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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. 1834 Investments's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Sep. 2022 was JMD8.78 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2022 was JMD41.46 Mil.
1834 Investments (XJAM:1834) 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.
1834 Investments Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
1834 Investments Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for 1834 Investments'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.
1834 Investments Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
XJAM:1834 vs BLK, BX, BK: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Asset Management subindustry, 1834 Investments'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.
1834 Investments Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Asset Management Industry
For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, 1834 Investments's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where 1834 Investments's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
1834 Investments 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. 2022 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was JMD41.46 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 JMD41.46 Mil mean?
1834 Investments (XJAM:1834) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of JMD41.46 Mil as of Sep. 2022. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on 1834 Investments and its competitors.
Is 1834 Investments' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
1834 Investments' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is JMD41.46 Mil. Overall, 1834 Investments has a GF Score™ of 22/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does 1834 Investments' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to BLK and BX?
1834 Investments' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of JMD41.46 Mil can be compared against companies in the Asset Management 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 an Asset Management company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Asset Management 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 1834 Investments and its competitors. 1834 Investments's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is JMD41.46 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is 1834 Investments stock overvalued right now?
1834 Investments (XJAM:1834) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of JMD41.46 Mil. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is JMD41.46 Mil. 1834 Investments' overall GF Score™ is 22/100. 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 1834 Investments (XJAM:1834), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is JMD41.46 Mil as of Sep. 2022. 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.
1834 Investments Ltd is a Jamaica-based investment management company. The company's main activity is the management of its income-generating real estate, bond, and equity investments. Also, its activities include the management of its joint venture and subsidiary companies. Its equity portfolio comprises a diversified mix of the stocks of local and overseas companies in North America, the United Kingdom, Europe, and Asia.
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