Caribbean Producers Jamaica (XJAM:CPJ) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: JMD Mil (TTM As of . 20)

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XJAM:CPJ Caribbean Producers Jamaica Ltd XJAM:CPJ
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What is Caribbean Producers Jamaica Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Caribbean Producers Jamaica XJAM:CPJ -4.31% 19 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is JMD Mil as of . 20. GuruFocus rates XJAM:CPJ with a GF Score™ of 19/100.

Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Caribbean Producers Jamaica's selling, general, & admin. expense for the six months ended in . 20 was JMD0.00 Mil. Caribbean Producers Jamaica does not have enough years/quarters to calculate its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in . 20.


Caribbean Producers Jamaica  (XJAM:CPJ) 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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XJAM:CPJ vs OMSH: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Food Distribution subindustry, Caribbean Producers 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.


Caribbean Producers Jamaica Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Caribbean Producers Jamaica's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

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Caribbean Producers 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?
Caribbean Producers Jamaica (XJAM:CPJ) 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 Caribbean Producers Jamaica and its competitors.
Is Caribbean Producers Jamaica's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Caribbean Producers Jamaica's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is JMD Mil. Overall, Caribbean Producers Jamaica has a GF Score™ of 19/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Caribbean Producers Jamaica's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to OMSH?
Caribbean Producers Jamaica's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of JMD Mil can be compared against companies in the Retail - Defensive 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 - Defensive company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Retail - Defensive 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 Caribbean Producers Jamaica and its competitors. Caribbean Producers 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 Caribbean Producers Jamaica stock overvalued right now?
Caribbean Producers Jamaica (XJAM:CPJ) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of JMD Mil. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is JMD Mil. Caribbean Producers Jamaica's overall GF Score™ is 19/100. 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 Caribbean Producers Jamaica (XJAM:CPJ), 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.

Caribbean Producers Jamaica Business Description

Address 1 Guinep Way, Montego Freeport, Montego Bay, Saint James, JAM
Caribbean Producers Jamaica Ltd is engaged in the wholesale and distribution of food and beverages, non-food supplies and the manufacture and distribution of fresh juices and meats. The company's products include Meats, Sea food, Diary, Wines, Spirits, Groceries, Beverages, and others.
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