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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Cementos Argos's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was COP139,082 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was COP574,835 Mil.
Cementos Argos (BOG:CEMARGOS) 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.
Cementos Argos Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Cementos Argos Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Cementos Argos'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.
Cementos Argos Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
BOG:CEMARGOS vs CRH, VMC, MLM: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Building Materials subindustry, Cementos Argos'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.
Cementos Argos Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Building Materials Industry
For the Building Materials industry and Basic Materials sector, Cementos Argos's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Cementos Argos's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Cementos Argos 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 COP574,835 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 COP574,835 Mil mean?
Cementos Argos (BOG:CEMARGOS) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of COP574,835 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 Cementos Argos and its competitors.
Is Cementos Argos' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Cementos Argos' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is COP574,835 Mil. Overall, Cementos Argos has a GF Score™ of 59/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Cementos Argos' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to CRH and VMC?
Cementos Argos' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of COP574,835 Mil can be compared against companies in the Building Materials 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 Building Materials company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Building Materials 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 Cementos Argos and its competitors. Cementos Argos's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is COP574,835 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Cementos Argos stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Cementos Argos (BOG:CEMARGOS) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is COP7,664.90, compared to a current price of COP11,120.00 — trading 45.1% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is COP574,835 Mil. Cementos Argos' overall GF Score™ is 59/100 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 Cementos Argos (BOG:CEMARGOS), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is COP574,835 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 Cementos Argos (BOG:CEMARGOS) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Cementos Argos stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of COP11,120.00 is trading 45.1% above its estimated GF Value™ of COP7,664.90.
GuruFocus considers Cementos Argos to be Significantly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for BOG:CEMARGOS:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: COP574,835 Mil
GF Value™: COP7,664.90 vs. price of COP11,120.00 (45.1% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the BOG:CEMARGOS stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Cementos Argos SA is a cement-producing company. In terms of the concrete and cement business, it is Colombia's key producer and one of the key producers in the sector across Central America and the Caribbean. The company's corporate purpose is the exploitation of the cement industry, the production of concrete mixes and any other materials or items made of cement, lime or clay, the acquisition and exploitation of minerals or deposits of exploitable minerals in the cement industry, and similar rights to explore and mine the aforementioned minerals, whether by concession, privilege, lease or other title. Its operating segments are: Colombia, which generates maximum revenue, the Caribbean, Central America, Trading, and Corporate and others.
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