Benchmarks for SG&A spending are hard to find. Averages may be available but are generally too broad to be useful. Each title within the SG&A Benchmarks series is produced for a specific industry sector. Individual companies are listed with last year's SG&A to Sales percentage and growth rates in sales and spending for the year. For use in setting and evaluating budgets, estimates are given for the current year SG&A to Sales percentage and expected growth in sales and spending. The sector summary chart provides side by side comparison of 10%ile, median, and 90%ile values for each industry within the sector. To allow for easy identification of relative performance within each industry and to account for SG&A spending practices varying by size and location, individual companies are grouped by size based on sales and information on total sales and headquarters city is listed.
Since different industries vary significantly in their practices of classification of expenses considered to be reported within SG&A expense, SG&A Benchmarks is produced for individual industry sectors. As of August 2018, the following sector reports are available:
SG&A Benchmarks – Materials Sector provides SG&A spending information for 288 publicly traded companies in five industries.
SG&A Benchmarks – Industrials Sector, covers SG&A spending information for 610 publicly traded companies in fourteen industries.
SG&A Benchmarks –Consumer Discretionary Sector provides SG&A spending information for 695 publicly traded companies in twelve industries.
SG&A Benchmarks –Consumer Staples Sector, covers SG&A spending information for 234 publicly traded companies in six industries.
SG&A Benchmarks – Health Care Sector provides SG&A spending information for 449 publicly traded companies in six industries.
SG&A Benchmarks – Financials Sector provides SG&A spending information for 656 publicly traded companies in seven industries.
SG&A Benchmarks – Information Technology Sector, covers SG&A spending information for 775 publicly traded companies in seven industries.
SG&A Benchmarks – Telecommunications Sector provides SG&A spending information for 70 publicly traded companies in two industries.
SG&A Benchmarks – Real Estate Sector provides SG&A spending information for 35ublicly traded companies in two industries.
SG&A Benchmarks – Energy Sector provides SG&A spending information for 237 publicly traded companies in two industries.
SG&A Benchmarks – Utilities Sector provides SG&A spending information for 33 publicly traded companies in four industries.
Within each report, the industry sector summary displays median SG&A to Sales ratio by industry as well as 10 and 90 percentile values to illustrate the range of values reported by firms within each industry. The tabulations for each individual industry present both last year and this year SG&A as a percentage of sales and the annual percentage growth rate in SG&A spending as well as in sales for each company within the industry. Comparing the growth rate of SG&A expenses and sales gives a snapshot of where the profitability of the firm may be heading. The firms are presented in three groups as defined by sales of less than $100 million, sales between $100 million and $1 billion, and sales of more than $1 billion.
Two sets of industry tabulations are presented. Alphabetical order by company name aids in locating a firm. Order by SG&A to Sales ratio showcases the 'leaner and meaner' firms in each industry.
These reports will benefit anyone seeking competitive benchmark intelligence including: corporate staff, financial analysts, investment professionals, lenders, M&A advisors, appraisers and industry consultants.
Visit the SG&A Benchmarks area of expertise on the web site at http://www.saibooks.com where a secure order can be placed for immediate download.
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