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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Societe des Ciments LibanaisL's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
six
months ended in . 20 was $0.00 Mil.
Societe des Ciments LibanaisL does not have enough years/quarters to calculate its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in . 20.
Societe des Ciments LibanaisL (BEY:SCL) 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.
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Societe des Ciments LibanaisL Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
* 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.
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BEY:SCL vs : Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Building Materials subindustry, Societe des Ciments LibanaisL'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.
Societe des Ciments LibanaisL Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Building Materials Industry
For the Building Materials industry and Basic Materials sector, Societe des Ciments LibanaisL's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Societe des Ciments LibanaisL's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Societe des Ciments LibanaisL 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.
What does a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $ Mil mean?
Societe des Ciments LibanaisL (BEY:SCL) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $ Mil as of . 20. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Societe des Ciments LibanaisL and its competitors.
Is Societe des Ciments LibanaisL's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Societe des Ciments LibanaisL's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $ Mil. Overall, Societe des Ciments LibanaisL has a GF Score™ of 71/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Societe des Ciments LibanaisL's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to ?
Societe des Ciments LibanaisL's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $ Mil can be compared against companies in the Building Materials 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 Building Materials company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Building Materials 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 Societe des Ciments LibanaisL and its competitors. Societe des Ciments LibanaisL's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $ Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Societe des Ciments LibanaisL stock overvalued right now?
Societe des Ciments LibanaisL (BEY:SCL) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $ Mil. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $ Mil. Societe des Ciments LibanaisL's overall GF Score™ is 71/100. 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 Societe des Ciments LibanaisL (BEY:SCL), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $ Mil as of . 20. 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.
Societe des Ciments Libanais SAL, formerly known as Holcim Liban SAL, is engaged in cement manufacturing and production of ready-mix concrete. It also provides solutions for clients in the field of construction materials. The company's products are grey cement, white cement, masonry product, and others.
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