Eveready East Africa (NAI:EVRD) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: KES9.11 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2024)

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NAI:EVRD Eveready East Africa PLC NAI:EVRD
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What is Eveready East Africa Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Eveready East Africa NAI:EVRD 6 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is KES9.11 Mil as of Mar. 2024. GuruFocus rates NAI:EVRD with a GF Score™ of 6/100.

Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Eveready East Africa's selling, general, & admin. expense for the six months ended in Mar. 2024 was KES16.39 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was KES9.11 Mil.


Eveready East Africa  (NAI:EVRD) 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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Eveready East Africa Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Eveready East Africa'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.

Eveready East Africa Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Eveready East Africa Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
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Eveready East Africa Semi-Annual Data
Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23 Mar24
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NAI:EVRD vs GWW, FAST, FERG: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Industrial Distribution subindustry, Eveready East Africa'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.


Eveready East Africa Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Industrial Distribution Industry

For the Industrial Distribution industry and Industrials sector, Eveready East Africa's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Eveready East Africa's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.


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Eveready East Africa 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. 2024 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was KES9.11 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 KES9.11 Mil mean?
Eveready East Africa (NAI:EVRD) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of KES9.11 Mil as of Mar. 2024. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Eveready East Africa and its competitors.
Is Eveready East Africa's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Eveready East Africa's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is KES9.11 Mil. Overall, Eveready East Africa has a GF Score™ of 6/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Eveready East Africa's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to GWW and FAST?
Eveready East Africa's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of KES9.11 Mil can be compared against companies in the Industrial Distribution 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 an Industrial Distribution company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Industrial Distribution 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 Eveready East Africa and its competitors. Eveready East Africa's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is KES9.11 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Eveready East Africa stock overvalued right now?
Eveready East Africa (NAI:EVRD) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of KES9.11 Mil. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is KES9.11 Mil. Eveready East Africa's overall GF Score™ is 6/100. 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 Eveready East Africa (NAI:EVRD), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is KES9.11 Mil as of Mar. 2024. 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.

Eveready East Africa Business Description

Address Mombasa Road, P.O. Box 30429, Sameer Industrial Park, Nairobi, KEN, 00100
Eveready East Africa PLC is Kenya-based firm. The company is mainly engaged in the production, distribution, and sales of portable power solutions. Its product portfolio is divided into three categories namely, Automotive comprises of free car batteries, battery water, and battery acid; Fabric comprises of Clorox and cleaning products; and Household dry cell batteries. The company offers its products under the brand name, TURBO, EVERCLEAN.
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