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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. 138 Student Living Jamaica's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
six
months ended in . 20 was JMD0.00 Mil.
138 Student Living Jamaica does not have enough years/quarters to calculate its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in . 20.
138 Student Living Jamaica (XJAM:138SL) 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.
138 Student Living Jamaica Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
138 Student Living Jamaica Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for 138 Student Living Jamaica'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.
138 Student Living Jamaica Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
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XJAM:138SL vs SVSA, CAGU: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Lodging subindustry, 138 Student Living Jamaica'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.
138 Student Living Jamaica Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Travel & Leisure Industry
For the Travel & Leisure industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, 138 Student Living Jamaica's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where 138 Student Living Jamaica's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
138 Student Living Jamaica 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 JMD Mil mean?
138 Student Living Jamaica (XJAM:138SL) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of JMD Mil as of . 20. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on 138 Student Living Jamaica and its competitors.
Is 138 Student Living Jamaica's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
138 Student Living Jamaica's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is JMD Mil. Overall, 138 Student Living Jamaica has a GF Score™ of 14/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does 138 Student Living Jamaica's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to SVSA and CAGU?
138 Student Living Jamaica's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of JMD Mil can be compared against companies in the Travel & Leisure 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 Travel & Leisure company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Travel & Leisure 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 138 Student Living Jamaica and its competitors. 138 Student Living Jamaica's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is JMD Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is 138 Student Living Jamaica stock overvalued right now?
138 Student Living Jamaica (XJAM:138SL) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of JMD Mil. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is JMD Mil. 138 Student Living Jamaica's overall GF Score™ is 14/100. 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 138 Student Living Jamaica (XJAM:138SL), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is JMD 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.
138 Student Living Jamaica Ltd is a company which provides accommodations to students at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona campus to pursue tertiary education in Jamaica.
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