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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Union Coop's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was د.إ9 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was د.إ67 Mil.
Union Coop (DFM:UNIONCOOP) 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.
Union Coop Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Union Coop Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Union Coop'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.
Union Coop Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
DFM:UNIONCOOP vs DDS, M: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Department Stores subindustry, Union Coop'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.
Union Coop Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Retail - Cyclical Industry
For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Union Coop's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Union Coop's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Union Coop 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.إ67 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.إ67 Mil mean?
Union Coop (DFM:UNIONCOOP) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of د.إ67 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 Union Coop and its competitors.
Is Union Coop's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Union Coop's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is د.إ67 Mil. Overall, Union Coop has a GF Score™ of 74/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Union Coop's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to DDS and M?
Union Coop's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of د.إ67 Mil can be compared against companies in the Retail - Cyclical 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 Retail - Cyclical company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Retail - Cyclical 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 Union Coop and its competitors. Union Coop's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is د.إ67 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Union Coop stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Union Coop (DFM:UNIONCOOP) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is د.إ2.78, compared to a current price of د.إ2.17 — trading 21.9% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is د.إ67 Mil. Union Coop's overall GF Score™ is 74/100 with 1 warning sign 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 Union Coop (DFM:UNIONCOOP), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is د.إ67 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 Union Coop (DFM:UNIONCOOP) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Union Coop stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of د.إ2.17 is trading 21.9% below its estimated GF Value™ of د.إ2.78.
GuruFocus considers Union Coop to be Modestly Undervalued.
Key valuation signals for DFM:UNIONCOOP:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: د.إ67 Mil
GF Value™: د.إ2.78 vs. price of د.إ2.17 (21.9% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the DFM:UNIONCOOP stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Union Coop is engaged in establishing and managing hypermarkets in the United Arab Emirates. The company has several branches, and owns shopping centers namely; Al Warqa City Mall, Etihad Mall, Al Barsha Mall, Al Barsha South Mall ,Nad Al Hamar Center ,Al Nahda ,Motor City and Silicon Oasis. The company has also launched a chain of stores under the name of Coop, representing new concepts of shopping, as it includes outlets in addition to one branch of the Mini Coop chain, and Union Coop is the first consumer cooperative in the Middle East to include the concept of smart shopping. The company has three business segments that include retail, e-commerce, and real estate segment. It earns the majority of its revenue from the retail segment.
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