ERHE (ERHC Energy) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $1.57 Mil (TTM As of Jun. 2017)

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What is ERHC Energy Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

ERHC Energy ERHE Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $1.57 Mil as of Jun. 2017.

Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. ERHC Energy's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Jun. 2017 was $0.13 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2017 was $1.57 Mil.


ERHC Energy  (OTCPK:ERHE) 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.


ERHC Energy Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms


ERHC Energy Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for ERHC Energy'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.

ERHC Energy Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

ERHC Energy Annual Data
Trend Sep07 Sep08 Sep09 Sep10 Sep11 Sep12 Sep13 Sep14 Sep15 Sep16
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
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ERHC Energy Quarterly Data
Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17
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ERHE vs AKVA, UNIGF, BRZV: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, ERHC Energy'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.


ERHC Energy Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, ERHC Energy's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

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



ERHC Energy 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. 2017 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $1.57 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 $1.57 Mil mean?
ERHC Energy (ERHE) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $1.57 Mil as of Jun. 2017. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on ERHC Energy and its competitors.
Is ERHC Energy's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
ERHC Energy's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $1.57 Mil.
How does ERHC Energy's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to AKVA and UNIGF?
ERHC Energy's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $1.57 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 ERHC Energy and its competitors. ERHC Energy's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $1.57 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is ERHC Energy stock overvalued right now?
ERHC Energy (ERHE) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $1.57 Mil. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $1.57 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 ERHC Energy (ERHE), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $1.57 Mil as of Jun. 2017. 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.

ERHC Energy Business Description

Industry EnergyOil & Gas
Address 5444 Westheimer Road, Suite 1440, Houston, TX, USA, 77056
ERHC Energy Inc is an exploration company engaged in the exploration of oil and gas in Africa. The company also holds working interests in exploration acreage in the Republic of Kenya, the Republic of Chad, the Joint Development Zone between the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Príncipe, the Federal Republic of Nigeria, and the exclusive economic zone of Sao Tome and Principe.