Crown Paints Kenya (NAI:CRWN) General and Admin. Expense: KES697 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2025)

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NAI:CRWN Crown Paints Kenya Ltd NAI:CRWN
69 GF Score
Price KES57.75
GF Value KES53.10
Valuation Fairly Valued
! 4 Warning Signs
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What is Crown Paints Kenya General and Admin. Expense?

Crown Paints Kenya NAI:CRWN +1.32% 69 General and Admin. Expense is KES697 Mil as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus rates NAI:CRWN with a GF Score™ of 69/100 and a GF Value™ of KES53.10 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review.

General and Admin. Expense is the aggregate total of general managing and administering expenses for the company. Crown Paints Kenya's General and Admin. Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2025 was KES697 Mil. Its General and Admin. Expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was KES697 Mil.

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Crown Paints Kenya General and Admin. Expense Historical Data

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Crown Paints Kenya Annual Data
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Crown Paints Kenya Semi-Annual Data
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Crown Paints Kenya General and Admin. Expense Calculation

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

For stock reported annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. General and Admin. Expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was KES697 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 KES697 Mil mean?
Crown Paints Kenya (NAI:CRWN) has a General and Admin. Expense of KES697 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 Crown Paints Kenya and its competitors.
Is Crown Paints Kenya's General and Admin. Expense too high?
Crown Paints Kenya's current General and Admin. Expense is KES697 Mil. Overall, Crown Paints Kenya has a GF Score™ of 69/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Crown Paints Kenya's General and Admin. Expense compare to LIN and SHW?
Crown Paints Kenya's General and Admin. Expense of KES697 Mil can be compared against companies in the Chemicals 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 Chemicals company?
A good General and Admin. Expense depends on the Chemicals 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 Crown Paints Kenya and its competitors. Crown Paints Kenya's current General and Admin. Expense is KES697 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Crown Paints Kenya stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Crown Paints Kenya (NAI:CRWN) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is KES53.10, compared to a current price of KES57.75 — trading 8.8% above its estimated fair value. The current General and Admin. Expense is KES697 Mil. Crown Paints Kenya's overall GF Score™ is 69/100 with 4 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 Crown Paints Kenya (NAI:CRWN), the current General and Admin. Expense is KES697 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 Crown Paints Kenya (NAI:CRWN) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Crown Paints Kenya stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of KES57.75 is trading 8.8% above its estimated GF Value™ of KES53.10. GuruFocus considers Crown Paints Kenya to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for NAI:CRWN:

  • General and Admin. Expense: KES697 Mil
  • GF Value™: KES53.10 vs. price of KES57.75 (8.8% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 69/100 with 4 warning signs

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

Crown Paints Kenya Business Description

Address Mogadishu Road, LR No. 209/5792, P.O. Box 78084, Nairobi, KEN, 00507
Crown Paints Kenya Ltd is a Kenya-based paint manufacturer. The company comprises two business segments - Paints and Adhesives. The Paints segment manufactures and sells paints, decorating sundries, polyvinyl acetate emulsion, and alkyd resins. The Adhesives segment manufactures and sells adhesives. It offers decorative paints, automotive paints, industrial paints, road marking paints, and thinners. The company generates the majority of its revenue from the Paints segment. The company does its sales via geographical segments that include Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, and others.
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