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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. SLC Agricola's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was R$286 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was R$913 Mil.
SLC Agricola (BSP:SLCE3) 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.
SLC Agricola Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
SLC Agricola Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for SLC Agricola'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.
SLC Agricola Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
BSP:SLCE3 vs ADM, BG, TSN: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Farm Products subindustry, SLC Agricola'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.
SLC Agricola Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Consumer Packaged Goods Industry
For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, SLC Agricola's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where SLC Agricola's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
SLC Agricola 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$913 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$913 Mil mean?
SLC Agricola (BSP:SLCE3) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of R$913 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 SLC Agricola and its competitors.
Is SLC Agricola's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
SLC Agricola's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is R$913 Mil. Overall, SLC Agricola has a GF Score™ of 86/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does SLC Agricola's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to ADM and BG?
SLC Agricola's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of R$913 Mil can be compared against companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods 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 Consumer Packaged Goods company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Consumer Packaged Goods 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 SLC Agricola and its competitors. SLC Agricola's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is R$913 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is SLC Agricola stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, SLC Agricola (BSP:SLCE3) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is R$17.92, compared to a current price of R$13.61 — trading 24.1% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is R$913 Mil. SLC Agricola's overall GF Score™ is 86/100 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 SLC Agricola (BSP:SLCE3), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is R$913 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 SLC Agricola (BSP:SLCE3) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, SLC Agricola stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of R$13.61 is trading 24.1% below its estimated GF Value™ of R$17.92.
GuruFocus considers SLC Agricola to be Modestly Undervalued.
Key valuation signals for BSP:SLCE3:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: R$913 Mil
GF Value™: R$17.92 vs. price of R$13.61 (24.1% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the BSP:SLCE3 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
SLC Agricola SA is an agricultural company. Its core business activities include the production and sale of seeds and saplings; the processing and trading of its products, the supply of primary agricultural goods and products; the rendering of inbound logistics, cleaning, drying and storage services as well as rendering services of agricultural machinery and equipment to third parties; the trading, import and export of agricultural products; and processing of sugarcane, ethanol and its byproducts. It operates through two business segments viz. The agricultural production segment comprises the cultivation of cotton, soybean and corn; and the Land portfolio segment includes the acquisition and development of land for agriculture. Its products are cotton, corn, soybean, and other.
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