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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Home Bistro's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Jul. 2022 was $1.47 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jul. 2022 was $8.46 Mil.
Home Bistro (OTCPK:HBIS) 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.
Home Bistro Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Home Bistro Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Home Bistro'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.
Home Bistro Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
HBIS vs SNAX, CYAN, JVA: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Home Bistro'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.
Home Bistro Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Consumer Packaged Goods Industry
For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Home Bistro's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Home Bistro's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Home Bistro 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 Jul. 2022 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $8.46 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 $8.46 Mil mean?
Home Bistro (HBIS) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $8.46 Mil as of Jul. 2022. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Home Bistro and its competitors.
Is Home Bistro's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Home Bistro's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $8.46 Mil. Overall, Home Bistro has a GF Score™ of 12/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Home Bistro's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to SNAX and CYAN?
Home Bistro's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $8.46 Mil can be compared against companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods 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 Consumer Packaged Goods company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Consumer Packaged Goods 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 Home Bistro and its competitors. Home Bistro's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $8.46 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Home Bistro stock overvalued right now?
Home Bistro (HBIS) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $8.46 Mil. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $8.46 Mil. Home Bistro's overall GF Score™ is 12/100. 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 Home Bistro (HBIS), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $8.46 Mil as of Jul. 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.
Home Bistro Inc is a United States-based company engaged in the business of providing prepackaged and prepared meals to consumers. The company's revenues consist of direct-to-consumer, ready-made meals that can be ordered by customers through its website, and restaurant-quality meats and seafood through its Colorado Prime Brand. Its offerings include Meal combos, Individual meals, and Superbowls, among others.
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