FLFG (Federal Life Group) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $9.23 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2019)

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What is Federal Life Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Federal Life Group FLFG Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $9.23 Mil as of Mar. 2019.

Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Federal Life Group's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2019 was $2.46 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2019 was $9.23 Mil.


Federal Life Group  (OTCPK:FLFG) 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.


Federal Life Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms


Federal Life Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Federal Life Group'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.

Federal Life Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Federal Life Group Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
8.10 7.89 9.01

Federal Life Group Quarterly Data
Dec16 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Get a 7-Day Free Trial 2.24 2.09 2.31 2.37 2.46

FLFG vs : Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Insurance - Life subindustry, Federal Life Group'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.


Federal Life Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Federal Life Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Federal Life Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.



Federal Life Group 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 Mar. 2019 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $9.23 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 $9.23 Mil mean?
Federal Life Group (FLFG) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $9.23 Mil as of Mar. 2019. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Federal Life Group and its competitors.
Is Federal Life Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Federal Life Group's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $9.23 Mil.
How does Federal Life Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to ?
Federal Life Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $9.23 Mil can be compared against companies in the Insurance 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 Insurance company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Insurance 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 Federal Life Group and its competitors. Federal Life Group's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $9.23 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Federal Life Group stock overvalued right now?
Federal Life Group (FLFG) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $9.23 Mil. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $9.23 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 Federal Life Group (FLFG), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $9.23 Mil as of Mar. 2019. 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.

Federal Life Group Business Description

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Address 3750 West Deerfield Road, Riverwoods, IL, USA, 60015
Federal Life Group Inc provides life insurance and annuity products targeted to the middle American market. Its core business activities include the sale of life insurance and fixed index and fixed rate annuities. Products offered by the company include Lifetime Coverage, Specific Period of Time Coverage, Flexible Coverage, Long-Term Growth with Fixed and Index-Linked Options, Multi-Pay Retirement Savings Plan, Single-Pay Retirement Savings Plan, Immediate Guaranteed Retirement Income, Final Expense Plan, Final Expense Plan - Limited Health Issues and Single-Pay Permanent Life.