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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Proterra's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Sep. 2023 was MXN652 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2023 was MXN2,582 Mil.
Proterra (MEX:PTRA) 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.
Proterra Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Proterra Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Proterra'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.
MEX:PTRA vs UGRO, CLEV, ARTW: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery subindustry, Proterra'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.
Proterra Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery Industry
For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry and Industrials sector, Proterra's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Proterra's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Proterra 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. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was MXN2,582 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 MXN2,582 Mil mean?
Proterra (MEX:PTRA) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of MXN2,582 Mil as of Sep. 2023. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Proterra and its competitors.
Is Proterra's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Proterra's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is MXN2,582 Mil. Overall, Proterra has a GF Score™ of 16/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Proterra's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to UGRO and CLEV?
Proterra's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of MXN2,582 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 Proterra and its competitors. Proterra's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is MXN2,582 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Proterra stock overvalued right now?
Proterra (MEX:PTRA) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of MXN2,582 Mil. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is MXN2,582 Mil. Proterra's overall GF Score™ is 16/100. 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 Proterra (MEX:PTRA), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is MXN2,582 Mil as of Sep. 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.
Proterra Inc is a developer and producer of zero-emission electric vehicle and EV technology solutions for commercial applications. The company designs, develops, manufactures, and sells electric transit buses as an original equipment manufacturer for North American public transit agencies, airports, universities, and other commercial transit fleets. It also designs, develops, manufactures, sells, and integrates proprietary battery systems and electrification solutions for commercial vehicle manufacturers. Additionally, Proterra provides fleet-scale, high-power charging solutions for its customers. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from the United States.
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