Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was €318 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was €1,345 Mil.
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.
Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL'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.
Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
FRA:CPOF vs ADM, BG, TSN: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Farm Products subindustry, Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL'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.
Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Consumer Packaged Goods Industry
For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL 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 €1,345 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 €1,345 Mil mean?
Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL (FRA:CPOF) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €1,345 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 Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL and its competitors.
Is Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €1,345 Mil. Overall, Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL has a GF Score™ of 42/100 and is considered Modestly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to ADM and BG?
Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €1,345 Mil can be compared against companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods 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 Consumer Packaged Goods company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Consumer Packaged Goods 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 Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL and its competitors. Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €1,345 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL (FRA:CPOF) is currently considered Modestly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is €0.55, compared to a current price of €0.58 — trading 4.5% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €1,345 Mil. Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL's overall GF Score™ is 42/100 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 Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL (FRA:CPOF), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €1,345 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 Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL (FRA:CPOF) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of €0.58 is trading 4.5% above its estimated GF Value™ of €0.55.
GuruFocus considers Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL to be Modestly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for FRA:CPOF:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: €1,345 Mil
GF Value™: €0.55 vs. price of €0.58 (4.5% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the FRA:CPOF stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL operates in agro-industrial and integrated food businesses. The group's business operations are located throughout Thailand and overseas. The businesses are divided into two main segments, namely the livestock business, which comprises chicken, duck, and pigs, and the aquaculture business, which comprises shrimp and fish. The two main businesses are vertically integrated, starting from sourcing raw materials for animal feed production, manufacturing animal feed, breeding animals, farming animals for commercial purposes, primary processing meat, producing ready-to-eat food products, and operating food retail outlets and restaurants.
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