General Electric Co (NYSE:GE) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense

: $14,005 Mil (TTM As of Jun. 2023)

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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. General Electric Co's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Jun. 2023 was $3,093 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2023 was $14,005 Mil.

General Electric Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

The historical data trend for General Electric Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense can be seen below:

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General Electric Co Annual Data

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Dec22

Selling, General, & Admin. Expense

17,433.00

17,100.00

14,989.00

14,126.00

15,515.00

General Electric Co Quarterly Data
	Sep18	Dec18	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense																2,486.00	3,785.00	4,301.00	2,826.00	3,093.00

Competitive Comparison

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, General Electric 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.

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General Electric Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Distribution

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, General Electric Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where General Electric Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls in comparison to its industry or sector. The grey bar indicates the Selling, General, & Admin. Expense's extreme value range as defined by GuruFocus.

General Electric 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 Jun. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $14,005 Mil.

General Electric Co (NYSE:GE) 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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General Electric Co (NYSE:GE) Business Description

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Address

5 Necco Street, Boston, MA, USA, 02210

Website

https://www.ge.com

GE was formed through the combination of two companies in 1892, including one with historical ties to American inventor Thomas Edison. Today, GE is a global leader in air travel and in the energy transition. The company is known for its differentiated technology and its massive industrial installed base of equipment sprawled throughout the world. That installed base most notably includes aerospace engines, gas and steam turbines, and onshore and offshore wind turbines. GE earns most of its profits on the service revenue of that equipment, which is generally higher-margin. The company is led by former Danaher alumnus Larry Culp, who is leading a multiyear turnaround of the storied conglomerate based on lean principles.

Executives

Rahul Ghai	officer: Senior Vice President	GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, 5 NECCO STREET, BOSTON MA 02210
Jessica R. Uhl	director	200 WEST STREET, NEW YORK NY 10282
Darren W Mcdew	director	100 ABBOTT PARK ROAD, ABBOTT PARK IL 60064
Thomas S Timko	officer: Vice President	300 RENAISSANCE CENTER, M/C: 482-C25-A36, DETROIT MI 48265-3000
L Kevin Cox	officer: Senior Vice President	THE PEPSI BOTTLING GROUP, INC., ONE PEPSI WAY, SOMERS NY 10589
Russell Stokes	officer: Senior Vice President	ONE FINANCIAL CENTER, SUITE 3700, BOSTON MA 02111
Scott Strazik	officer: Senior Vice President	ONE FINANCIAL CENTER, SUITE 3700, BOSTON MA 02111
Michael J Holston	officer: Senior Vice President	GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, ONE FINANCIAL CENTER, SUITE 3700, BOSTON MA 02111
Happe Carolina Dybeck	officer: Senior Vice President	5 NECCO STREET, BOSTON MA 02210
John S. Slattery	officer: Executive Vice President	5 NECCO STREET, BOSTON MA 02210
Thomas W Horton	director	4333 AMON CARTER BLVD., FORTH WORTH TX 76155
Isabella D Goren	director	C/O LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES N V, DELFTSEPLEIN 27E, ROTTERDAM P7 3013AA
Francisco Dsouza	director	500 GLENPOINTE CENTRE W, TEANECK NJ 07666
Risa J Lavizzo-mourey	director	GE HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGIES INC., 500 W. MONROE ST., CHICAGO IL 60661
Paula Rosput Reynolds	director	605 HILLSIDE DRIVE EAST, SEATTLE WA 98112