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Samba Foods (XGHA:SAMBA) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense : GHS Mil (TTM As of . 20)


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What is Samba Foods Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Samba Foods's selling, general, & admin. expense for the six months ended in . 20 was GHS0.00 Mil. Samba Foods does not have enough years/quarters to calculate its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in . 20.


Samba Foods Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

The historical data trend for Samba Foods's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense can be seen below:

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Competitive Comparison of Samba Foods's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Samba Foods's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense, along with its competitors' market caps and Selling, General, & Admin. Expense data, can be viewed below:

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Samba Foods's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Samba Foods's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

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Samba Foods 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.


Samba Foods  (XGHA:SAMBA) 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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Samba Foods (XGHA:SAMBA) Business Description

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West Coast Dyeing Industries Compound, Beside TOR, Tema, GHA
Samba Foods Ltd is engaged in production and processing of food products. The company's product portfolio includes Egushi/Shrimp Powder; Juice & Drinks; Ketchup/Mayonnaise; Salad Dressings; Butter paste & Roasted peanuts; Ginger Garlic Paste; Ginger Garlic Onion; and Kpakpo Shito Paste. It sells its products in jars, bottles, and sachets.

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