ECCI (Ecoloclean Industries) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $1.82 Mil (TTM As of Jun. 2006)

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What is Ecoloclean Industries Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Ecoloclean Industries ECCI -90.00% Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $1.82 Mil as of Jun. 2006.

Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Ecoloclean Industries's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Jun. 2006 was $0.43 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2006 was $1.82 Mil.


Ecoloclean Industries  (OTCPK:ECCI) 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.


Ecoloclean Industries Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms


Ecoloclean Industries Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Ecoloclean Industries'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.

Ecoloclean Industries Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Ecoloclean Industries Annual Data
Trend Dec01 Dec02 Dec03 Dec04 Dec05
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
0.04 0.03 0.73 3.48 1.64

Ecoloclean Industries Quarterly Data
Dec01 Sep02 Dec02 Sep03 Dec03 Mar04 Jun04 Sep04 Dec04 Mar05 Jun05 Sep05 Dec05 Mar06 Jun06
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.38 0.53 0.51 0.34 0.43

ECCI vs ECEZ, AFBG, CESX: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Waste Management subindustry, Ecoloclean Industries'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.


Ecoloclean Industries Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Waste Management Industry

For the Waste Management industry and Industrials sector, Ecoloclean Industries's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Ecoloclean Industries's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.



Ecoloclean Industries 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. 2006 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $1.82 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 $1.82 Mil mean?
Ecoloclean Industries (ECCI) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $1.82 Mil as of Jun. 2006. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Ecoloclean Industries and its competitors.
Is Ecoloclean Industries' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Ecoloclean Industries' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $1.82 Mil.
How does Ecoloclean Industries' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to ECEZ and AFBG?
Ecoloclean Industries' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $1.82 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 Ecoloclean Industries and its competitors. Ecoloclean Industries's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $1.82 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Ecoloclean Industries stock overvalued right now?
Ecoloclean Industries (ECCI) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $1.82 Mil. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $1.82 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 Ecoloclean Industries (ECCI), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $1.82 Mil as of Jun. 2006. 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.

Ecoloclean Industries Business Description

Address 2242 South Highway 83, Crystal City, TX, USA, 78839
Ecoloclean Industries Inc is a manufacturer of water remediation products, used in industrial and municipal treatment plants and similar operations.