Jacka Resources (ASX:JKA) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: A$0.24 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2019)

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What is Jacka Resources Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Jacka Resources ASX:JKA Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is A$0.24 Mil as of Dec. 2019. The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review.

Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Jacka Resources's selling, general, & admin. expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2019 was A$0.13 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2019 was A$0.24 Mil.


Jacka Resources  (ASX:JKA) 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.


Jacka Resources Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms


Jacka Resources Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Jacka Resources'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.

Jacka Resources Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Jacka Resources Annual Data
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Jacka Resources Semi-Annual Data
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ASX:JKA vs DLTZ, PTCO, BDCO: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Jacka Resources'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.


Jacka Resources Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Jacka Resources's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

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



Jacka Resources 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 Dec. 2019 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was A$0.24 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 A$0.24 Mil mean?
Jacka Resources (ASX:JKA) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of A$0.24 Mil as of Dec. 2019. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Jacka Resources and its competitors.
Is Jacka Resources' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Jacka Resources' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is A$0.24 Mil.
How does Jacka Resources' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to DLTZ and PTCO?
Jacka Resources' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of A$0.24 Mil can be compared against companies in the Oil & Gas 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 an Oil & Gas company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Oil & Gas 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 Jacka Resources and its competitors. Jacka Resources's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is A$0.24 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Jacka Resources stock overvalued right now?
Jacka Resources (ASX:JKA) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of A$0.24 Mil. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is A$0.24 Mil. 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 Jacka Resources (ASX:JKA), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is A$0.24 Mil as of Dec. 2019. 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.

Jacka Resources Business Description

Industry EnergyOil & Gas
Address 216 St Georges Terrace, Level 11, London House, Perth, WA, AUS, 6000
Jacka Resources Ltd is an Australia-based oil and gas exploration company. The company is engaged in oil and gas exploration in Odewayne Block in Somaliland. The operating segment of the company is Oil and Gas Exploration in Australia and Africa.