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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. United Foods Co PSC's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was د.إ21.3 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was د.إ75.0 Mil.
United Foods Co PSC (DFM:UFC) 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.
United Foods Co PSC Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
United Foods Co PSC Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for United Foods Co PSC'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.
United Foods Co PSC Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
DFM:UFC vs KHC, GIS, HRL: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Packaged Foods subindustry, United Foods Co PSC'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.
United Foods Co PSC Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Consumer Packaged Goods Industry
For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, United Foods Co PSC's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where United Foods Co PSC's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
United Foods Co PSC 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 د.إ75.0 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 د.إ75.0 Mil mean?
United Foods Co PSC (DFM:UFC) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of د.إ75.0 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 United Foods Co PSC and its competitors.
Is United Foods Co PSC's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
United Foods Co PSC's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is د.إ75.0 Mil. Overall, United Foods Co PSC has a GF Score™ of 80/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does United Foods Co PSC's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to KHC and GIS?
United Foods Co PSC's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of د.إ75.0 Mil can be compared against companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods 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 Consumer Packaged Goods company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Consumer Packaged Goods 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 United Foods Co PSC and its competitors. United Foods Co PSC's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is د.إ75.0 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is United Foods Co PSC stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, United Foods Co PSC (DFM:UFC) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is د.إ14.23, compared to a current price of د.إ11.40 — trading 19.9% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is د.إ75.0 Mil. United Foods Co PSC's overall GF Score™ is 80/100 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 United Foods Co PSC (DFM:UFC), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is د.إ75.0 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 United Foods Co PSC (DFM:UFC) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, United Foods Co PSC stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of د.إ11.40 is trading 19.9% below its estimated GF Value™ of د.إ14.23.
GuruFocus considers United Foods Co PSC to be Modestly Undervalued.
Key valuation signals for DFM:UFC:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: د.إ75.0 Mil
GF Value™: د.إ14.23 vs. price of د.إ11.40 (19.9% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the DFM:UFC stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
United Foods Co PSC is engaged in the manufacturing, processing, and marketing of vegetable ghee, cooking oil, margarine, butter products, and fat, including the trading of other food products. The company offers its products through brands like Aseel, Nawar, Safi, Mumtaz, Super Sun, and others. Geographically, it operates in the United Arab Emirates, the GCC other than UAE, and the rest of the world, out of which the maximum revenue is generated from the United Arab Emirates.
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