Executive secretaries and administrative assistants perform general office functions to keep the higher-ups of the group organized.
For the expense figure, take the "general and administrative" costs disclosed on the income statement.
Another comparison point we like: general and administrative expenses as a fraction of revenue.
He sees synergies in general and administrative costs, in manufacturing and also in research and development.
Meanwhile, operating profit increased 37% as the company leveraged its selling, general and administrative expenses.
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Sales and marketing costs and general, administrative and other expenses merely compound the losses.
Most of Dell's expenses are made up of selling, general and administrative costs rather than research and development.
General and administrative costs have also defied expectations of economics of scale, hanging in at 15% of revenue.
Nasdaq's selling, general and administrative expense fell by 22% between 2004 and 2007, while revenue quintupled during that period.
After so many cuts Dynegy's general and administrative costs, at 3% of revenues, are the lowest among generating firms.
Higher selling, general and administrative expenses also were factors dragging down its bottom line, as the company hired more people.
Earnings, however, decreased 37% because of higher selling, general and administrative expenses and a near doubling of research and development costs.
Sales declined 5% in the first quarter from the same time last year, but marketing, general and administrative costs rose 30%.
The cut was defensible: Coke's selling, general and administrative expense had ballooned to 45% of revenue from 35% in the mid-1980s.
Its selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of sales also improved to 11.1% from 11.9% in the year-ago quarter.
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Selling, general and administrative expenses also dropped to 16.5% of net sales.
The increased loss is partially attributable to higher general and administrative expenses and lower auction commission revenues, the international auction house said.
Sales and marketing expenses moved in the reverse direction of revenues, increasing 10%, while general, administrative and technology expense was up 24%.
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The company said a drop in selling, general and administrative expenses, and lower charges related to store closings helped decrease the red ink.
The growth in ARPU, coupled with lower selling, general and administrative Expenses, helped the operating profit margin expand by 362 basis points to 32.47%.
Not included are such ancillaries as ongoing lease obligations, any seismic or other geoscience disbursements, or any general and administrative burden at the field or corporate levels.
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LabCorp lowered its sales, general and administrative expenses to 21% of revenue last year from 26% in 1999, enabling it to almost triple the net margin to 11.8%.
We believe this could help lift the Ford stock as this will reduce its selling, general and administrative costs as a percentage of its revenues over the next four-years.
Operating margin is expected to be approximately 7.5 percent, or 100 basis points higher than the prior year quarter, primarily as a result of improved leverage on selling, general and administrative expenses.
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We believe that limiting of fixed costs by Ford through their agreement with UAW will reduce their selling, general and administrative costs as a percentage of its revenues over medium-term, which could provide upside to its stock.
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Other examples of profligacy are too numerous to detail but suffice that SandRidge has, by a large margin, at over 7.1% of its market cap, the largest general and administrative expense ratio of all its peer group.
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With the company committed to cutting down on its Average Unit Cost and marketing, general and administrative expenses, we expect that the EBITDA margin for this division will gradually increase to around 25% by the end of our forecast period.
Still, gross profit declined 2%, principally due to increased building material costs and selling, general and administrative expense rose 14%, primarily due to investments in personnel and other expenses related to plans for growth, including the start-up of its Lexington, Ky.
The bottler, which operates in North America, Turkey, Russia, Greece and Spain, said it would refine its selling and service organization, lower its general and administrative expenses, make its supply chain more efficient and modify its defined benefit pension plans in the U.S. and Canada.
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