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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Illovo Sugar (Malawi)'s selling, general, & admin. expense for the
six
months ended in . 20 was MWK0.00 Mil.
Illovo Sugar (Malawi) does not have enough years/quarters to calculate its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in . 20.
Illovo Sugar (Malawi) (MSW:ILLOVO) 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.
Illovo Sugar (Malawi) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Illovo Sugar (Malawi) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Illovo Sugar (Malawi)'s Selling, General, & Admin. Expense can be seen below:
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MSW:ILLOVO vs : Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Confectioners subindustry, Illovo Sugar (Malawi)'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.
Illovo Sugar (Malawi) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Consumer Packaged Goods Industry
For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Illovo Sugar (Malawi)'s Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Illovo Sugar (Malawi)'s Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Illovo Sugar (Malawi) 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.
What does a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of MWK Mil mean?
Illovo Sugar (Malawi) (MSW:ILLOVO) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of MWK Mil as of . 20. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Illovo Sugar (Malawi) and its competitors.
Is Illovo Sugar (Malawi)'s Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Illovo Sugar (Malawi)'s current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is MWK Mil. Overall, Illovo Sugar (Malawi) has a GF Score™ of 35/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Illovo Sugar (Malawi)'s Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to ?
Illovo Sugar (Malawi)'s Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of MWK Mil can be compared against companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods 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 Consumer Packaged Goods company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Consumer Packaged Goods 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 Illovo Sugar (Malawi) and its competitors. Illovo Sugar (Malawi)'s current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is MWK Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Illovo Sugar (Malawi) stock overvalued right now?
Illovo Sugar (Malawi) (MSW:ILLOVO) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of MWK Mil. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is MWK Mil. Illovo Sugar (Malawi)'s overall GF Score™ is 35/100 with 1 warning sign 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 Illovo Sugar (Malawi) (MSW:ILLOVO), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is MWK Mil as of . 20. 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.
Illovo Sugar (Malawi) PLC is a sugar producer. The company has agricultural and manufacturing operations in African countries. The company produces raw and refined sugar for local, regional African, European Union (EU), United States of America (USA), and world markets from sugar cane supplied by its own agricultural operations and independent outgrowers.
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