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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Iron And Steel for Mines and Quarries's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
six
months ended in . 20 was E£0.00 Mil.
Iron And Steel for Mines and Quarries does not have enough years/quarters to calculate its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in . 20.
Iron And Steel for Mines and Quarries (CAI:ISMQ) 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.
Iron And Steel for Mines and Quarries Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Iron And Steel for Mines and Quarries 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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CAI:ISMQ vs : Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Iron And Steel for Mines and Quarries'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.
Iron And Steel for Mines and Quarries Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Metals & Mining Industry
For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Iron And Steel for Mines and Quarries's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Iron And Steel for Mines and Quarries's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Iron And Steel for Mines and Quarries 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 E£ Mil mean?
Iron And Steel for Mines and Quarries (CAI:ISMQ) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of E£ Mil as of . 20. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Iron And Steel for Mines and Quarries and its competitors.
Is Iron And Steel for Mines and Quarries' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Iron And Steel for Mines and Quarries' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is E£ Mil. Overall, Iron And Steel for Mines and Quarries has a GF Score™ of 18/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Iron And Steel for Mines and Quarries' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to ?
Iron And Steel for Mines and Quarries' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of E£ 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 Iron And Steel for Mines and Quarries and its competitors. Iron And Steel for Mines and Quarries's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is E£ Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Iron And Steel for Mines and Quarries stock overvalued right now?
Iron And Steel for Mines and Quarries (CAI:ISMQ) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of E£ Mil. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is E£ Mil. Iron And Steel for Mines and Quarries' overall GF Score™ is 18/100 with 2 warning signs to review. 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 Iron And Steel for Mines and Quarries (CAI:ISMQ), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is E£ 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.
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