Eastern CoE (CAI:EAST) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: E£1,136 Mil (TTM As of Sep. 2025)

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CAI:EAST Eastern Co SAE CAI:EAST
88 GF Score
Price E£36.70
GF Value E£48.54
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
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What is Eastern CoE Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Eastern CoE CAI:EAST +1.24% 88 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is E£1,136 Mil as of Sep. 2025. GuruFocus rates CAI:EAST with a GF Score™ of 88/100 and a GF Value™ of E£48.54 (Modestly Undervalued). The stock has 6 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. Eastern CoE's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2025 was E£196 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2025 was E£1,136 Mil.


Eastern CoE  (CAI:EAST) 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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Eastern CoE Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Eastern CoE'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.

Eastern CoE Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Eastern CoE Annual Data
Trend Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24 Jun25
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
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Eastern CoE Quarterly Data
Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25
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CAI:EAST vs PM, MO, TPB: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Tobacco subindustry, Eastern CoE'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.


Eastern CoE Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Tobacco Products Industry

For the Tobacco Products industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Eastern CoE's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Eastern CoE 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 Sep. 2025 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was E£1,136 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 E£1,136 Mil mean?
Eastern CoE (CAI:EAST) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of E£1,136 Mil as of Sep. 2025. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Eastern CoE and its competitors.
Is Eastern CoE's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Eastern CoE's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is E£1,136 Mil. Overall, Eastern CoE has a GF Score™ of 88/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Eastern CoE's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to PM and MO?
Eastern CoE's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of E£1,136 Mil can be compared against companies in the Tobacco 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 a Tobacco Products company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Tobacco 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 Eastern CoE and its competitors. Eastern CoE's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is E£1,136 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Eastern CoE stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Eastern CoE (CAI:EAST) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is E£48.54, compared to a current price of E£36.70 — trading 24.4% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is E£1,136 Mil. Eastern CoE's overall GF Score™ is 88/100 with 6 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 Eastern CoE (CAI:EAST), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is E£1,136 Mil as of Sep. 2025. 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 Eastern CoE (CAI:EAST) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Eastern CoE stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of E£36.70 is trading 24.4% below its estimated GF Value™ of E£48.54. GuruFocus considers Eastern CoE to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for CAI:EAST:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: E£1,136 Mil
  • GF Value™: E£48.54 vs. price of E£36.70 (24.4% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 88/100 with 6 warning signs

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


Eastern CoE Business Description

Address Al Wahat Road, Oasis Road plots numbers 1 - 87 to 98, sixth industrial zone, Fifth zone, Giza, EGY, 450
Eastern Co SAE is engaged in the manufacturing and trading of Tobacco leaf, its products and modern smoking alternatives and accessories/ practicing any investment, financial, commercial, industrial, agricultural or service activities. The company's business activities also include real estate Ownership and Construction, purchasing and dividing lands for the purposes of utilization, rental or sale, import, export, and commercial agencies. Its local cigarette brands include Cleopatra, Mondial, and Lite. Its export cigarette brands include Belmont, Delta, President, and Golden West. Its key products include Cigars & Pipe tobacco, Cigarettes and Moassel.
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