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West Japan Railway Co (TSE:9021) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense : 円0 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2023)


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What is West Japan Railway Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. West Japan Railway Co's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 円0 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was 円0 Mil.


West Japan Railway Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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West Japan Railway Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

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Competitive Comparison of West Japan Railway Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense

For the Railroads subindustry, West Japan Railway Co'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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West Japan Railway Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, West Japan Railway Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

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West Japan Railway Co 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 Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was 円0 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.


West Japan Railway Co  (TSE:9021) 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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West Japan Railway Co (TSE:9021) Business Description

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4-24, Shibata 2-chome, Kita-ku, Osaka, JPN, 530-8341
West Japan Railway, or JR West, is the main railway operator in Western Japan, headquartered in Osaka. It was originally established when the government-owned nationwide railway operator underwent a six-way territorial split in 1987. Its main assets are the Sanyo Shinkansen, which stretches from Osaka to Fukuoka, and the urban rail network in the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto metropolitan area. Its nearly 5,000 kilometers of rail track covers a third of Japan's population and a fifth of its land area. Rail operations contribute more than half of revenue, with most of the balance from retail operations, real estate investments, travel agencies, and hotels.

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