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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Century Sunshine Group Holdings's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
six
months ended in Jun. 2024 was €9.18 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2024 was €23.50 Mil.
Century Sunshine Group Holdings (FRA:CSI0) 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.
Century Sunshine Group Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Century Sunshine Group Holdings 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.
Century Sunshine Group Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
FRA:CSI0 vs CTVA, CF, MOS: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Agricultural Inputs subindustry, Century Sunshine Group Holdings'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.
Century Sunshine Group Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Agriculture Industry
For the Agriculture industry and Basic Materials sector, Century Sunshine Group Holdings's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Century Sunshine Group Holdings's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Century Sunshine Group Holdings 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 Jun. 2024 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €23.50 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 €23.50 Mil mean?
Century Sunshine Group Holdings (FRA:CSI0) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €23.50 Mil as of Jun. 2024. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Century Sunshine Group Holdings and its competitors.
Is Century Sunshine Group Holdings' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Century Sunshine Group Holdings' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €23.50 Mil. Overall, Century Sunshine Group Holdings has a GF Score™ of 11/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Century Sunshine Group Holdings' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to CTVA and CF?
Century Sunshine Group Holdings' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €23.50 Mil can be compared against companies in the Agriculture 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 an Agriculture company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Agriculture 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 Century Sunshine Group Holdings and its competitors. Century Sunshine Group Holdings's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €23.50 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Century Sunshine Group Holdings stock overvalued right now?
Century Sunshine Group Holdings (FRA:CSI0) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €23.50 Mil. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €23.50 Mil. Century Sunshine Group Holdings' overall GF Score™ is 11/100. 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 Century Sunshine Group Holdings (FRA:CSI0), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €23.50 Mil as of Jun. 2024. 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.
Century Sunshine Group Holdings Business Description
Century Sunshine Group Holdings Ltd is an investment holding company. The company and its subsidiaries are engaged in the magnesium products business, which generates key revenue, fertilizer business, and metallurgical flux business. The Magnesium product segment is engaged in the manufacture and sales of magnesium alloys. The Metallurgical Flux segment is engaged in the sales of metallurgical flux, such as serpentine, and the Fertilizer segment is engaged in the production and sales of fertilizers, including organic fertilizers and compound fertilizers. The revenue is mainly derived from China.
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