Sea (STU:931) General and Admin. Expense: €1,250 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2026)

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STU:931 Sea Ltd STU:931
77 GF Score
Price €93.20
GF Value €119.00
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
! 2 Warning Signs
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What is Sea General and Admin. Expense?

Sea STU:931 +0.87% 77 General and Admin. Expense is €1,250 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates STU:931 with a GF Score™ of 77/100 and a GF Value™ of €119.00 (Modestly Undervalued). The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review.

General and Admin. Expense is the aggregate total of general managing and administering expenses for the company. Sea's General and Admin. Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was €349 Mil. Its General and Admin. Expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was €1,250 Mil.

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Sea General and Admin. Expense Historical Data

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Sea General and Admin. Expense Chart

Sea Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
General and Admin. Expense
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Sea Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
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Sea 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 Mar. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €1,250 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 €1,250 Mil mean?
Sea (STU:931) has a General and Admin. Expense of €1,250 Mil as of Mar. 2026. General and Admin. Expense is the aggregate total of general managing and administering expenses for the company. View historical data on Sea and its competitors.
Is Sea's General and Admin. Expense too high?
Sea's current General and Admin. Expense is €1,250 Mil. Overall, Sea has a GF Score™ of 77/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Sea's General and Admin. Expense compare to EBAY and JD?
Sea's General and Admin. Expense of €1,250 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 Sea and its competitors. Sea's current General and Admin. Expense is €1,250 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Sea stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Sea (STU:931) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is €119.00, compared to a current price of €93.20 — trading 21.7% below its estimated fair value. The current General and Admin. Expense is €1,250 Mil. Sea's overall GF Score™ is 77/100 with 2 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 Sea (STU:931), the current General and Admin. Expense is €1,250 Mil as of Mar. 2026. 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 Sea (STU:931) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Sea stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of €93.20 is trading 21.7% below its estimated GF Value™ of €119.00. GuruFocus considers Sea to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for STU:931:

  • General and Admin. Expense: €1,250 Mil
  • GF Value™: €119.00 vs. price of €93.20 (21.7% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 77/100 with 2 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the STU:931 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

Sea Business Description

Address 1 Fusionopolis Place, No. 17-10, Galaxis, Singapore, SGP, 138522
Sea started as a gaming business, Garena, but in 2015 expanded into e-commerce. Sea operates Southeast Asia's largest e-commerce company, Shopee, in terms of gross merchandise value. Shopee is a hybrid consumer-to-consumer and business-to-consumer marketplace platform operating in Indonesia, Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Brazil. For Garena, Free Fire is the key revenue-generating game. Sea's third business, Monee, provides lending, payment, digital banking, and insurance services. As of March 2025, Forrest Li, the founder, chair, and CEO, owned 59.1% of the voting power. Tencent owned 18.5% of issued shares with no voting power.
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