Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. The Lion Electric Co's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Sep. 2024 was $13.5 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2024 was $59.7 Mil.
The Lion Electric Co (OTCPK:LEVGQ) 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.
The Lion Electric Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
The Lion Electric Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for The Lion Electric Co'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.
The Lion Electric Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
LEVGQ vs UGRO, NKLAQ, ARTW: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery subindustry, The Lion Electric 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.
The Lion Electric Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery Industry
For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry and Industrials sector, The Lion Electric Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where The Lion Electric Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
The Lion Electric 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 Sep. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $59.7 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 $59.7 Mil mean?
The Lion Electric Co (LEVGQ) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $59.7 Mil as of Sep. 2024. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on The Lion Electric Co and its competitors.
Is The Lion Electric Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
The Lion Electric Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $59.7 Mil. Overall, The Lion Electric Co has a GF Score™ of 12/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does The Lion Electric Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to UGRO and NKLAQ?
The Lion Electric Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $59.7 Mil can be compared against companies in the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery 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 Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery 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 The Lion Electric Co and its competitors. The Lion Electric Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $59.7 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is The Lion Electric Co stock overvalued right now?
The Lion Electric Co (LEVGQ) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $59.7 Mil. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $59.7 Mil. The Lion Electric Co'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 The Lion Electric Co (LEVGQ), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $59.7 Mil as of Sep. 2024. 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.
The Lion Electric Co. includes designing, developing, manufacturing and distributing purpose-built all-electric medium and heavy-duty urban vehicles including battery systems, chassis, bus bodies and truck cabins. The Group also distributes truck and bus parts and accessories. The Group has one reportable operating segment, the manufacturing and sales of electric vehicles in Canada and in the United States. Geographically, the majority of revenue is generated from Canada.
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