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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Green Plains's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Jun. 2026 was $22 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was $93 Mil.
Green Plains (LTS:0J0P) 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.
Green Plains Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Green Plains Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Green Plains'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.
Green Plains Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
LTS:0J0P vs TROX, REX, LXU: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Chemicals subindustry, Green Plains'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.
Green Plains Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Chemicals Industry
For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Green Plains's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Green Plains's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Green Plains 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 $93 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 $93 Mil mean?
Green Plains (LTS:0J0P) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $93 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 Green Plains and its competitors.
Is Green Plains' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Green Plains' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $93 Mil. Overall, Green Plains has a GF Score™ of 56/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Green Plains' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to TROX and REX?
Green Plains' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $93 Mil can be compared against companies in the Chemicals 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 Chemicals company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Chemicals 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 Green Plains and its competitors. Green Plains's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $93 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Green Plains stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Green Plains (LTS:0J0P) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $7.97, compared to a current price of $15.49 — trading 94.4% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $93 Mil. Green Plains' overall GF Score™ is 56/100 with 6 warning signs to review. 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 Green Plains (LTS:0J0P), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $93 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.
Is Green Plains (LTS:0J0P) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Green Plains stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of $15.49 is trading 94.4% above its estimated GF Value™ of $7.97.
GuruFocus considers Green Plains to be Significantly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for LTS:0J0P:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $93 Mil
GF Value™: $7.97 vs. price of $15.49 (94.4% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the LTS:0J0P stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Green Plains Inc manufactures and sells ethanol and ethanol byproducts in two segments based on function. The ethanol production segment, which generates the majority of revenue, includes the production of ethanol, distillers grains, Ultra-High Protein and renewable corn oil. The agribusiness and energy services segment includes grain handling and storage, commodity marketing and merchant trading for company-produced and third-party ethanol, distillers grains, Ultra-High Protein, renewable corn oil, natural gas and other commodities.
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