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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Cline Scientific AB's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2023 was kr-0.25 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was kr3.11 Mil.
Cline Scientific AB (OSTO:CLINE B) 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.
Cline Scientific AB Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Cline Scientific AB Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Cline Scientific AB'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.
Cline Scientific AB Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
OSTO:CLINE B vs VRTX, REGN, SGEN: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Biotechnology subindustry, Cline Scientific AB'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.
Cline Scientific AB Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Biotechnology Industry
For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Cline Scientific AB's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Cline Scientific AB's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Cline Scientific AB 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 Dec. 2023 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was kr3.11 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 kr3.11 Mil mean?
Cline Scientific AB (OSTO:CLINE B) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of kr3.11 Mil as of Dec. 2023. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Cline Scientific AB and its competitors.
Is Cline Scientific AB's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Cline Scientific AB's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is kr3.11 Mil. Overall, Cline Scientific AB has a GF Score™ of 4/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Cline Scientific AB's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to VRTX and REGN?
Cline Scientific AB's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of kr3.11 Mil can be compared against companies in the Biotechnology 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 Biotechnology company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Biotechnology 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 Cline Scientific AB and its competitors. Cline Scientific AB's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is kr3.11 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Cline Scientific AB stock overvalued right now?
Cline Scientific AB (OSTO:CLINE B) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of kr3.11 Mil. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is kr3.11 Mil. Cline Scientific AB's overall GF Score™ is 4/100. 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 Cline Scientific AB (OSTO:CLINE B), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is kr3.11 Mil as of Dec. 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.
Cline Scientific AB develops and markets products for biomedical research based on proprietary nanotechnology. Its products include unique surfaces for use in stem cell & cancer research and customized nanoparticles for use in biomedical applications.
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