Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. City Developments's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2025 was $258 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was $477 Mil.
City Developments (OTCPK:CDEVY) 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.
City Developments Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
City Developments Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for City Developments'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.
City Developments Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
City Developments Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Competitor Comparison
For the Real Estate - Development subindustry, City Developments'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.
City Developments Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Real Estate Industry
For the Real Estate industry and Real Estate sector, City Developments's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where City Developments's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
City Developments 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 Dec. 2025 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $477 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 $477 Mil mean?
City Developments (CDEVY) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $477 Mil as of Dec. 2025. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on City Developments and its competitors.
Is City Developments' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
City Developments' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $477 Mil. Overall, City Developments has a GF Score™ of 77/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does City Developments' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to competitors?
City Developments' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $477 Mil can be compared against companies in the Real Estate 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 Real Estate company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Real Estate 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 City Developments and its competitors. City Developments's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $477 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is City Developments stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, City Developments (CDEVY) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $4.23, compared to a current price of $5.58 — trading 31.9% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $477 Mil. City Developments' overall GF Score™ is 77/100 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 City Developments (CDEVY), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $477 Mil as of Dec. 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 City Developments (CDEVY) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, City Developments stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of $5.58 is trading 31.9% above its estimated GF Value™ of $4.23.
GuruFocus considers City Developments to be Significantly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for CDEVY:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $477 Mil
GF Value™: $4.23 vs. price of $5.58 (31.9% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the CDEVY stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
City Developments Ltd operates as a property developer and owner, and investment holding company. Along with its subsidiaries, its principal activities are those of property developers and owners, hotel owners and operators, a club operator and owner, investment in properties and in shares, property management, project management, and provision of consultancy, procurement, and laundry services. The company's reportable segments are; Property development, Hotel operations, and Investment properties. The majority of the revenue is generated from its Property development segment which develops and purchases properties for sale. Key revenue for the company is generated from its operations in Singapore and the rest from Japan, China, the United States, United Kingdom, and other regions.
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