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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Grupo Bolivar's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2024 was COP908,252 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was COP2,067,953 Mil.
Grupo Bolivar (BOG:GRUBOLIVAR) 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.
Grupo Bolivar Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Grupo Bolivar Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Grupo Bolivar'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.
Grupo Bolivar Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
BOG:GRUBOLIVAR vs BLK, BX, KKR: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Asset Management subindustry, Grupo Bolivar'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.
Grupo Bolivar Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Asset Management Industry
For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Grupo Bolivar's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Grupo Bolivar's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Grupo Bolivar 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 Mar. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was COP2,067,953 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 COP2,067,953 Mil mean?
Grupo Bolivar (BOG:GRUBOLIVAR) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of COP2,067,953 Mil as of Mar. 2024. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Grupo Bolivar and its competitors.
Is Grupo Bolivar's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Grupo Bolivar's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is COP2,067,953 Mil. Overall, Grupo Bolivar has a GF Score™ of 12/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Grupo Bolivar's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to BLK and BX?
Grupo Bolivar's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of COP2,067,953 Mil can be compared against companies in the Asset Management 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 Asset Management company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Asset Management 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 Grupo Bolivar and its competitors. Grupo Bolivar's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is COP2,067,953 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Grupo Bolivar stock overvalued right now?
Grupo Bolivar (BOG:GRUBOLIVAR) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of COP2,067,953 Mil. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is COP2,067,953 Mil. Grupo Bolivar's overall GF Score™ is 12/100. 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 Grupo Bolivar (BOG:GRUBOLIVAR), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is COP2,067,953 Mil as of Mar. 2024. 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.
Grupo Bolivar SA purpose is the investment of its funds or cash in movable and immovable property for rental and appreciation purposes and, in particular, the formation, administration and management of its own investment portfolio, consisting of shares, equity interests and interest in commercial or civil companies, participation or investment certificates, bonds issued by public or private entities and other securities with credit content or participation freely circulating in the market, bonds or other debt documents; trademarks, patents or other forms of industrial property. The group segment consists of Davivienda Bank, Bolivar Insurance, Construction and Hotel Services, and Other Activities.
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