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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Banco Occidental de Descuento BOD's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2022 was VES23 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2022 was VES18,967,940 Mil.
Banco Occidental de Descuento BOD (CAR:BOU) 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.
Banco Occidental de Descuento BOD Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Banco Occidental de Descuento BOD 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.
Banco Occidental de Descuento BOD Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
Banco Occidental de Descuento BOD Annual Data
Trend
Dec21
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
72.47
Banco Occidental de Descuento BOD Quarterly Data
Jun19
Jun21
Sep21
Dec21
Mar22
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
0.00
0.00
18,967,899.23
18.01
22.52
CAR:BOU vs BLX: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Banks - Regional subindustry, Banco Occidental de Descuento BOD'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.
Banco Occidental de Descuento BOD Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Banks Industry
For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Banco Occidental de Descuento BOD's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Banco Occidental de Descuento BOD's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Banco Occidental de Descuento BOD 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. 2022 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was VES18,967,940 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 VES18,967,940 Mil mean?
Banco Occidental de Descuento BOD (CAR:BOU) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of VES18,967,940 Mil as of Mar. 2022. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Banco Occidental de Descuento BOD and its competitors.
Is Banco Occidental de Descuento BOD's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Banco Occidental de Descuento BOD's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is VES18,967,940 Mil.
How does Banco Occidental de Descuento BOD's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to BLX?
Banco Occidental de Descuento BOD's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of VES18,967,940 Mil can be compared against companies in the Banks 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 Banks company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Banks 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 Banco Occidental de Descuento BOD and its competitors. Banco Occidental de Descuento BOD's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is VES18,967,940 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Banco Occidental de Descuento BOD stock overvalued right now?
Banco Occidental de Descuento BOD (CAR:BOU) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of VES18,967,940 Mil. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is VES18,967,940 Mil. 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 Banco Occidental de Descuento BOD (CAR:BOU), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is VES18,967,940 Mil as of Mar. 2022. 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.
Banco Occidental de Descuento BOD Business Description
Banco Occidental de Descuento BOD is a commercial bank. The Company operates in five banking units: Commercial, Co-Operative, Petroleum, Agricultural, and Private Banking.
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