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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. CKX Lands's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Jun. 2026 was $0.14 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was $0.71 Mil.
CKX Lands (AMEX:CKX) 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.
CKX Lands Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
CKX Lands Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for CKX Lands'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.
CKX Lands Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
CKX vs PRT, EONR, SPND: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, CKX Lands'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.
CKX Lands Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Oil & Gas Industry
For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, CKX Lands's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where CKX Lands's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
CKX Lands 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. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $0.71 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 $0.71 Mil mean?
CKX Lands (CKX) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $0.71 Mil as of Jun. 2026. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on CKX Lands and its competitors.
Is CKX Lands' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
CKX Lands' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $0.71 Mil. Overall, CKX Lands has a GF Score™ of 60/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does CKX Lands' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to PRT and EONR?
CKX Lands' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $0.71 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 CKX Lands and its competitors. CKX Lands's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $0.71 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is CKX Lands stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, CKX Lands (CKX) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $6.87, compared to a current price of $10.69 — trading 55.6% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $0.71 Mil. CKX Lands' overall GF Score™ is 60/100 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 CKX Lands (CKX), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $0.71 Mil as of Jun. 2026. 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.
Is CKX Lands (CKX) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, CKX Lands stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of $10.69 is trading 55.6% above its estimated GF Value™ of $6.87.
GuruFocus considers CKX Lands to be Significantly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for CKX:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $0.71 Mil
GF Value™: $6.87 vs. price of $10.69 (55.6% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the CKX stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
CKX Lands Inc is a Louisiana corporation organized to receive non-producing mineral royalties spun off by a southwest Louisiana bank. It operates in three segments: Oil and Gas, Surface, and Timber. The company owns land and mineral interests and collects income through its ownership of oil and gas royalties, surface leases for farming, the right of way, and other uses, and timber sales. The company's oil and gas royalties are paid by the operators who own the wells, and timber income is paid by the highest bidder for the timber. It has small royalty interests in approximately 20 different producing oil and gas fields. Maximum revenue for the company is generated from the Timber segment.
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