Moreton Resources (ASX:MRV) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: A$2.96 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2018)

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

Moreton Resources ASX:MRV Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is A$2.96 Mil as of Dec. 2018. The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review.

Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Moreton Resources's selling, general, & admin. expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2018 was A$2.07 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2018 was A$2.96 Mil.


Moreton Resources  (ASX:MRV) 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.


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


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

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The historical data trend for Moreton 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.

Moreton Resources Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Moreton Resources Annual Data
Trend Jun10 Jun11 Jun12 Jun13 Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.08 1.02 0.67 0.88 2.96

Moreton Resources Semi-Annual Data
Dec09 Jun10 Dec10 Jun11 Dec11 Jun12 Dec12 Jun13 Dec13 Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.44 0.45 0.43 2.07 0.88

ASX:MRV vs BTUUQ, KIRY, RHNO: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Moreton 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.


Moreton Resources Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Moreton Resources's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

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



Moreton 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. 2018 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was A$2.96 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$2.96 Mil mean?
Moreton Resources (ASX:MRV) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of A$2.96 Mil as of Dec. 2018. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Moreton Resources and its competitors.
Is Moreton Resources' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Moreton Resources' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is A$2.96 Mil.
How does Moreton Resources' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to BTUUQ and KIRY?
Moreton Resources' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of A$2.96 Mil can be compared against companies in the Metals & Mining 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 Metals & Mining company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Metals & Mining 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 Moreton Resources and its competitors. Moreton Resources's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is A$2.96 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Moreton Resources stock overvalued right now?
Moreton Resources (ASX:MRV) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of A$2.96 Mil. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is A$2.96 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 Moreton Resources (ASX:MRV), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is A$2.96 Mil as of Dec. 2018. 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.

Moreton Resources Business Description

Address 1B, 169 Kelvin Grove Road, Kelvin Grove, QLD, AUS, 4059
Moreton Resources Ltd is engaged in the extraction and sale of silver from existing leach heaps at its Texas mine. The group only operates in one geographical location being Australia. The company earns the majority of revenue from Siver.