Description
SG&A Benchmarks – Manufacturing from Schonfeld & Associates, Inc. provides SG&A spending information for 2047 publicly traded companies in twenty industries within the manufacturing sector. Of these companies, 452 are non-U.S. headquartered. SG&A expenses are composed of all the commercial expenses of operation incurred in the regular course of business pertaining to the securing of operating income. Frequently SG&A to Sales ratios are used to judge overhead or cost of sales.
The industry sector summary displays median SG&A to Sales ratio by industry for 2020 – 2023 to give an idea of the range of values reported by firms within the industry. The tables by individual industry present SG&A as a percentage of sales and the annual percentage growth 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 that $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 category. Published July 2024.
This report will benefit corporate staff, financial analysts, investment professionals, lenders, M&A advisors, appraisers and industry consultants.
Individual Industries:
Food and Kindred Products
Tobacco Products
Textile Mill Products
Apparel and Other Finished Fabric Products
Lumber and Wood Products, Except Furniture
Furniture and Fixtures
Paper and Allied Products
Printing, Publishing and Allied Industries
Chemicals and Allied Products
Petroleum Refining and Related Industries
Rubber and Miscellaneous Plastics Products
Leather and Leather Products
Stone, Clay, Glass and Concrete Products
Primary Metal Industries
Fabricated Metal Products, Except Machinery and Transportation Equipment
Industrial, Commercial Machinery, Computer Equipment
Other Electrical Equipment, Components, Except Computer Equipment
Transportation Equipment
Measuring, Analyzing, Controlling Instruments
Miscellaneous Manufacturing Industries
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