Contax Participacoes (BSP:CTAX3) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: R$45.2 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2026)


BSP:CTAX3 Contax Participacoes SA BSP:CTAX3
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Price R$0.43
GF Value R$1.47
Valuation Possible Value Trap
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What is Contax Participacoes Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Contax Participacoes BSP:CTAX3 -4.44% 40 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is R$45.2 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates BSP:CTAX3 with a GF Score™ of 40/100 and a GF Value™ of R$1.47 (Possible Value Trap). The stock has 5 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. Contax Participacoes's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was R$7.1 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was R$45.2 Mil.


Contax Participacoes  (BSP:CTAX3) 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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Contax Participacoes Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Contax Participacoes'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.

Contax Participacoes Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Contax Participacoes Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
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Contax Participacoes Quarterly Data
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BSP:CTAX3 vs CTAS, CPRT, ULS: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Contax Participacoes'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.


Contax Participacoes Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Contax Participacoes's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Contax Participacoes's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.


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Contax Participacoes 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$45.2 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$45.2 Mil mean?
Contax Participacoes (BSP:CTAX3) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of R$45.2 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 Contax Participacoes and its competitors.
Is Contax Participacoes' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Contax Participacoes' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is R$45.2 Mil. Overall, Contax Participacoes has a GF Score™ of 40/100 and is considered Possible Value Trap, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Contax Participacoes' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to CTAS and CPRT?
Contax Participacoes' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of R$45.2 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 Contax Participacoes and its competitors. Contax Participacoes's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is R$45.2 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Contax Participacoes stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Contax Participacoes (BSP:CTAX3) is currently considered Possible Value Trap. The stock's GF Value™ is R$1.47, compared to a current price of R$0.43 — trading 70.7% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is R$45.2 Mil. Contax Participacoes' overall GF Score™ is 40/100 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 Contax Participacoes (BSP:CTAX3), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is R$45.2 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 Contax Participacoes (BSP:CTAX3) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Contax Participacoes stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of R$0.43 is trading 70.7% below its estimated GF Value™ of R$1.47. GuruFocus considers Contax Participacoes to be Possible Value Trap.

Key valuation signals for BSP:CTAX3:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: R$45.2 Mil
  • GF Value™: R$1.47 vs. price of R$0.43 (70.7% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 40/100 with 5 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the BSP:CTAX3 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Contax Participacoes Business Description

Address Rua Beneditinos, n 15/17, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, BRA
Contax Participacoes SA formerly, ATMA Participacoes SA is engaged in Industrial Maintenance and Facilities, (ii) Customer Service (contact center and trade marketing) and (iii) Information Technology.
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