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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Daifuku Co's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was $107 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $421 Mil.
Daifuku Co (OTCPK:DFKCY) 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.
Daifuku Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Daifuku Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Daifuku Co'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.
Daifuku Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
DFKCY vs GEV, ETN, PH: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Daifuku 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.
Daifuku Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Industrial Products Industry
For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Daifuku Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Daifuku Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Daifuku 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 Mar. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $421 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 $421 Mil mean?
Daifuku Co (DFKCY) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $421 Mil as of Mar. 2026. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Daifuku Co and its competitors.
Is Daifuku Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Daifuku Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $421 Mil. Overall, Daifuku Co has a GF Score™ of 83/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Daifuku Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to GEV and ETN?
Daifuku Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $421 Mil can be compared against companies in the Industrial 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 an Industrial Products company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Industrial 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 Daifuku Co and its competitors. Daifuku Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $421 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Daifuku Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Daifuku Co (DFKCY) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $10.85, compared to a current price of $19.23 — trading 77.2% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $421 Mil. Daifuku Co's overall GF Score™ is 83/100 with 2 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 Daifuku Co (DFKCY), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $421 Mil as of Mar. 2026. 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 Daifuku Co (DFKCY) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Daifuku Co stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of $19.23 is trading 77.2% above its estimated GF Value™ of $10.85.
GuruFocus considers Daifuku Co to be Significantly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for DFKCY:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $421 Mil
GF Value™: $10.85 vs. price of $19.23 (77.2% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the DFKCY stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Daifuku, founded in 1937 and headquartered in Osaka, Japan, is the world's largest provider of material handling systems. The company designs, manufactures, and integrates automation solutions that manage the movement, storage, and control of goods across industries. Its operations span cleanroom systems for semiconductor and electronics manufacturing, factory automation, distribution center and warehouse systems, airport baggage handling, and automotive production lines. In addition to supplying advanced equipment—such as automated storage and retrieval systems, conveyors, sorting systems, and automated guided vehicles—Daifuku offers software, maintenance, and other services to deliver end-to-end automation solutions for global clients.
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