Berger Paints Jamaica (XJAM:BRG) General and Admin. Expense: JMD106 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2024)

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XJAM:BRG Berger Paints Jamaica Ltd XJAM:BRG
79 GF Score
Price JMD5.13
GF Value JMD8.71
Valuation Significantly Undervalued
! 3 Warning Signs
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What is Berger Paints Jamaica General and Admin. Expense?

Berger Paints Jamaica XJAM:BRG -7.90% 79 General and Admin. Expense is JMD106 Mil as of Dec. 2024. GuruFocus rates XJAM:BRG with a GF Score™ of 79/100 and a GF Value™ of JMD8.71 (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. Berger Paints Jamaica's General and Admin. Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2024 was JMD106 Mil. Its General and Admin. Expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2024 was JMD106 Mil.

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Berger Paints Jamaica General and Admin. Expense Historical Data

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Berger Paints Jamaica General and Admin. Expense Chart

Berger Paints Jamaica Annual Data
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Berger Paints Jamaica Semi-Annual Data
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Berger Paints Jamaica 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. 2024 was JMD106 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 JMD106 Mil mean?
Berger Paints Jamaica (XJAM:BRG) has a General and Admin. Expense of JMD106 Mil as of Dec. 2024. General and Admin. Expense is the aggregate total of general managing and administering expenses for the company. View historical data on Berger Paints Jamaica and its competitors.
Is Berger Paints Jamaica's General and Admin. Expense too high?
Berger Paints Jamaica's current General and Admin. Expense is JMD106 Mil. Overall, Berger Paints Jamaica has a GF Score™ of 79/100 and is considered Significantly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Berger Paints Jamaica's General and Admin. Expense compare to LIN and SHW?
Berger Paints Jamaica's General and Admin. Expense of JMD106 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 Berger Paints Jamaica and its competitors. Berger Paints Jamaica's current General and Admin. Expense is JMD106 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Berger Paints Jamaica stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Berger Paints Jamaica (XJAM:BRG) is currently considered Significantly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is JMD8.71, compared to a current price of JMD5.13 — trading 41.1% below its estimated fair value. The current General and Admin. Expense is JMD106 Mil. Berger Paints Jamaica's overall GF Score™ is 79/100 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 Berger Paints Jamaica (XJAM:BRG), the current General and Admin. Expense is JMD106 Mil as of Dec. 2024. 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 Berger Paints Jamaica (XJAM:BRG) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Berger Paints Jamaica stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of JMD5.13 is trading 41.1% below its estimated GF Value™ of JMD8.71. GuruFocus considers Berger Paints Jamaica to be Significantly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for XJAM:BRG:

  • General and Admin. Expense: JMD106 Mil
  • GF Value™: JMD8.71 vs. price of JMD5.13 (41.1% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 79/100 with 3 warning signs

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

Berger Paints Jamaica Business Description

Address 256 Spanish Town Road, Kingston, JAM, 11
Berger Paints Jamaica Ltd is engaged in the manufacture and distribution of industrial and decorative paints and paint-related processed materials. The Company produces a wide range of high-performing decorative, marine, and industrial paint products in Barbados and across the Eastern Caribbean. Its product range includes premium quality interior and exterior topcoats, primers, stains, varnishes, furniture finishes, road marking paints, enamels, as well as light and heavy duty industrial finishes. The Company has introduced products such as Berger Weatherproof Ultra, a super premium exterior emulsion, and Berger Royale, a super premium interior pure acrylic emulsion.
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