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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Ambipar Participacoes e Empreendimentos's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Jun. 2025 was R$44 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2025 was R$194 Mil.
Ambipar Participacoes e Empreendimentos (BSP:AMBP3) 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.
Ambipar Participacoes e Empreendimentos Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Ambipar Participacoes e Empreendimentos 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.
Ambipar Participacoes e Empreendimentos Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
Ambipar Participacoes e Empreendimentos Annual Data
BSP:AMBP3 vs WM, RSG, WCN: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Waste Management subindustry, Ambipar Participacoes e Empreendimentos'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.
Ambipar Participacoes e Empreendimentos Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Waste Management Industry
For the Waste Management industry and Industrials sector, Ambipar Participacoes e Empreendimentos's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Ambipar Participacoes e Empreendimentos's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Ambipar Participacoes e Empreendimentos 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 Jun. 2025 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was R$194 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 R$194 Mil mean?
Ambipar Participacoes e Empreendimentos (BSP:AMBP3) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of R$194 Mil as of Jun. 2025. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Ambipar Participacoes e Empreendimentos and its competitors.
Is Ambipar Participacoes e Empreendimentos' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Ambipar Participacoes e Empreendimentos' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is R$194 Mil. Overall, Ambipar Participacoes e Empreendimentos has a GF Score™ of 74/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Ambipar Participacoes e Empreendimentos' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to WM and RSG?
Ambipar Participacoes e Empreendimentos' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of R$194 Mil can be compared against companies in the Waste 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 a Waste Management company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Waste 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 Ambipar Participacoes e Empreendimentos and its competitors. Ambipar Participacoes e Empreendimentos's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is R$194 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Ambipar Participacoes e Empreendimentos stock overvalued right now?
Ambipar Participacoes e Empreendimentos (BSP:AMBP3) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of R$194 Mil. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is R$194 Mil. Ambipar Participacoes e Empreendimentos' overall GF Score™ is 74/100. 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 Ambipar Participacoes e Empreendimentos (BSP:AMBP3), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is R$194 Mil as of Jun. 2025. 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.
Ambipar Participacoes e Empreendimentos Business Description
Ambipar Participacoes e Empreendimentos SA is engaged in providing environmental services to several private clients in Latin America. Through its Environment segment, the company provides complete solutions in waste management and recovery, with the support of a center for research, development, and innovation. Its response segment provides prevention, training, and emergency assistance to accidents with chemicals and pollutants and firefighting.
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