Point Lisas Industrial Port Development (TRN:PLD) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: TTD Mil (TTM As of . 20)

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TRN:PLD Point Lisas Industrial Port Development Corp Ltd TRN:PLD
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What is Point Lisas Industrial Port Development Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Point Lisas Industrial Port Development TRN:PLD 34 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is TTD Mil as of . 20. GuruFocus rates TRN:PLD with a GF Score™ of 34/100. The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review.

Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Point Lisas Industrial Port Development's selling, general, & admin. expense for the six months ended in . 20 was TTD0.00 Mil. Point Lisas Industrial Port Development does not have enough years/quarters to calculate its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in . 20.


Point Lisas Industrial Port Development  (TRN:PLD) 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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Point Lisas Industrial Port Development Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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TRN:PLD vs : Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Marine Shipping subindustry, Point Lisas Industrial Port Development'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.


Point Lisas Industrial Port Development Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Point Lisas Industrial Port Development's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Point Lisas Industrial Port Development's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.


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Point Lisas Industrial Port Development 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.

What does a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of TTD Mil mean?
Point Lisas Industrial Port Development (TRN:PLD) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of TTD Mil as of . 20. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Point Lisas Industrial Port Development and its competitors.
Is Point Lisas Industrial Port Development's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Point Lisas Industrial Port Development's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is TTD Mil. Overall, Point Lisas Industrial Port Development has a GF Score™ of 34/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Point Lisas Industrial Port Development's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to ?
Point Lisas Industrial Port Development's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of TTD Mil can be compared against companies in the Transportation 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 Transportation company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Transportation 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 Point Lisas Industrial Port Development and its competitors. Point Lisas Industrial Port Development's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is TTD Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Point Lisas Industrial Port Development stock overvalued right now?
Point Lisas Industrial Port Development (TRN:PLD) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of TTD Mil. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is TTD Mil. Point Lisas Industrial Port Development's overall GF Score™ is 34/100 with 1 warning sign to review. 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 Point Lisas Industrial Port Development (TRN:PLD), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is TTD Mil as of . 20. 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.

Point Lisas Industrial Port Development Business Description

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Address Plipdeco House, Orinoco Drive, Point Lisas Industrial Estate, Point Lisas, Couva, TTO
Point Lisas Industrial Port Development Corp Ltd is engaged in Leasing of industrial properties, Industrial estate Management, Cargo handling, Marine, Warehousing, and Security, all related to cargo.
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