Capex (BUE:CAPX) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: ARS67,694 Mil (TTM As of Apr. 2026)

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BUE:CAPX Capex SA BUE:CAPX
68 GF Score
Price ARS3,825.00
GF Value ARS7,215.65
Valuation Possible Value Trap
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What is Capex Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Capex BUE:CAPX -0.91% 68 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ARS67,694 Mil as of Apr. 2026. GuruFocus rates BUE:CAPX with a GF Score™ of 68/100 and a GF Value™ of ARS7,215.65 (Possible Value Trap). 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. Capex's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Apr. 2026 was ARS19,515 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Apr. 2026 was ARS67,694 Mil.


Capex  (BUE:CAPX) 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.


Capex Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms


Capex Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Capex'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.

Capex Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Capex Annual Data
Trend Apr17 Apr18 Apr19 Apr20 Apr21 Apr22 Apr23 Apr24 Apr25 Apr26
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1,192.80 40,715.11 70,211.95 71,335.71 66,373.20

Capex Quarterly Data
Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24 Oct24 Jan25 Apr25 Jul25 Oct25 Jan26 Apr26
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 19,219.53 13,724.52 21,327.16 13,128.01 19,514.59

BUE:CAPX vs COP, EOG, FANG: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Capex'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.


Capex Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Capex's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Capex 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 Apr. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was ARS67,694 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 ARS67,694 Mil mean?
Capex (BUE:CAPX) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ARS67,694 Mil as of Apr. 2026. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Capex and its competitors.
Is Capex's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Capex's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ARS67,694 Mil. Overall, Capex has a GF Score™ of 68/100 and is considered Possible Value Trap, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Capex's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to COP and EOG?
Capex's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ARS67,694 Mil can be compared against companies in the Oil & Gas 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 Oil & Gas company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Oil & Gas 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 Capex and its competitors. Capex's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ARS67,694 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Capex stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Capex (BUE:CAPX) is currently considered Possible Value Trap. The stock's GF Value™ is ARS7,215.65, compared to a current price of ARS3,825.00 — trading 47% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ARS67,694 Mil. Capex's overall GF Score™ is 68/100 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 Capex (BUE:CAPX), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ARS67,694 Mil as of Apr. 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 Capex (BUE:CAPX) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Capex stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of ARS3,825.00 is trading 47% below its estimated GF Value™ of ARS7,215.65. GuruFocus considers Capex to be Possible Value Trap.

Key valuation signals for BUE:CAPX:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: ARS67,694 Mil
  • GF Value™: ARS7,215.65 vs. price of ARS3,825.00 (47% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 68/100 with 9 warning signs

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


Capex Business Description

Industry EnergyOil & Gas
Address Carlos F. Melo 630, Vicente Lopez, Buenos Aires, ARG, 1638
Capex SA is an Argentina based company predominantly engaged in generation of electricity. It operates in the business segments of Oil and Gas which consists the exploration, production and sale of oil and gas, Energy which is engaged in electric power generation, LPG which involves the production and sale of gas derived liquid fuel, and Renewable energies segment which consists of wind electric power generation activities, Hydrogen Energy which involves generation of electric power with hydrogen activities, and Oxygen which includes the oxygen production and sale operations. It derives a majority of the revenue from the Oil and Gas segment.
68GF Score

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