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CIT Group (CIT Group) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense : $832 Mil (TTM As of Sep. 2021)


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What is CIT Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. CIT Group's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2021 was $205 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2021 was $832 Mil.


CIT Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

The historical data trend for CIT Group'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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CIT Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

CIT Group Annual Data
Trend Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 836.20 821.10 805.80 794.10 922.00

CIT Group Quarterly Data
Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21
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 218.10 218.60 206.80 201.10 205.10

Competitive Comparison of CIT Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, CIT Group'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.


CIT Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, CIT Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where CIT Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.



CIT Group 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 Sep. 2021 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $832 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.


CIT Group  (NYSE:CIT) 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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CIT Group (CIT Group) Business Description

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11 West 42nd Street, New York, NY, USA, 10036
CIT Group Inc is a banking holding company and a financial holding company operating primarily in North America. It provides financing, leasing, and advisory services primarily to middle-market companies in a diverse group of industries. The company's banking subsidiary mostly operates in Southern California and offers both commercial and retail banking services. The company sources its commercial lending business through direct marketing to customers, vendors, and distributors, among other parties. The company generates revenue by earning interest on loans and investments, as well as commission, fees, and rental income on leased equipment and other financial services. The company also syndicates and sells finance receivables.
Executives
John J. Fawcett officer: EVP and Chief Financial Office C/O CIT GROUP INC., 1 CIT DRIVE, LIVINGSTON NJ 07039
Wahida Plummer officer: EVP & Chief Risk Officer C/O CIT GROUP INC. 1 CIT DRIVE, #3251-9 LIVINGSTON NJ 07039
Marisa Harney officer: EVP & Chief Credit Officer C/O CIT GROUP INC., 1 CIT DRIVE, #3251-9, LIVINGSTON NJ 07039
Steve Solk officer: President, Consumer Banking C/O CIT GROUP INC., ATTN GENERAL COUNSEL 1 CIT DRIVE LIVINGSTON NJ 07039
Sheila A Stamps director C/O CIT GROUP, 1 CIT DRIVE, ATTN: GENERAL COUNSEL, LIVINGSTON NJ 07039
Michael L. Brosnan director C/O CIT GROUP INC. - GENERAL COUNSEL 1 CIT DRIVE LIVINGSTON NJ 07039
Gina M. Proia officer: EVP & Head of Marketing C/O CIT GROUP INC., ATTN GENERAL COUNSEL 1 CIT DRIVE LIVINGSTON NJ 07039
Denise M. Menelly officer: EVP, Head of Technology & Ops C/O CIT GROUP INC., 1 CIT DRIVE LIVINGSTON NJ 07039
Edward K Sperling officer: EVP & Controller C/O CIT GROUP, 1 CIT DRIVE, #3251-9 LIVINGSTON NJ 07039
Ellen R Alemany director, officer: Chair & CEO ONE ADP BOULEVARD, ROSELAND NJ 07068
James J Duffy officer: EVP & Chief HR Officer C/O CIT GROUP, 11 WEST 42ND ST. NEW YORK NY 10036
Gerald Rosenfeld director C/O CIT GROUP INC., 1 CIT DRIVE, #3251-9, LIVINGSTON NJ 07039
David Harnisch officer: Pres., Commercial Finance C/O CIT GROUP, 1 CIT DRIVE LIVINGSTON NJ 07039
Alan L Frank director C/O CIT GROUP, 1 CIT DRIVE, #3251-9 LIVINGSTON NJ 07039
John R Ryan director

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