Al Maha Ceramics CoOC (MUS:AMCI) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: ر.ع0.81 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2018)

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What is Al Maha Ceramics CoOC Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Al Maha Ceramics CoOC MUS:AMCI -4.53% Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ر.ع0.81 Mil as of Mar. 2018.

Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Al Maha Ceramics CoOC's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2018 was ر.ع0.33 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2018 was ر.ع0.81 Mil.


Al Maha Ceramics CoOC  (MUS:AMCI) 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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Al Maha Ceramics CoOC Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Al Maha Ceramics CoOC'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.

Al Maha Ceramics CoOC Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Al Maha Ceramics CoOC Annual Data
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0.62 0.62 1.40 0.65 0.90

Al Maha Ceramics CoOC Quarterly Data
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Al Maha Ceramics CoOC Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Competitor Comparison

For the Building Products & Equipment subindustry, Al Maha Ceramics CoOC'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.


Al Maha Ceramics CoOC Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Al Maha Ceramics CoOC's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Al Maha Ceramics CoOC's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.



Al Maha Ceramics CoOC 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 Mar. 2018 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was ر.ع0.81 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 ر.ع0.81 Mil mean?
Al Maha Ceramics CoOC (MUS:AMCI) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ر.ع0.81 Mil as of Mar. 2018. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Al Maha Ceramics CoOC and its competitors.
Is Al Maha Ceramics CoOC's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Al Maha Ceramics CoOC's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ر.ع0.81 Mil.
How does Al Maha Ceramics CoOC's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to competitors?
Al Maha Ceramics CoOC's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ر.ع0.81 Mil can be compared against companies in the Construction 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 Construction company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Construction 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 Al Maha Ceramics CoOC and its competitors. Al Maha Ceramics CoOC's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ر.ع0.81 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Al Maha Ceramics CoOC stock overvalued right now?
Al Maha Ceramics CoOC (MUS:AMCI) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ر.ع0.81 Mil. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ر.ع0.81 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 Al Maha Ceramics CoOC (MUS:AMCI), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ر.ع0.81 Mil as of Mar. 2018. 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.

Al Maha Ceramics CoOC Business Description

Address Falaj Al Qabail, PO BOX 482, Sohar, OMN, 322
Al Maha Ceramics Co SAOC is a ceramic tile producing company in Oman. Its product offerings include ceramic tiles, glazed wall, floor tiles, border and highlighter tiles in a variety of designs and shades. The company also exports its products to the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Africa, and South Asia.