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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Conn's's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Jan. 2024 was $183 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2024 was $580 Mil.
Conn's (OTCPK:CONNQ) 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.
Conn's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Conn's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Conn's'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.
CONNQ vs ZKGCF, ORLY, AZO: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Specialty Retail subindustry, Conn's'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.
Conn's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Retail - Cyclical Industry
For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Conn's's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Conn's's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Conn's 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 Jan. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $580 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 $580 Mil mean?
Conn's (CONNQ) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $580 Mil as of Jan. 2024. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Conn's and its competitors.
Is Conn's' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Conn's' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $580 Mil. Overall, Conn's has a GF Score™ of 16/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Conn's' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to ZKGCF and ORLY?
Conn's' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $580 Mil can be compared against companies in the Retail - Cyclical 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 Retail - Cyclical company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Retail - Cyclical 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 Conn's and its competitors. Conn's's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $580 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Conn's stock overvalued right now?
Conn's (CONNQ) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $580 Mil. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $580 Mil. Conn's' overall GF Score™ is 16/100. 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 Conn's (CONNQ), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $580 Mil as of Jan. 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.
Conn's Inc is a us-based specialty retailer selling durable consumer goods and related services. The company operates through two segments: retail and credit. The retail segment sells furniture, home appliances, electronics, and more. The credit segment provides credit solutions for credit-constrained consumers. They focus on the us market and offer competitive prices, affordable payment options, and fast delivery and installation. Conn's Inc primarily focuses on the us market and generates its revenue from the retail segment. They offer customers the opportunity to compare prices across brands with confidence, along with affordable monthly payment options, fast delivery and installation in the majority of their markets, and product repair services.
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