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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Coast Investment & Development Co's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Jun. 2026 was KWD0.07 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was KWD0.29 Mil.
Coast Investment & Development Co (KUW:COAST) 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.
Coast Investment & Development Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Coast Investment & Development Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
* 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.
Coast Investment & Development Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
KUW:COAST vs BLK, BX, KKR: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Asset Management subindustry, Coast Investment & Development Co'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.
Coast Investment & Development Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Asset Management Industry
For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Coast Investment & Development Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Coast Investment & Development Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Coast Investment & Development Co 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. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was KWD0.29 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 KWD0.29 Mil mean?
Coast Investment & Development Co (KUW:COAST) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of KWD0.29 Mil as of Jun. 2026. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Coast Investment & Development Co and its competitors.
Is Coast Investment & Development Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Coast Investment & Development Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is KWD0.29 Mil.
How does Coast Investment & Development Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to BLK and BX?
Coast Investment & Development Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of KWD0.29 Mil can be compared against companies in the Asset Management 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 Asset Management company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Asset Management 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 Coast Investment & Development Co and its competitors. Coast Investment & Development Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is KWD0.29 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Coast Investment & Development Co stock overvalued right now?
Coast Investment & Development Co (KUW:COAST) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of KWD0.29 Mil. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is KWD0.29 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 Coast Investment & Development Co (KUW:COAST), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is KWD0.29 Mil as of Jun. 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.
Coast Investment & Development Co is a financial institution. The coast is engaged in a variety of investment management activities, such as private equity, asset management, and real estate investments, both locally and internationally. It also offers a wide array of investment services, including portfolio and fund management, advisory services, corporate finance, and online equity trading services. The company's geographical segment includes Kuwait and GCC, Europe, and the USA. It derives the majority of its revenue from Kuwait and the GCC.
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