Sinai Cement (CAI:SCEM) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: E£455 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2024)

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CAI:SCEM Sinai Cement CAI:SCEM
38 GF Score
Price E£81.40
GF Value E£23.89
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
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What is Sinai Cement Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Sinai Cement CAI:SCEM +5.17% 38 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is E£455 Mil as of Dec. 2024. GuruFocus rates CAI:SCEM with a GF Score™ of 38/100 and a GF Value™ of E£23.89 (Significantly Overvalued). 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. Sinai Cement's selling, general, & admin. expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2024 was E£455 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2024 was E£455 Mil.


Sinai Cement  (CAI:SCEM) 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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Sinai Cement Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Sinai Cement'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.

Sinai Cement Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Sinai Cement Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
0.00 46.59 54.52 90.79 454.92

Sinai Cement Semi-Annual Data
Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense 0.00 46.59 54.52 90.79 454.92

CAI:SCEM vs CRH, VMC, MLM: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Building Materials subindustry, Sinai Cement'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.


Sinai Cement Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Building Materials Industry

For the Building Materials industry and Basic Materials sector, Sinai Cement's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Sinai Cement 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.

For stock reported annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Selling, General, & Admin. Expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2024 was E£455 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£455 Mil mean?
Sinai Cement (CAI:SCEM) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of E£455 Mil as of Dec. 2024. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Sinai Cement and its competitors.
Is Sinai Cement's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Sinai Cement's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is E£455 Mil. Overall, Sinai Cement has a GF Score™ of 38/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Sinai Cement's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to CRH and VMC?
Sinai Cement's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of E£455 Mil can be compared against companies in the Building Materials 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 Building Materials company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Building Materials 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 Sinai Cement and its competitors. Sinai Cement's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is E£455 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Sinai Cement stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Sinai Cement (CAI:SCEM) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is E£23.89, compared to a current price of E£81.40 — trading 240.7% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is E£455 Mil. Sinai Cement's overall GF Score™ is 38/100 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 Sinai Cement (CAI:SCEM), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is E£455 Mil as of Dec. 2024. 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 Sinai Cement (CAI:SCEM) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Sinai Cement stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of E£81.40 is trading 240.7% above its estimated GF Value™ of E£23.89. GuruFocus considers Sinai Cement to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for CAI:SCEM:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: E£455 Mil
  • GF Value™: E£23.89 vs. price of E£81.40 (240.7% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 38/100 with 7 warning signs

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


Sinai Cement Business Description

Address Cairo Ain Sokhna New Road, District 5, Kilo 9, Katameya, Cairo, EGY, 11439
Sinai Cement is engaged in the production of cement and related products along with packaging of bags.
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