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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Prima Marine PCL's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was ฿154 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was ฿659 Mil.
Prima Marine PCL (BKK:PRM) 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.
Prima Marine PCL Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Prima Marine PCL Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Prima Marine 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.
Prima Marine PCL Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
BKK:PRM vs WMB, EPD, KMI: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Oil & Gas Midstream subindustry, Prima Marine 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.
Prima Marine PCL Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Oil & Gas Industry
For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Prima Marine PCL's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Prima Marine PCL's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Prima Marine 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 Mar. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was ฿659 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 ฿659 Mil mean?
Prima Marine PCL (BKK:PRM) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ฿659 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 Prima Marine PCL and its competitors.
Is Prima Marine PCL's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Prima Marine PCL's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ฿659 Mil. Overall, Prima Marine PCL has a GF Score™ of 90/100 and is considered Modestly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Prima Marine PCL's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to WMB and EPD?
Prima Marine PCL's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ฿659 Mil can be compared against companies in the Oil & Gas 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 an Oil & Gas company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Oil & Gas 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 Prima Marine PCL and its competitors. Prima Marine PCL's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ฿659 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Prima Marine PCL stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Prima Marine PCL (BKK:PRM) is currently considered Modestly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is ฿7.90, compared to a current price of ฿9.90 — trading 25.3% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ฿659 Mil. Prima Marine PCL's overall GF Score™ is 90/100 with 8 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 Prima Marine PCL (BKK:PRM), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ฿659 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 Prima Marine PCL (BKK:PRM) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Prima Marine PCL stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of ฿9.90 is trading 25.3% above its estimated GF Value™ of ฿7.90.
GuruFocus considers Prima Marine PCL to be Modestly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for BKK:PRM:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: ฿659 Mil
GF Value™: ฿7.90 vs. price of ฿9.90 (25.3% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the BKK:PRM stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Prima Marine PCL is engaged in the marine transportation of petroleum and chemical products and in providing services that support offshore petroleum exploration and production, along with ship management. The company operates through four segments: marine transportation of petroleum and chemical products; storage of petroleum products; services supporting offshore exploration and production, including transportation of personnel and equipment and accommodation work barges; and ship management and related services such as ship agency, crew recruitment and transportation, operational support, business administration, procurement, marketing, financial consulting, and technical support. The company generates the majority of its revenue from Thailand.
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