Electro Aco Altona (BSP:EALT3) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: R$55.6 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2026)

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BSP:EALT3 Electro Aco Altona SA BSP:EALT3
79 GF Score
Price R$12.00
GF Value R$12.91
Valuation Fairly Valued
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What is Electro Aco Altona Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Electro Aco Altona BSP:EALT3 -2.44% 79 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is R$55.6 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates BSP:EALT3 with a GF Score™ of 79/100 and a GF Value™ of R$12.91 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 7 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. Electro Aco Altona's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was R$12.1 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was R$55.6 Mil.


Electro Aco Altona  (BSP:EALT3) 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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Electro Aco Altona Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Electro Aco Altona's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense can be seen below:

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* 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.

Electro Aco Altona Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Electro Aco Altona Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
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Electro Aco Altona Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
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BSP:EALT3 vs CRS, ATI, MLI: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Metal Fabrication subindustry, Electro Aco Altona'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.


Electro Aco Altona Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Electro Aco Altona's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Electro Aco Altona's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.


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Electro Aco Altona 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$55.6 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$55.6 Mil mean?
Electro Aco Altona (BSP:EALT3) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of R$55.6 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 Electro Aco Altona and its competitors.
Is Electro Aco Altona's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Electro Aco Altona's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is R$55.6 Mil. Overall, Electro Aco Altona has a GF Score™ of 79/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Electro Aco Altona's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to CRS and ATI?
Electro Aco Altona's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of R$55.6 Mil can be compared against companies in the Industrial Products 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 Industrial Products company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Industrial Products 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 Electro Aco Altona and its competitors. Electro Aco Altona's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is R$55.6 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Electro Aco Altona stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Electro Aco Altona (BSP:EALT3) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is R$12.91, compared to a current price of R$12.00 — trading 7% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is R$55.6 Mil. Electro Aco Altona's overall GF Score™ is 79/100 with 7 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 Electro Aco Altona (BSP:EALT3), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is R$55.6 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 Electro Aco Altona (BSP:EALT3) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Electro Aco Altona stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of R$12.00 is trading 7% below its estimated GF Value™ of R$12.91. GuruFocus considers Electro Aco Altona to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for BSP:EALT3:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: R$55.6 Mil
  • GF Value™: R$12.91 vs. price of R$12.00 (7% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 79/100 with 7 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the BSP:EALT3 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Electro Aco Altona Business Description

Other Exchanges EALT4:Brazil
Address Engenheiro Paulo Werner Street, 925, Blumenau, SC, BRA, 89030900
Electro Aco Altona SA manufactures steel based machinery & equipment. Its product portfolio comprises of carbon steel, high & low alloy steel, manganese steel & heat resistant steel castings. It caters to industries like earthmoving & mining.The company divides its business into two sectors: Repetitive and Custom. The Repetitive sector is responsible for series production of items for self-propelled equipment assemblers, including customers active in the segment of construction and mining machinery. The Custom sector produces customized parts and assemblies.
79GF Score

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