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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Optima bank's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
six
months ended in Jun. 2023 was €1.3 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2023 was €2.4 Mil.
Optima bank (FRA:C59) 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.
Optima bank Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Optima bank Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Optima bank'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.
Optima bank Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
Optima bank Annual Data
Trend
Dec20
Dec21
Dec22
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
1.29
1.62
2.07
Optima bank Semi-Annual Data
Dec20
Dec21
Jun22
Dec22
Jun23
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
0.00
0.00
0.99
1.08
1.31
FRA:C59 vs : Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Banks - Regional subindustry, Optima bank'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.
Optima bank Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Banks Industry
For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Optima bank's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Optima bank's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Optima bank 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. 2023 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €2.4 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 €2.4 Mil mean?
Optima bank (FRA:C59) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €2.4 Mil as of Jun. 2023. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Optima bank and its competitors.
Is Optima bank's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Optima bank's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €2.4 Mil. Overall, Optima bank has a GF Score™ of 20/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Optima bank's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to ?
Optima bank's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €2.4 Mil can be compared against companies in the Banks 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 Banks company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Banks 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 Optima bank and its competitors. Optima bank's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €2.4 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Optima bank stock overvalued right now?
Optima bank (FRA:C59) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €2.4 Mil. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €2.4 Mil. Optima bank's overall GF Score™ is 20/100. 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 Optima bank (FRA:C59), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €2.4 Mil as of Jun. 2023. 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.
Optima bank SA is a banking and financial services providing institution which caters to the needs of customers both retail and businesses, products and services. It also provides a wide range of banking and brokerage services as well as investment banking services covering the broadest sectors such as Private Banking or Retail Banking, Corporate Banking, Other Services, Capital Management Services, and Business Receivables Agency.
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