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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. American Bank's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2025 was $0.73 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was $0.73 Mil.
American Bank (OTCPK:AMBK) 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.
American Bank Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
American Bank Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for American Bank'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.
American Bank Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
AMBK vs JFBC, BSBK, CWBK: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Banks - Regional subindustry, American Bank'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.
American Bank Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Banks Industry
For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, American Bank's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where American Bank's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
American Bank 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.
For stock reported annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Selling, General, & Admin. Expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was $0.73 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 $0.73 Mil mean?
American Bank (AMBK) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $0.73 Mil as of Dec. 2025. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on American Bank and its competitors.
Is American Bank's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
American Bank's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $0.73 Mil. Overall, American Bank has a GF Score™ of 60/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does American Bank's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to JFBC and BSBK?
American Bank's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $0.73 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 American Bank and its competitors. American Bank's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $0.73 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is American Bank stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, American Bank (AMBK) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is $22.80, compared to a current price of $21.43 — trading 6% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $0.73 Mil. American Bank's overall GF Score™ is 60/100 with 5 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 American Bank (AMBK), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $0.73 Mil as of Dec. 2025. 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 American Bank (AMBK) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, American Bank stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of $21.43 is trading 6% below its estimated GF Value™ of $22.80.
GuruFocus considers American Bank to be Fairly Valued.
Key valuation signals for AMBK:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $0.73 Mil
GF Value™: $22.80 vs. price of $21.43 (6% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the AMBK stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
American Bank Inc is a United States-based holding company for American Bank. The bank offers deposit and loan products for consumers, businesses, public, institutional, and governmental customers, including interest-bearing checking, money market accounts, and retirement accounts. The company generates revenue from interest and dividend income on loans and investments.
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