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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 Railway Construction's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was €654 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was €760 Mil.
China Railway Construction (FRA:4FF) 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 Railway Construction Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
China Railway Construction Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for China Railway Construction'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 Railway Construction Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
FRA:4FF vs PWR, FIX, EME: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, China Railway Construction'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 Railway Construction Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Construction Industry
For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, China Railway Construction's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where China Railway Construction's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
China Railway Construction 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 €760 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 €760 Mil mean?
China Railway Construction (FRA:4FF) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €760 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 China Railway Construction and its competitors.
Is China Railway Construction's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
China Railway Construction's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €760 Mil. Overall, China Railway Construction has a GF Score™ of 68/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does China Railway Construction's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to PWR and FIX?
China Railway Construction's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €760 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 Railway Construction and its competitors. China Railway Construction's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €760 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is China Railway Construction stock overvalued right now?
China Railway Construction (FRA:4FF) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €760 Mil. The stock's GF Value™ is €0.74, compared to a current price of €0.64 — trading 13.5% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €760 Mil. China Railway Construction's overall GF Score™ is 68/100 with 6 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 Railway Construction (FRA:4FF), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €760 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 China Railway Construction (FRA:4FF) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, China Railway Construction stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of €0.64 is trading 13.5% below its estimated GF Value™ of €0.74.
Key valuation signals for FRA:4FF:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: €760 Mil
GF Value™: €0.74 vs. price of €0.64 (13.5% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the FRA:4FF stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
China Railway Construction Corp Ltd operates as an infrastructure construction firm. It largely derives contracting revenue. It builds railways, highways and municipal works, such as subways and light rail systems. The company also engages in survey and design, manufacturing, logistics, and property development. It operates the following business segments: Engineering contracting business, Planning, design and consultancy, Manufacturing operation, Real estate development operation, Materials and logistics and other businesses. The firm's revenue gets dominated by the Engineering contracting business segment that engages in the construction of infrastructure such as railways, highways, metropolitan railways, and real estate projects.
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