Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Spot Coffee (Canada)'s selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Sep. 2023 was $1.16 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2023 was $3.66 Mil.
Spot Coffee (Canada) (OTCPK:SCFFF) 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.
Spot Coffee (Canada) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Spot Coffee (Canada) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Spot Coffee (Canada)'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.
Spot Coffee (Canada) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
SCFFF vs MCD, SBUX, CMG: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Restaurants subindustry, Spot Coffee (Canada)'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.
Spot Coffee (Canada) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Restaurants Industry
For the Restaurants industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Spot Coffee (Canada)'s Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Spot Coffee (Canada)'s Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Spot Coffee (Canada) 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 $3.66 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 $3.66 Mil mean?
Spot Coffee (Canada) (SCFFF) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $3.66 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 Spot Coffee (Canada) and its competitors.
Is Spot Coffee (Canada)'s Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Spot Coffee (Canada)'s current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $3.66 Mil.
How does Spot Coffee (Canada)'s Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to MCD and SBUX?
Spot Coffee (Canada)'s Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $3.66 Mil can be compared against companies in the Restaurants 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 Restaurants company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Restaurants 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 Spot Coffee (Canada) and its competitors. Spot Coffee (Canada)'s current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $3.66 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Spot Coffee (Canada) stock overvalued right now?
Spot Coffee (Canada) (SCFFF) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $3.66 Mil. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $3.66 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 Spot Coffee (Canada) (SCFFF), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $3.66 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.
Spot Coffee (Canada) Ltd has been designing, building and operating company-owned and franchise community cafes in the northeastern United States. SPoT's cafes provide their customers with signature made-to-order meals and award-winning micro-roasted coffee. Each SPoT cafe is distinctively designed to suit the local neighbourhood, creating a warm and friendly gathering place for the community. SPoT's commercial business focuses on the sale of roasted coffee beans to food service and grocery chains, business offices, and resellers such as universities and hospitals.
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