Samchai Steel Industries PCL (BKK:SAM-R) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: ฿197 Mil (TTM As of Sep. 2025)


BKK:SAM-R Samchai Steel Industries PCL BKK:SAM-R
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GF Value ฿0.78
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What is Samchai Steel Industries PCL Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Samchai Steel Industries PCL BKK:SAM-R 41 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ฿197 Mil as of Sep. 2025. GuruFocus rates BKK:SAM-R with a GF Score™ of 41/100 and a GF Value™ of ฿0.78. The stock has 4 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. Samchai Steel Industries PCL's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2025 was ฿49 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2025 was ฿197 Mil.


Samchai Steel Industries PCL  (BKK:SAM-R) 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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Samchai Steel Industries PCL Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Samchai Steel Industries 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.

Samchai Steel Industries PCL Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Samchai Steel Industries PCL Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
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Samchai Steel Industries PCL Quarterly Data
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BKK:SAM-R vs NUE, STLD, RS: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Steel subindustry, Samchai Steel Industries 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.


Samchai Steel Industries PCL Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Samchai Steel Industries PCL's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Samchai Steel Industries PCL's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.


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Samchai Steel Industries 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 Sep. 2025 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was ฿197 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 ฿197 Mil mean?
Samchai Steel Industries PCL (BKK:SAM-R) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ฿197 Mil as of Sep. 2025. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Samchai Steel Industries PCL and its competitors.
Is Samchai Steel Industries PCL's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Samchai Steel Industries PCL's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ฿197 Mil. Overall, Samchai Steel Industries PCL has a GF Score™ of 41/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Samchai Steel Industries PCL's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to NUE and STLD?
Samchai Steel Industries PCL's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ฿197 Mil can be compared against companies in the Steel 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 Steel company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Steel 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 Samchai Steel Industries PCL and its competitors. Samchai Steel Industries PCL's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ฿197 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Samchai Steel Industries PCL stock overvalued right now?
Samchai Steel Industries PCL (BKK:SAM-R) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ฿197 Mil. The stock's GF Value™ is ฿0.78, compared to a current price of ฿0.17 — trading 78.8% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ฿197 Mil. Samchai Steel Industries PCL's overall GF Score™ is 41/100 with 4 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 Samchai Steel Industries PCL (BKK:SAM-R), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ฿197 Mil as of Sep. 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 Samchai Steel Industries PCL (BKK:SAM-R) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Samchai Steel Industries PCL stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of ฿0.17 is trading 78.8% below its estimated GF Value™ of ฿0.78.

Key valuation signals for BKK:SAM-R:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: ฿197 Mil
  • GF Value™: ฿0.78 vs. price of ฿0.17 (78.8% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 41/100 with 4 warning signs

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


Samchai Steel Industries PCL Business Description

Other Exchanges SAM:Thailand
Address Ekkachai Road, 75/14, 75/17, 85 Soi Wat Sopanaram, Tumbol Kokkham, Amphur Muang, Samutsakorn, THA, 74000
Samchai Steel Industries PCL is a Thailand-based manufacturer of steel pipes and tubes. The company's products include black steel pipes, galvanized steel pipes, structural steel pipes, furniture pipes, and hot-rolled steel plates and sheets. Its products are mainly used in the construction and furniture industries. Geographically, it operates in both domestic and overseas markets. The company generates a majority of its revenue from the domestic market.
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