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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Above Food Ingredients's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
six
months ended in Jul. 2024 was $9.1 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jul. 2024 was $20.0 Mil.
Above Food Ingredients (OTCPK:ABVEF) 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.
Above Food Ingredients Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Above Food Ingredients Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Above Food Ingredients'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.
Above Food Ingredients Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
Above Food Ingredients Annual Data
Trend
Jan22
Jan23
Jan24
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
8.58
20.59
22.61
Above Food Ingredients Semi-Annual Data
Jan22
Jan23
Jul23
Jan24
Jul24
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
0.00
0.00
11.87
10.93
9.08
ABVEF vs CTGL, NATR, BHST: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Above Food Ingredients'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.
Above Food Ingredients Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Consumer Packaged Goods Industry
For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Above Food Ingredients's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Above Food Ingredients's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Above Food Ingredients 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 Jul. 2024 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $20.0 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 $20.0 Mil mean?
Above Food Ingredients (ABVEF) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $20.0 Mil as of Jul. 2024. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Above Food Ingredients and its competitors.
Is Above Food Ingredients' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Above Food Ingredients' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $20.0 Mil. Overall, Above Food Ingredients has a GF Score™ of 16/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Above Food Ingredients' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to CTGL and NATR?
Above Food Ingredients' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $20.0 Mil can be compared against companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods 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 Consumer Packaged Goods company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Consumer Packaged Goods 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 Above Food Ingredients and its competitors. Above Food Ingredients's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $20.0 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Above Food Ingredients stock overvalued right now?
Above Food Ingredients (ABVEF) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $20.0 Mil. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $20.0 Mil. Above Food Ingredients' overall GF Score™ is 16/100. 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 Above Food Ingredients (ABVEF), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $20.0 Mil as of Jul. 2024. 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.
Above Food Ingredients Inc is a differentiated, regenerative ingredient company. Its products are made with real nutritious, flavorful ingredients and delivered with transparency. Its vision is to create a healthier world one seed, one field, and one bite at a time. With a robust chain of custody of plant proteins, enabled by scaled operations and infrastructure in primary agriculture and processing, and proprietary seed development capabilities that leverage the power of artificial intelligence driven genomics. The company delivers nutritious foods to businesses and consumers with traceability and sustainability. Above Food's consumer products and brands are available in grocers across Canada and the United States.
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