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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Ternium Argentina's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Jun. 2026 was ARS90,087 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was ARS234,416 Mil.
Ternium Argentina (BUE:TXAR) 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.
Ternium Argentina Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Ternium Argentina Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Ternium Argentina'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.
Ternium Argentina Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
BUE:TXAR vs NUE, STLD, RS: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Steel subindustry, Ternium Argentina'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.
Ternium Argentina Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Steel Industry
For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Ternium Argentina's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Ternium Argentina's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Ternium Argentina 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 Jun. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was ARS234,416 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 ARS234,416 Mil mean?
Ternium Argentina (BUE:TXAR) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ARS234,416 Mil as of Jun. 2026. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Ternium Argentina and its competitors.
Is Ternium Argentina's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Ternium Argentina's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ARS234,416 Mil. Overall, Ternium Argentina has a GF Score™ of 89/100 and is considered Significantly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Ternium Argentina's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to NUE and STLD?
Ternium Argentina's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ARS234,416 Mil can be compared against companies in the Steel 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 Steel company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Steel 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 Ternium Argentina and its competitors. Ternium Argentina's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ARS234,416 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Ternium Argentina stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Ternium Argentina (BUE:TXAR) is currently considered Significantly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is ARS1,163.85, compared to a current price of ARS697.00 — trading 40.1% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ARS234,416 Mil. Ternium Argentina's overall GF Score™ is 89/100 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 Ternium Argentina (BUE:TXAR), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ARS234,416 Mil as of Jun. 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 Ternium Argentina (BUE:TXAR) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Ternium Argentina stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of ARS697.00 is trading 40.1% below its estimated GF Value™ of ARS1,163.85.
GuruFocus considers Ternium Argentina to be Significantly Undervalued.
Key valuation signals for BUE:TXAR:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: ARS234,416 Mil
GF Value™: ARS1,163.85 vs. price of ARS697.00 (40.1% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the BUE:TXAR stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Ternium Argentina SA manufactures and processes a broad range of steel products. Its products include hot and cold rolled, hot-dip galvanized & electro-galvanized and pre-painted steel sheets and tinplate. Geographically the group is based in Argentina.
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