Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Fresnillo's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2025 was $99 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was $185 Mil.
Fresnillo (OTCPK:FNLPF) 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.
Fresnillo Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Fresnillo Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Fresnillo'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.
Fresnillo Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
FNLPF vs HL: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Other Precious Metals & Mining subindustry, Fresnillo'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.
Fresnillo Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Metals & Mining Industry
For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Fresnillo's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Fresnillo's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Fresnillo 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 $185 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 $185 Mil mean?
Fresnillo (FNLPF) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $185 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 Fresnillo and its competitors.
Is Fresnillo's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Fresnillo's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $185 Mil. Overall, Fresnillo has a GF Score™ of 72/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Fresnillo's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to HL?
Fresnillo's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $185 Mil can be compared against companies in the Metals & Mining 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 Metals & Mining company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Metals & Mining 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 Fresnillo and its competitors. Fresnillo's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $185 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Fresnillo stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Fresnillo (FNLPF) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $17.27, compared to a current price of $38.25 — trading 121.5% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $185 Mil. Fresnillo's overall GF Score™ is 72/100. 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 Fresnillo (FNLPF), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $185 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 Fresnillo (FNLPF) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Fresnillo stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of $38.25 is trading 121.5% above its estimated GF Value™ of $17.27.
GuruFocus considers Fresnillo to be Significantly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for FNLPF:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $185 Mil
GF Value™: $17.27 vs. price of $38.25 (121.5% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the FNLPF stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Fresnillo PLC explores, develops, and produces silver and gold resources mainly in Mexico. The company's reportable segments comprise seven producing mines: the Fresnillo, Saucito, and Juanicipio underground silver mines located in Zacatecas; the Cienega underground silver-gold mine in Durango; the Herradura and Noche Buena surface gold mines in Sonora; and the San Julian underground silver-gold mine situated on the border of Chihuahua and Durango. Its mining operations involve both underground and open-pit mining methods, depending on the characteristics of each deposit.
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