business. It has a direct correlation with enterprise value. You reduce OPEX (without hurting your core business), and you increase enterprise value. Lay off a bunch of people, and your stock price goes up.