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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Art's-Way Manufacturing Co's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in May. 2026 was $1.65 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in May. 2026 was $5.89 Mil.
Art's-Way Manufacturing Co (NAS:ARTW) 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.
Art's-Way Manufacturing Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Art's-Way Manufacturing Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Art's-Way Manufacturing Co'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.
Art's-Way Manufacturing Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
ARTW vs GP, CLEV, HCAI: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery subindustry, Art's-Way Manufacturing 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.
Art's-Way Manufacturing Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery Industry
For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry and Industrials sector, Art's-Way Manufacturing Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Art's-Way Manufacturing Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Art's-Way Manufacturing 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 May. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $5.89 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 $5.89 Mil mean?
Art's-Way Manufacturing Co (ARTW) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $5.89 Mil as of May. 2026. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Art's-Way Manufacturing Co and its competitors.
Is Art's-Way Manufacturing Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Art's-Way Manufacturing Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $5.89 Mil. Overall, Art's-Way Manufacturing Co has a GF Score™ of 53/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Art's-Way Manufacturing Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to GP and CLEV?
Art's-Way Manufacturing Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $5.89 Mil can be compared against companies in the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery 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 Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery 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 Art's-Way Manufacturing Co and its competitors. Art's-Way Manufacturing Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $5.89 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Art's-Way Manufacturing Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Art's-Way Manufacturing Co (ARTW) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $1.87, compared to a current price of $2.96 — trading 58.3% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $5.89 Mil. Art's-Way Manufacturing Co's overall GF Score™ is 53/100 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 Art's-Way Manufacturing Co (ARTW), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $5.89 Mil as of May. 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 Art's-Way Manufacturing Co (ARTW) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Art's-Way Manufacturing Co stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of $2.96 is trading 58.3% above its estimated GF Value™ of $1.87.
GuruFocus considers Art's-Way Manufacturing Co to be Significantly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for ARTW:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $5.89 Mil
GF Value™: $1.87 vs. price of $2.96 (58.3% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the ARTW stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Art's-Way Manufacturing Co Inc is a manufacturer of agricultural equipment. It has two reportable segments: Agricultural Products and Modular Buildings. The Agricultural Products segment fabricates and sells farming products as well as related equipment and replacement parts for these products in the United States and world wide. Its Modular Buildings segment manufactures and installs modular buildings for animal containment and various laboratory uses. It derives revenues from the Agricultural Products segment.
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