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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Ameris Bancorp's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Jun. 2026 was $98 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was $385 Mil.
Ameris Bancorp (NYSE:ABCB) 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.
Ameris Bancorp Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Ameris Bancorp Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Ameris Bancorp'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.
Ameris Bancorp Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
ABCB vs AUB, ASB, FLG: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Banks - Regional subindustry, Ameris Bancorp'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.
Ameris Bancorp Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Banks Industry
For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Ameris Bancorp's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Ameris Bancorp's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Ameris Bancorp 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. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $385 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.
What does a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $385 Mil mean?
Ameris Bancorp (ABCB) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $385 Mil as of Jun. 2026. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Ameris Bancorp and its competitors.
Is Ameris Bancorp's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Ameris Bancorp's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $385 Mil. Overall, Ameris Bancorp has a GF Score™ of 60/100 and is considered Modestly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Ameris Bancorp's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to AUB and ASB?
Ameris Bancorp's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $385 Mil can be compared against companies in the Banks industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense for a Banks company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Banks industry context. However, Selling, General, & Admin. Expense should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Selling, General, & Admin. Expense mean?
A high Selling, General, & Admin. Expense can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Ameris Bancorp and its competitors. Ameris Bancorp's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $385 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Ameris Bancorp stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Ameris Bancorp (ABCB) is currently considered Modestly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $74.36, compared to a current price of $85.83 — trading 15.4% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $385 Mil. Ameris Bancorp's overall GF Score™ is 60/100 with 7 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Selling, General, & Admin. Expense calculated?
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Ameris Bancorp (ABCB), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $385 Mil as of Jun. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Is Ameris Bancorp (ABCB) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Ameris Bancorp stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of $85.83 is trading 15.4% above its estimated GF Value™ of $74.36.
GuruFocus considers Ameris Bancorp to be Modestly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for ABCB:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $385 Mil
GF Value™: $74.36 vs. price of $85.83 (15.4% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the ABCB stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Ameris Bancorp is a bank holding company that operates through Ameris Bank, its subsidiary. The company operates branches in Georgia, Alabama, Florida, and South Carolina. It offers traditional banking services such as business banking, personal banking, checking, savings, mobile banking, and others. The bank is organized into four segments: the Banking Division, the Retail Mortgage Division, the Warehouse Lending Division and the Premium Finance Division. The company generates majority of its revenue from the banking division. The company intends to acquire banks in its geographic region to increase its market share and expand beyond its current market.
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