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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Education Management's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Jun. 2014 was $158 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2014 was $668 Mil.
Education Management (OTCPK:EDMCQ) 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.
Education Management Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Education Management Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Education Management'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.
Education Management Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
EDMCQ vs ZVO: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Education Management'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.
Education Management Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Education Industry
For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Education Management's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Education Management's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Education Management 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. 2014 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $668 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 $668 Mil mean?
Education Management (EDMCQ) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $668 Mil as of Jun. 2014. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Education Management and its competitors.
Is Education Management's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Education Management's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $668 Mil.
How does Education Management's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to ZVO?
Education Management's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $668 Mil can be compared against companies in the Education 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 Education company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Education 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 Education Management and its competitors. Education Management's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $668 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Education Management stock overvalued right now?
Education Management (EDMCQ) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $668 Mil. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $668 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 Education Management (EDMCQ), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $668 Mil as of Jun. 2014. 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.
Education Management Corp provides post-secondary education in North America. It offers academic programs to students through campus-based and online instruction, or through a combination of both. The company operates in four segments including The Art Institutes; Argosy University; Brown Mackie Colleges and South University. The Art Institutes focus on applied arts in creative professions such as graphic design, media arts, and animation, culinary arts. Brown Mackie Colleges offer flexible Associate's and non-degree diploma programs that enable students to develop skills for entry-level positions in high-demand vocational specialties. South University offers academic programs in health profession and business disciplines, health sciences, nursing, criminal justice, psychology, and IT.
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