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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Sears Canada's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Apr. 2017 was $190 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Apr. 2017 was $846 Mil.
Sears Canada (OTCPK:SRSCQ) 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.
Sears Canada Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Sears Canada Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Sears 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.
Sears Canada Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
Sears Canada Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Competitor Comparison
For the Department Stores subindustry, Sears 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.
Sears Canada Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Retail - Cyclical Industry
For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Sears Canada's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Sears Canada's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Sears 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 Apr. 2017 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $846 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 $846 Mil mean?
Sears Canada (SRSCQ) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $846 Mil as of Apr. 2017. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Sears Canada and its competitors.
Is Sears Canada's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Sears Canada's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $846 Mil.
How does Sears Canada's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to competitors?
Sears Canada's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $846 Mil can be compared against companies in the Retail - Cyclical 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 Retail - Cyclical company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Retail - Cyclical 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 Sears Canada and its competitors. Sears Canada's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $846 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Sears Canada stock overvalued right now?
Sears Canada (SRSCQ) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $846 Mil. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $846 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 Sears Canada (SRSCQ), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $846 Mil as of Apr. 2017. 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.
Sears Canada Inc is in the sale of goods and services through the Company's Retail channels. It comprised of one reportable segment, Merchandising. Which includes its full-line department, Sears Home, Hometown, Outlet, Corbeil Electrique Inc. stores, and its Direct (catalog/internet) channel. It also includes service revenue related primarily to logistics services provided through the Company. Commission revenue includes travel, home improvement services, insurance, wireless and long-distance plans. Licensee fee revenue is comprised of payments received from licensees that operate within the Company stores.
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