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Vera Bradley (Vera Bradley) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense : $241.5 Mil (TTM As of Jan. 2024)


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What is Vera Bradley Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Vera Bradley's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $67.2 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2024 was $241.5 Mil.


Vera Bradley Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

The historical data trend for Vera Bradley'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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Vera Bradley Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Vera Bradley Annual Data
Trend Jan15 Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 253.43 252.59 261.99 265.02 241.46

Vera Bradley Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 70.00 58.51 59.41 56.36 67.18

Competitive Comparison of Vera Bradley's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense

For the Footwear & Accessories subindustry, Vera Bradley'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.


Vera Bradley's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Distribution in the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories Industry

For the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Vera Bradley's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

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Vera Bradley 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 Jan. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $241.5 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.


Vera Bradley  (NAS:VRA) 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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Vera Bradley (Vera Bradley) Business Description

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Address
12420 Stonebridge Road, Roanoke, IN, USA, 46783
Vera Bradley Inc designs women's handbags, travel items, and accessories. Each category comprises a substantial component of total sales, with the bags category comprising the Most. Most of the company's sales are made directly to customers through Vera Bradley's retail stores and e-commerce sites. The company also has a substantial wholesale business selling to specialty retail and department stores. Almost all company sales are in the United States. Vera Bradley uses third-party manufacturers in Asia to produce its product, and the company distributes the product through its distribution center in Indiana.
Executives
Mary Lou Kelley director 7601 PENN AVENUE SOUTH, RICHFIELD MN 55423
Michael Schwindle officer: CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 2400 WEST CENTRAL ROAD, HOFFMAN ESTATES IL 60192
Alison Hiatt officer: Chief Marketing Officer C/O VERA BRADLEY, INC., 12420 STONEBRIDGE ROAD, ROANOKE IN 46783
Jacqueline Ardrey director, officer: President and CEO C/O VERA BRADLEY, INC., 12420 STONEBRIDGE ROAD, ROANOKE IN 46783
Frances P Philip director ONE ALBION ROAD, LINCOLN RI 02865
Edward M Schmults director C/O VERA BRADLEY, INC., 2208 PRODUCTION ROAD, FORT WAYNE IN 46808
Robert Wallstrom director, officer: President & Chief Exec Officer 12 E. 49TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10017
Daren Hull officer: Chief Customer Officer C/O VERA BRADLEY, INC., 12420 STONEBRIDGE ROAD, ROANOKE IN 46783
John Enwright officer: VP, Interim Chief Fin. Officer C/O VERA BRADLEY, INC., 12420 STONEBRIDGE RD., ROANOKE IN 46873
Mark C Dely officer: VP - Chief Legal Off. and Sec. 4300 NEW GETWELL RD, MEMPHIS TN 38118
P. Michael Miller director, 10 percent owner C/O VERA BRADLEY, INC., 2208 PRODUCTION ROAD, FORT WAYNE IN 46808
Patricia R. Miller director, 10 percent owner C/O VERA BRADLEY, INC., 2208 PRODUCTION ROAD, FORT WAYNE IN 46808
Nancy Twine director C/O VERA BRADLEY, INC., 12420 STONEBRIDGE ROAD, ROANOKE IN 46783
James Bradley Byrne 10 percent owner 12 CHURCHILL ROAD, MARBLEHEAD MA 01945
Byrne Thomas Farrell Ii 10 percent owner 13114 PERRY LAKE COURT, FORT WAYNE IN 46845