AFBOF (African Rainbow Minerals) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $19.2 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2025)


AFBOF African Rainbow Minerals Ltd AFBOF
84 GF Score
Price $11.07
GF Value $12.79
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
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What is African Rainbow Minerals Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

African Rainbow Minerals AFBOF 84 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $19.2 Mil as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus rates AFBOF with a GF Score™ of 84/100 and a GF Value™ of $12.79 (Modestly Undervalued). The stock has 6 warning signs investors should review.

Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. African Rainbow Minerals's selling, general, & admin. expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2025 was $0.9 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was $19.2 Mil.


African Rainbow Minerals  (OTCPK:AFBOF) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Explanation

An efficient operation keeps SGA costs low and thus has higher profit margin. The percentage of SGA relative to total revenue is an indication of how efficiently the company operates. Compare this percentage among the companies in the same industry is a good way of finding more efficient operations. A comparison of the SGA cost relative to the revenue with the historical value can also be an indication of how efficient the company has become.

Warren Buffett likes companies with consistent SGA as the percentage of gross profit.

Companies with no durable competitive advantage show wild variation in SG&A as % of Gross Profit.

If SGA is less than 30% of Gross Profit, it is fantastic. If SGA is nearing 100%, it is is in highly competitive industry.


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African Rainbow Minerals Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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African Rainbow Minerals Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

African Rainbow Minerals Annual Data
Trend Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24 Jun25
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African Rainbow Minerals Semi-Annual Data
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African Rainbow Minerals Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Competitor Comparison

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, African Rainbow Minerals's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense, along with its competitors' market caps and Selling, General, & Admin. Expense data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


African Rainbow Minerals Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, African Rainbow Minerals's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where African Rainbow Minerals's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.


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African Rainbow Minerals Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Calculation

Selling, General, & Admin. Expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. For instance, personnel cost, advertising, rent, communication costs are all part of SGA.

Selling, General, & 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 $19.2 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 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $19.2 Mil mean?
African Rainbow Minerals (AFBOF) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $19.2 Mil as of Dec. 2025. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on African Rainbow Minerals and its competitors.
Is African Rainbow Minerals' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
African Rainbow Minerals' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $19.2 Mil. Overall, African Rainbow Minerals has a GF Score™ of 84/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does African Rainbow Minerals' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to competitors?
African Rainbow Minerals' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $19.2 Mil can be compared against companies in the Metals & Mining industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense for a Metals & Mining company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Metals & Mining industry context. However, Selling, General, & 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 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense mean?
A high Selling, General, & Admin. Expense can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on African Rainbow Minerals and its competitors. African Rainbow Minerals's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $19.2 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is African Rainbow Minerals stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, African Rainbow Minerals (AFBOF) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $12.79, compared to a current price of $11.07 — trading 13.4% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $19.2 Mil. African Rainbow Minerals' overall GF Score™ is 84/100 with 6 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Selling, General, & Admin. Expense calculated?
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is calculated from a company's financial statements. For African Rainbow Minerals (AFBOF), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $19.2 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 African Rainbow Minerals (AFBOF) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, African Rainbow Minerals stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of $11.07 is trading 13.4% below its estimated GF Value™ of $12.79. GuruFocus considers African Rainbow Minerals to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for AFBOF:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $19.2 Mil
  • GF Value™: $12.79 vs. price of $11.07 (13.4% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 84/100 with 6 warning signs

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


African Rainbow Minerals Business Description

Other Exchanges ARI:South AfricaEB9:Germany
Address 29 Impala Road, ARM House, Chislehurston, Sandton, GT, ZAF, 2196
African Rainbow Minerals Ltd is a South African diversified mining and minerals company with operations in South Africa and Malaysia. The group operates through four main segments: ARM Platinum, which includes platinum group metals and nickel; ARM Ferrous, focused on iron ore, manganese ore, and chrome ore; ARM Coal, operating mainly in the Goedgevonden Mine; and ARM Corporate, which includes Machadodorp Works, gold investments, and other activities. The company produces manganese alloys and holds a strategic investment in gold. The company generates the majority of its revenue from South Africa and maintains a presence in Europe, the Americas, and the Far and Middle East.
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