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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Firetrade Engineering PCL's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Jun. 2026 was ฿55 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was ฿208 Mil.
Firetrade Engineering PCL (BKK:FTE) 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.
Firetrade Engineering PCL Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Firetrade Engineering PCL Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Firetrade Engineering PCL'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.
Firetrade Engineering PCL Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
BKK:FTE vs ALLE, MSA, ADT: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Security & Protection Services subindustry, Firetrade Engineering PCL'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.
Firetrade Engineering PCL Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Business Services Industry
For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Firetrade Engineering PCL's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Firetrade Engineering PCL's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Firetrade Engineering PCL 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 Jun. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was ฿208 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 ฿208 Mil mean?
Firetrade Engineering PCL (BKK:FTE) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ฿208 Mil as of Jun. 2026. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Firetrade Engineering PCL and its competitors.
Is Firetrade Engineering PCL's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Firetrade Engineering PCL's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ฿208 Mil. Overall, Firetrade Engineering PCL has a GF Score™ of 83/100 and is considered Modestly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Firetrade Engineering PCL's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to ALLE and MSA?
Firetrade Engineering PCL's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ฿208 Mil can be compared against companies in the Business Services 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 Business Services company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Business Services 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 Firetrade Engineering PCL and its competitors. Firetrade Engineering PCL's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ฿208 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Firetrade Engineering PCL stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Firetrade Engineering PCL (BKK:FTE) is currently considered Modestly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is ฿2.18, compared to a current price of ฿2.72 — trading 24.8% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ฿208 Mil. Firetrade Engineering PCL's overall GF Score™ is 83/100 with 5 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 Firetrade Engineering PCL (BKK:FTE), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ฿208 Mil as of Jun. 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 Firetrade Engineering PCL (BKK:FTE) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Firetrade Engineering PCL stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of ฿2.72 is trading 24.8% above its estimated GF Value™ of ฿2.18.
GuruFocus considers Firetrade Engineering PCL to be Modestly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for BKK:FTE:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: ฿208 Mil
GF Value™: ฿2.18 vs. price of ฿2.72 (24.8% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the BKK:FTE stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Firetrade Engineering PCL is engaged in the sales of fire protection equipment and systems, design, installation, repair, and maintenance of fire protection systems. The company operates in two main business segments, namely sales of fire protection equipment systems and project works and services (design, installation, repair and maintenance of fire protection systems). Its products include fire protection equipment, foam system, cold water, and sanitary valves. The sales of the fire protection equipment systems segment act as a revenue driver for the firm. Its operations are in a single geographic area mainly in Thailand.
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