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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Organizacion Terpel's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Dec. 2024 was COP579,817 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2024 was COP2,118,543 Mil.
Organizacion Terpel (BOG:TERPEL) 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.
Organizacion Terpel Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Organizacion Terpel Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Organizacion Terpel'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.
Organizacion Terpel Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
BOG:TERPEL vs PSX, VLO, MPC: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing subindustry, Organizacion Terpel'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.
Organizacion Terpel Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Oil & Gas Industry
For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Organizacion Terpel's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Organizacion Terpel's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Organizacion Terpel 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. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was COP2,118,543 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 COP2,118,543 Mil mean?
Organizacion Terpel (BOG:TERPEL) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of COP2,118,543 Mil as of Dec. 2024. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Organizacion Terpel and its competitors.
Is Organizacion Terpel's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Organizacion Terpel's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is COP2,118,543 Mil. Overall, Organizacion Terpel has a GF Score™ of 92/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Organizacion Terpel's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to PSX and VLO?
Organizacion Terpel's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of COP2,118,543 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 Organizacion Terpel and its competitors. Organizacion Terpel's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is COP2,118,543 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Organizacion Terpel stock overvalued right now?
Organizacion Terpel (BOG:TERPEL) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of COP2,118,543 Mil. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is COP2,118,543 Mil. Organizacion Terpel's overall GF Score™ is 92/100. 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 Organizacion Terpel (BOG:TERPEL), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is COP2,118,543 Mil as of Dec. 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.
Organizacion Terpel SA is engaged in the business of dealing with lubricant oils, operating service stations and provide car wash services. The company also services the marine fuel market of cargo ships, dredgers, tugboats, offshore equipment's and barges that reach Colombian ports. Also, the company serves the aviation market with various types of fuels required. Geographically, the company operates in Colombia, Panama, and Other countries out of which Colombia generates maximum revenue.
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