CSDXF (COSCO SHIPPING Energy Transportation Co) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $183 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2025)


CSDXF COSCO SHIPPING Energy Transportation Co Ltd CSDXF
57 GF Score
Price $1.75
GF Value $1.29
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
! 4 Warning Signs
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What is COSCO SHIPPING Energy Transportation Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

COSCO SHIPPING Energy Transportation Co CSDXF 57 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $183 Mil as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus rates CSDXF with a GF Score™ of 57/100 and a GF Value™ of $1.29 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 4 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. COSCO SHIPPING Energy Transportation Co's selling, general, & admin. expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2025 was $109 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was $183 Mil.


COSCO SHIPPING Energy Transportation Co  (OTCPK:CSDXF) 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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COSCO SHIPPING Energy Transportation Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for COSCO SHIPPING Energy Transportation Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense can be seen below:

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* 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.

COSCO SHIPPING Energy Transportation Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

COSCO SHIPPING Energy Transportation Co Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
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COSCO SHIPPING Energy Transportation Co Semi-Annual Data
Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24 Jun25 Dec25
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CSDXF vs WMB, EPD, KMI: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Oil & Gas Midstream subindustry, COSCO SHIPPING Energy Transportation Co'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.


COSCO SHIPPING Energy Transportation Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, COSCO SHIPPING Energy Transportation Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where COSCO SHIPPING Energy Transportation Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.


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COSCO SHIPPING Energy Transportation Co 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 $183 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 $183 Mil mean?
COSCO SHIPPING Energy Transportation Co (CSDXF) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $183 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 COSCO SHIPPING Energy Transportation Co and its competitors.
Is COSCO SHIPPING Energy Transportation Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
COSCO SHIPPING Energy Transportation Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $183 Mil. Overall, COSCO SHIPPING Energy Transportation Co has a GF Score™ of 57/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does COSCO SHIPPING Energy Transportation Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to WMB and EPD?
COSCO SHIPPING Energy Transportation Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $183 Mil can be compared against companies in the Oil & Gas 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 Oil & Gas company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Oil & Gas 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 COSCO SHIPPING Energy Transportation Co and its competitors. COSCO SHIPPING Energy Transportation Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $183 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is COSCO SHIPPING Energy Transportation Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, COSCO SHIPPING Energy Transportation Co (CSDXF) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $1.29, compared to a current price of $1.75 — trading 35.7% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $183 Mil. COSCO SHIPPING Energy Transportation Co's overall GF Score™ is 57/100 with 4 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 COSCO SHIPPING Energy Transportation Co (CSDXF), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $183 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 COSCO SHIPPING Energy Transportation Co (CSDXF) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, COSCO SHIPPING Energy Transportation Co stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $1.75 is trading 35.7% above its estimated GF Value™ of $1.29. GuruFocus considers COSCO SHIPPING Energy Transportation Co to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for CSDXF:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $183 Mil
  • GF Value™: $1.29 vs. price of $1.75 (35.7% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 57/100 with 4 warning signs

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


COSCO SHIPPING Energy Transportation Co Business Description

Industry EnergyOil & Gas
Address No. 670 Dongdaming Road, 7th Floor, Hongkou District, Shanghai, CHN, 200080
COSCO SHIPPING Energy Transportation Co Ltd is an investment holding company. The company is engaged in oil shipment along the coast of the PRC and internationally, international liquefied natural gas shipment, liquefied petroleum gas shipment, chemicals shipment and vessel chartering engages in the shipping business. The firm's business covers oil shipping, which includes vessel chartering. The company operates through the following segments: Oil transportation, LNG shipping, LPG transportation, and Chemical transportation. The majority of the firm's revenue is derived from the Oil transportation segment.
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