Cashbuild (JSE:CSB) General and Admin. Expense: R512 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2025)


JSE:CSB Cashbuild Ltd JSE:CSB
75 GF Score
Price R116.00
GF Value R182.42
Valuation Significantly Undervalued
! 3 Warning Signs
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What is Cashbuild General and Admin. Expense?

Cashbuild JSE:CSB +0.87% 75 General and Admin. Expense is R512 Mil as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus rates JSE:CSB with a GF Score™ of 75/100 and a GF Value™ of R182.42 (Significantly Undervalued). The stock has 3 warning signs investors should review.

General and Admin. Expense is the aggregate total of general managing and administering expenses for the company. Cashbuild's General and Admin. Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2025 was R250 Mil. Its General and Admin. Expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was R512 Mil.

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Cashbuild General and Admin. Expense Historical Data

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* 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.

Cashbuild General and Admin. Expense Chart

Cashbuild Annual Data
Trend Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24 Jun25
General and Admin. Expense
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Cashbuild Semi-Annual Data
Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24 Jun25 Dec25
General and Admin. Expense Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 202.17 225.37 231.14 262.29 250.12
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Cashbuild General and Admin. Expense Calculation

General and Admin. Expense is the aggregate total of general managing and administering expenses for the company.

General and Admin. Expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was R512 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.

What does a General and Admin. Expense of R512 Mil mean?
Cashbuild (JSE:CSB) has a General and Admin. Expense of R512 Mil as of Dec. 2025. General and Admin. Expense is the aggregate total of general managing and administering expenses for the company. View historical data on Cashbuild and its competitors.
Is Cashbuild's General and Admin. Expense too high?
Cashbuild's current General and Admin. Expense is R512 Mil. Overall, Cashbuild has a GF Score™ of 75/100 and is considered Significantly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Cashbuild's General and Admin. Expense compare to HD and LOW?
Cashbuild's General and Admin. Expense of R512 Mil can be compared against companies in the Retail - Cyclical industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good General and Admin. Expense for a Retail - Cyclical company?
A good General and Admin. Expense depends on the Retail - Cyclical industry context. However, General and 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 General and Admin. Expense mean?
A high General and Admin. Expense can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. General and Admin. Expense is the aggregate total of general managing and administering expenses for the company. View historical data on Cashbuild and its competitors. Cashbuild's current General and Admin. Expense is R512 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Cashbuild stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Cashbuild (JSE:CSB) is currently considered Significantly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is R182.42, compared to a current price of R116.00 — trading 36.4% below its estimated fair value. The current General and Admin. Expense is R512 Mil. Cashbuild's overall GF Score™ is 75/100 with 3 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is General and Admin. Expense calculated?
General and Admin. Expense is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Cashbuild (JSE:CSB), the current General and Admin. Expense is R512 Mil as of Dec. 2025. 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.

Is Cashbuild (JSE:CSB) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Cashbuild stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of R116.00 is trading 36.4% below its estimated GF Value™ of R182.42. GuruFocus considers Cashbuild to be Significantly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for JSE:CSB:

  • General and Admin. Expense: R512 Mil
  • GF Value™: R182.42 vs. price of R116.00 (36.4% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 75/100 with 3 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the JSE:CSB stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

Cashbuild Business Description

Address 2 Handel Road, Ormonde, Johannesburg, GT, ZAF, 2001
Cashbuild Ltd is a South Africa-based retailer of building materials and related products. The Group's reportable segments include Cashbuild (South Africa), P&L Hardware (South Africa), Cashbuild common monetary operations (Eswatini, Lesotho, Namibia), and non-common monetary operations (Botswana, Malawi, Zambia). Its stores operate across towns, townships, rural areas, and metropolitan locations. Products include cement, roofing, timber, bricks, decorative items, plumbing, hardware, ceilings, electrical goods, and tools, with a portion being cement-related. Customers range from homebuilders, contractors, farmers, and traders to construction companies and government-linked developers. The Cashbuild (South Africa) segment generates the majority of the Group's revenue.
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