Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Sendas Distribuidora's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was $334 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $990 Mil.
Sendas Distribuidora (OTCPK:ASAIY) 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.
Sendas Distribuidora Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Sendas Distribuidora Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Sendas Distribuidora's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense can be seen below:
* 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.
Sendas Distribuidora Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
ASAIY vs KR, SFM, ACI: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Grocery Stores subindustry, Sendas Distribuidora'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.
Sendas Distribuidora Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Retail - Defensive Industry
For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Sendas Distribuidora's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Sendas Distribuidora's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Sendas Distribuidora 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 Mar. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $990 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 $990 Mil mean?
Sendas Distribuidora (ASAIY) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $990 Mil as of Mar. 2026. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Sendas Distribuidora and its competitors.
Is Sendas Distribuidora's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Sendas Distribuidora's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $990 Mil. Overall, Sendas Distribuidora has a GF Score™ of 84/100 and is considered Significantly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Sendas Distribuidora's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to KR and SFM?
Sendas Distribuidora's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $990 Mil can be compared against companies in the Retail - Defensive 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 Retail - Defensive company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Retail - Defensive 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 Sendas Distribuidora and its competitors. Sendas Distribuidora's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $990 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Sendas Distribuidora stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Sendas Distribuidora (ASAIY) is currently considered Significantly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $13.59, compared to a current price of $8.36 — trading 38.5% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $990 Mil. Sendas Distribuidora's overall GF Score™ is 84/100 with 7 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 Sendas Distribuidora (ASAIY), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $990 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 Sendas Distribuidora (ASAIY) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Sendas Distribuidora stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of $8.36 is trading 38.5% below its estimated GF Value™ of $13.59.
GuruFocus considers Sendas Distribuidora to be Significantly Undervalued.
Key valuation signals for ASAIY:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $990 Mil
GF Value™: $13.59 vs. price of $8.36 (38.5% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the ASAIY stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Sendas Distribuidora SA is involved in the consumer goods business. Its cash and carry operations involve sales of items of grocery, food, perishable, beverage, wrapping, hygiene, and cleaning products, among others. Its customers include prepared food retailers (including restaurants, pizzerias, and snack bars), end-users (including schools, small businesses, religious institutions, hospitals, and hotels), conventional retailers such as grocery stores and neighborhood supermarkets, and individuals. Its stores are located throughout Brazilian states.
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