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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. China Aluminum International Engineering's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Dec. 2025 was €-55 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was €37 Mil.
China Aluminum International Engineering (FRA:4AI) 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.
China Aluminum International Engineering Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
China Aluminum International Engineering Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
* 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.
China Aluminum International Engineering Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
China Aluminum International Engineering Annual Data
FRA:4AI vs PWR, FIX, EME: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, China Aluminum International Engineering'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.
China Aluminum International Engineering Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Construction Industry
For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, China Aluminum International Engineering's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where China Aluminum International Engineering's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
China Aluminum International Engineering 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 quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €37 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 €37 Mil mean?
China Aluminum International Engineering (FRA:4AI) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €37 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 China Aluminum International Engineering and its competitors.
Is China Aluminum International Engineering's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
China Aluminum International Engineering's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €37 Mil. Overall, China Aluminum International Engineering has a GF Score™ of 35/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does China Aluminum International Engineering's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to PWR and FIX?
China Aluminum International Engineering's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €37 Mil can be compared against companies in the Construction 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 Construction company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Construction 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 China Aluminum International Engineering and its competitors. China Aluminum International Engineering's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €37 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is China Aluminum International Engineering stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, China Aluminum International Engineering (FRA:4AI) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is €0.25, compared to a current price of €0.19 — trading 24.8% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €37 Mil. China Aluminum International Engineering's overall GF Score™ is 35/100 with 3 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 China Aluminum International Engineering (FRA:4AI), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €37 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 China Aluminum International Engineering (FRA:4AI) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, China Aluminum International Engineering stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of €0.19 is trading 24.8% below its estimated GF Value™ of €0.25.
GuruFocus considers China Aluminum International Engineering to be Modestly Undervalued.
Key valuation signals for FRA:4AI:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: €37 Mil
GF Value™: €0.25 vs. price of €0.19 (24.8% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the FRA:4AI stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
China Aluminum International Engineering Business Description
China Aluminum International Engineering Corp Ltd is a technology, engineering service, and equipment provider in the non-ferrous metals industry in China, capable of providing a full range of integrated technology and engineering design and construction services for various businesses in the entire nonferrous metals industry chain. The Company is organized into business units based on products and services with three reportable segments: Design consulting business segment, EPC project general contracting and construction business segment, and The Equipment Manufacturing segment. It earns its revenue from its operations in China.
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