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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Great Panther Mining's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Jun. 2022 was $3.3 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2022 was $12.8 Mil.
Great Panther Mining (OTCPK:GPLDQ) 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.
Great Panther Mining Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Great Panther Mining Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Great Panther Mining'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.
Great Panther Mining Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
GPLDQ vs STAL, GKIN, IMII: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Gold subindustry, Great Panther Mining'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.
Great Panther Mining Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Metals & Mining Industry
For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Great Panther Mining's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Great Panther Mining's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Great Panther Mining 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. 2022 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $12.8 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 $12.8 Mil mean?
Great Panther Mining (GPLDQ) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $12.8 Mil as of Jun. 2022. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Great Panther Mining and its competitors.
Is Great Panther Mining's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Great Panther Mining's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $12.8 Mil. Overall, Great Panther Mining has a GF Score™ of 16/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Great Panther Mining's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to STAL and GKIN?
Great Panther Mining's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $12.8 Mil can be compared against companies in the Metals & Mining 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 Metals & Mining company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Metals & Mining 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 Great Panther Mining and its competitors. Great Panther Mining's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $12.8 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Great Panther Mining stock overvalued right now?
Great Panther Mining (GPLDQ) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $12.8 Mil. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $12.8 Mil. Great Panther Mining's overall GF Score™ is 16/100. 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 Great Panther Mining (GPLDQ), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $12.8 Mil as of Jun. 2022. 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.
Great Panther Mining Ltd is a precious metals mining and exploration company. The company operates three mines, including the Tucano Gold Mine in Amapa State, Brazil, and two primary silver mines in Mexico: the Guanajuato Mine Complex (GMC) and the Topia Mine. Its Coricancha segment contains the net assets associated with Coricancha and the Corporate segment provides financial, human resources, and technical support to the three mining operations and Coricancha. The GMC operation produces silver and gold in concentrate, and the Topia operation produces silver, gold, lead, and zinc in concentrate for refining off-site. The Tucano operation produces gold dore. It generates the majority of its revenue from Brazil.
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