African Eagle Resources (LSE:AFE) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: £0.00 Mil (TTM As of Jun. 2014)

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What is African Eagle Resources Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

African Eagle Resources LSE:AFE Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is £0.00 Mil as of Jun. 2014. The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review.

Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. African Eagle Resources's selling, general, & admin. expense for the six months ended in Jun. 2014 was £0.00 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2014 was £0.00 Mil.


African Eagle Resources  (LSE:AFE) 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.


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African Eagle Resources Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for African Eagle Resources's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense can be seen below:

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African Eagle Resources Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

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African Eagle Resources Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Competitor Comparison

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, African Eagle Resources'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.


African Eagle Resources Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, African Eagle Resources's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where African Eagle Resources's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.



African Eagle Resources 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. 2014 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was £0.00 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 £0.00 Mil mean?
African Eagle Resources (LSE:AFE) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of £0.00 Mil as of Jun. 2014. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on African Eagle Resources and its competitors.
Is African Eagle Resources' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
African Eagle Resources' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is £0.00 Mil.
How does African Eagle Resources' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to competitors?
African Eagle Resources' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of £0.00 Mil can be compared against companies in the Metals & Mining 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 Metals & Mining company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Metals & Mining 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 African Eagle Resources and its competitors. African Eagle Resources's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is £0.00 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is African Eagle Resources stock overvalued right now?
African Eagle Resources (LSE:AFE) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of £0.00 Mil. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is £0.00 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 African Eagle Resources (LSE:AFE), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is £0.00 Mil as of Jun. 2014. 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.

African Eagle Resources Business Description

African Eagle Resources PLC was incorporated on January 19, 2000. The Company is engaged in the exploration and development of nickel. The Company's Investing Policy is to seek opportunities in the natural resources, infrastructure and services sectors located in all geographic regions. It has 10% free carried interest in the Dutwa nickel project in Tanzania. It also has a shareholding of 14.4% in Elephant Copper Ltd a BVI registered company, with interests in copper projects in Zambia.