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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Good Times Restaurants's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was $3.2 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $12.8 Mil.
Good Times Restaurants (NAS:GTIM) 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.
Good Times Restaurants Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Good Times Restaurants Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Good Times Restaurants'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.
Good Times Restaurants Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
GTIM vs NROM, PETZ, CCHH: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Restaurants subindustry, Good Times Restaurants'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.
Good Times Restaurants Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Restaurants Industry
For the Restaurants industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Good Times Restaurants's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Good Times Restaurants's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Good Times Restaurants 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. 2026 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?
Good Times Restaurants (GTIM) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $12.8 Mil as of Mar. 2026. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Good Times Restaurants and its competitors.
Is Good Times Restaurants' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Good Times Restaurants' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $12.8 Mil. Overall, Good Times Restaurants has a GF Score™ of 50/100 and is considered Possible Value Trap, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Good Times Restaurants' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to NROM and PETZ?
Good Times Restaurants' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $12.8 Mil can be compared against companies in the Restaurants 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 Restaurants company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Restaurants 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 Good Times Restaurants and its competitors. Good Times Restaurants'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 Good Times Restaurants stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Good Times Restaurants (GTIM) is currently considered Possible Value Trap. The stock's GF Value™ is $2.66, compared to a current price of $1.39 — trading 47.9% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $12.8 Mil. Good Times Restaurants' overall GF Score™ is 50/100 with 4 warning signs to review. 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 Good Times Restaurants (GTIM), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $12.8 Mil as of Mar. 2026. 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.
Is Good Times Restaurants (GTIM) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Good Times Restaurants stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of $1.39 is trading 47.9% below its estimated GF Value™ of $2.66.
GuruFocus considers Good Times Restaurants to be Possible Value Trap.
Key valuation signals for GTIM:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $12.8 Mil
GF Value™: $2.66 vs. price of $1.39 (47.9% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the GTIM stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Good Times Restaurants Inc is engaged in developing, owning, operating, and franchising hamburger-oriented drive-through restaurants. It operates through two segments: Good Times Burgers and Frozen Custard restaurants, which operate in the quick-service drive-through dining industry; and Bad Daddy's Burger Bar restaurants, which operate in the full-service upscale casual dining industry. The company generates maximum revenue from the Bad Daddy's Burger Bar restaurants segment. Its menu categories include burgers, chicken, frozen custard; slides and drinks.
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