Compania deneamento de Minas Gerais - COPASA MG (BSP:CSMG3) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: R$468 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2026)

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BSP:CSMG3 Compania de Saneamento de Minas Gerais - COPASA MG BSP:CSMG3
83 GF Score
Price R$63.16
GF Value R$25.12
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
! 9 Warning Signs
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What is Compania deneamento de Minas Gerais - COPASA MG Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Compania deneamento de Minas Gerais - COPASA MG BSP:CSMG3 -1.07% 83 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is R$468 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates BSP:CSMG3 with a GF Score™ of 83/100 and a GF Value™ of R$25.12 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 9 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. Compania deneamento de Minas Gerais - COPASA MG's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was R$100 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was R$468 Mil.


Compania deneamento de Minas Gerais - COPASA MG  (BSP:CSMG3) 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.


Compania deneamento de Minas Gerais - COPASA MG Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms


Compania deneamento de Minas Gerais - COPASA MG Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Compania deneamento de Minas Gerais - COPASA MG'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.

Compania deneamento de Minas Gerais - COPASA MG Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Compania deneamento de Minas Gerais - COPASA MG Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
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Compania deneamento de Minas Gerais - COPASA MG Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 75.68 83.71 98.59 185.85 99.60

BSP:CSMG3 vs AWK, WTRG, AWR: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Utilities - Regulated Water subindustry, Compania deneamento de Minas Gerais - COPASA MG'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.


Compania deneamento de Minas Gerais - COPASA MG Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Compania deneamento de Minas Gerais - COPASA MG's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Compania deneamento de Minas Gerais - COPASA MG's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.


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Compania deneamento de Minas Gerais - COPASA MG 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 R$468 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 R$468 Mil mean?
Compania deneamento de Minas Gerais - COPASA MG (BSP:CSMG3) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of R$468 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 Compania deneamento de Minas Gerais - COPASA MG and its competitors.
Is Compania deneamento de Minas Gerais - COPASA MG's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Compania deneamento de Minas Gerais - COPASA MG's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is R$468 Mil. Overall, Compania deneamento de Minas Gerais - COPASA MG has a GF Score™ of 83/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Compania deneamento de Minas Gerais - COPASA MG's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to AWK and WTRG?
Compania deneamento de Minas Gerais - COPASA MG's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of R$468 Mil can be compared against companies in the Utilities - Regulated 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 Utilities - Regulated company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Utilities - Regulated 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 Compania deneamento de Minas Gerais - COPASA MG and its competitors. Compania deneamento de Minas Gerais - COPASA MG's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is R$468 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Compania deneamento de Minas Gerais - COPASA MG stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Compania deneamento de Minas Gerais - COPASA MG (BSP:CSMG3) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is R$25.12, compared to a current price of R$63.16 — trading 151.4% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is R$468 Mil. Compania deneamento de Minas Gerais - COPASA MG's overall GF Score™ is 83/100 with 9 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 Compania deneamento de Minas Gerais - COPASA MG (BSP:CSMG3), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is R$468 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 Compania deneamento de Minas Gerais - COPASA MG (BSP:CSMG3) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Compania deneamento de Minas Gerais - COPASA MG stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of R$63.16 is trading 151.4% above its estimated GF Value™ of R$25.12. GuruFocus considers Compania deneamento de Minas Gerais - COPASA MG to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for BSP:CSMG3:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: R$468 Mil
  • GF Value™: R$25.12 vs. price of R$63.16 (151.4% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 83/100 with 9 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the BSP:CSMG3 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Compania deneamento de Minas Gerais - COPASA MG Business Description

Address Rua Mar de Espanha 525, Santo Antonio, Belo Horizonte, MG, BRA, 30330900
Compania de Saneamento de Minas Gerais - COPASA MG provides water supply, sewage, and solid waste services. The company operates out of subsidiaries COPASA Servicos de Irrigacao S.A., COPASA Aguas Minerais de Minas S.A, and COPANOR. COPASA Servicos de Irrigacao S.A. manages, performs, and sells irrigation system services. COPASA Aguas Minerais de Minas S.A. produces, bottles, distributes, and sells mineral water. COPANOR provides water supply and sewage treatment services across the North and Northeast regions of the State of Minas Gerais. A majority of revenue is derived from water services while the rest is derived from sewage services. The company operates out of Brazil, where an amount of revenue is generated.
83GF Score

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R$63.16
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