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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. China Gas Holdings's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
six
months ended in Sep. 2025 was $324 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2025 was $667 Mil.
China Gas Holdings (OTCPK:CGHOF) 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.
China Gas Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
China Gas Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for China Gas Holdings'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.
China Gas Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
CGHOF vs ATO, NI: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Utilities - Regulated Gas subindustry, China Gas Holdings'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.
China Gas Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Utilities - Regulated Industry
For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, China Gas Holdings's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where China Gas Holdings's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
China Gas Holdings 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 semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $667 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 $667 Mil mean?
China Gas Holdings (CGHOF) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $667 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 China Gas Holdings and its competitors.
Is China Gas Holdings' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
China Gas Holdings' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $667 Mil. Overall, China Gas Holdings has a GF Score™ of 75/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does China Gas Holdings' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to ATO and NI?
China Gas Holdings' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $667 Mil can be compared against companies in the Utilities - Regulated 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 Utilities - Regulated company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Utilities - Regulated 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 China Gas Holdings and its competitors. China Gas Holdings's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $667 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is China Gas Holdings stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, China Gas Holdings (CGHOF) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $0.91, compared to a current price of $0.95 — trading 4% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $667 Mil. China Gas Holdings' overall GF Score™ is 75/100 with 8 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 China Gas Holdings (CGHOF), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $667 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 China Gas Holdings (CGHOF) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, China Gas Holdings stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of $0.95 is trading 4% above its estimated GF Value™ of $0.91.
GuruFocus considers China Gas Holdings to be Modestly Undervalued.
Key valuation signals for CGHOF:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $667 Mil
GF Value™: $0.91 vs. price of $0.95 (4% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the CGHOF stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
China Gas Holdings is involved in the wholesale and retail businesses of natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas in China. As of fiscal 2025 (ended March 31, 2025), the group had secured a total of 662 piped gas concessions and 488 compressed natural gas/liquefied natural gas refilling stations for vehicles in China. In total, CGH has connected 48.5 million residential households and achieved a penetration rate of 72.9%.
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