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S&W Seed Co (S&W Seed Co) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense : $22.81 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2023)


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What is S&W Seed Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. S&W Seed Co's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $5.89 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $22.81 Mil.


S&W Seed Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

The historical data trend for S&W Seed Co'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.

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S&W Seed Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

S&W Seed Co Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 17.49 21.35 21.87 24.47 22.43

S&W Seed Co Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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Competitive Comparison of S&W Seed Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense

For the Farm Products subindustry, S&W Seed Co'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.


S&W Seed Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, S&W Seed Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where S&W Seed Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.



S&W Seed Co 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 Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $22.81 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.


S&W Seed Co  (NAS:SANW) 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.


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S&W Seed Co (S&W Seed Co) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2101 Ken Pratt Boulevard, Suite 201, Longmont, CO, USA, 80501
S&W Seed Co is a multi-crop, middle-market agricultural company. It is engaged in the breeding, production, and sale of alfalfa seed and sorghum seed. It also has a growing commercial market presence in sunflower and maintains an active stevia development program. The company's seed platform develops and supplies germplasm designed to produce higher yields for farmers worldwide. It produces approximately 500 seed products and has a sale in more than 40 countries. Its geographical segments include the United States, Australia, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, South Africa, and other countries.
Executives
Vanessa Baughman officer: Interim CFO C/O S&W SEED COMPANY, 2101 KEN PRATT BLVD., SUITE 201, LONGMONT CO 80501
Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value Lp 10 percent owner 450 SEVENTH AVENUE, SUITE 509, NEW YORK NY 10123
Mark Herrmann director C/O S&W SEED COMPANY, 2101 KEN PRATT BLVD., SUITE 201, LONGMONT CO 80501
Jennifer C. Price 10 percent owner, other: See remarks C/O MFP INVESTORS LLC, 909 THIRD AVENUE, 33RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Mark Wong director, officer: CEO and President BIOFUEL ENERGY CORP., 1600 BROADWAY, SUITE 2200, DENVER CO 80202
Elizabeth Horton officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O S&W SEED COMPANY, 2101 KEN PRATT BLVD., SUITE 201, LONGMONT CO 80501
David Thomas Callachor officer: Executive VP, International C/O S&W SEED COMPANY, 106 K STREET, SUITE 300, SACRAMENTO CA 95814
Mfp Partners Lp 10 percent owner, other: See remarks below 909 THIRD AVENUE, 33RD FLOOR, New York NY 10022
Alan D Willits director 5122 PURDUE AVENUE, DALLAS TX 75209
Matthew K Szot officer: VP Finance and CFO 802 NORTH DOUTY STREET, HANFORD CA 93230
Robert D Straus director 230 EAST 44TH ST APT 9C, NEW YORK NY 10017
Wynnefield Capital, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan 10 percent owner 450 SEVENTH AVENUE, SUITE 509, NEW YORK NY 10123
Wynnefield Small Cap Value Offshore Fund Ltd 10 percent owner 450 SEVENTH AVE, STE 509, NEW YORK NY 10123
Wynnefield Capital Inc 10 percent owner 450 SEVENTH AVE, STE 509, NEW YORK NY 10123
Joshua Landes 10 percent owner