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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 Bohai Bank Co's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2025 was €72 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was €187 Mil.
China Bohai Bank Co (FRA:4B1) 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 Bohai Bank Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
China Bohai Bank Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for China Bohai Bank 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.
China Bohai Bank Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
China Bohai Bank Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Competitor Comparison
For the Banks - Regional subindustry, China Bohai Bank 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.
China Bohai Bank Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Banks Industry
For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, China Bohai Bank Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where China Bohai Bank Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
China Bohai Bank 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 Dec. 2025 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €187 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 €187 Mil mean?
China Bohai Bank Co (FRA:4B1) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €187 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 Bohai Bank Co and its competitors.
Is China Bohai Bank Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
China Bohai Bank Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €187 Mil. Overall, China Bohai Bank Co has a GF Score™ of 64/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does China Bohai Bank Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to competitors?
China Bohai Bank Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €187 Mil can be compared against companies in the Banks 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 Banks company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Banks 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 Bohai Bank Co and its competitors. China Bohai Bank Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €187 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is China Bohai Bank Co stock overvalued right now?
China Bohai Bank Co (FRA:4B1) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €187 Mil. The stock's GF Value™ is €0.10, compared to a current price of €0.08 — trading 16.5% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €187 Mil. China Bohai Bank Co's overall GF Score™ is 64/100 with 4 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 Bohai Bank Co (FRA:4B1), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €187 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 Bohai Bank Co (FRA:4B1) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, China Bohai Bank Co stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of €0.08 is trading 16.5% below its estimated GF Value™ of €0.10.
Key valuation signals for FRA:4B1:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: €187 Mil
GF Value™: €0.10 vs. price of €0.08 (16.5% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the FRA:4B1 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
China Bohai Bank Co Ltd offers banking services in China. Its operating segments are: Corporate Banking, Retail Banking, Financial Market Business, and Others. Maximum revenue is generated from the Corporate Banking segment, which provides a range of financial products and services to corporations, government agencies, and financial institutions. These products and services include corporate loans and advances, trade financing, deposit-taking activities, agency services, consulting and advisory services, remittance and settlement services, guarantee services, etc. The Retail banking segment caters to individual customers, and the financial markets business enters into interbank money market transactions, repurchase transactions, interbank investments, and bond investments and trading.
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