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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Leju Holdings's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2023 was $178.4 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $349.6 Mil.
Leju Holdings (OTCPK:LEJUY) 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.
Leju Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Leju Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Leju Holdings'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.
Leju Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
LEJUY vs AOXY, GMPW, CSUI: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Real Estate Services subindustry, Leju Holdings'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.
Leju Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Real Estate Industry
For the Real Estate industry and Real Estate sector, Leju Holdings's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Leju Holdings's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Leju Holdings 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 Dec. 2023 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $349.6 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 $349.6 Mil mean?
Leju Holdings (LEJUY) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $349.6 Mil as of Dec. 2023. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Leju Holdings and its competitors.
Is Leju Holdings' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Leju Holdings' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $349.6 Mil. Overall, Leju Holdings has a GF Score™ of 12/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Leju Holdings' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to AOXY and GMPW?
Leju Holdings' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $349.6 Mil can be compared against companies in the Real Estate 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 Real Estate company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Real Estate 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 Leju Holdings and its competitors. Leju Holdings's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $349.6 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Leju Holdings stock overvalued right now?
Leju Holdings (LEJUY) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $349.6 Mil. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $349.6 Mil. Leju Holdings' 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 Leju Holdings (LEJUY), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $349.6 Mil as of Dec. 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.
Leju Holdings Ltd is an online real estate services provider. The company, through its subsidiaries and consolidated variable interest entities, is principally engaged in providing online advertising, e-commerce services, and listing services in the People's Republic of China. The company integrates its online platform with offline services to facilitate residential property transactions and home renovation transactions. It also operates various real estate and home furnishing Websites of SINA. A majority of its revenues are concentrated in China's major urban centers, including Beijing, Hainan, Guangzhou, and Ningbo.
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