Kansai Paint Co (FRA:KAP) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: €0 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2026)

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FRA:KAP Kansai Paint Co Ltd FRA:KAP
88 GF Score
Price €14.10
GF Value €14.51
Valuation Fairly Valued
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What is Kansai Paint Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Kansai Paint Co FRA:KAP 88 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €0 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates FRA:KAP with a GF Score™ of 88/100 and a GF Value™ of €14.51 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 6 warning signs investors should review.

Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Kansai Paint Co's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was €0 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was €0 Mil.


Kansai Paint Co  (FRA:KAP) 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.


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Kansai Paint Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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FRA:KAP vs LIN, SHW, ECL: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Kansai Paint Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense, along with its competitors' market caps and Selling, General, & Admin. Expense data, can be viewed below:

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Kansai Paint Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Kansai Paint Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Kansai Paint Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.


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Kansai Paint 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 Mar. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €0 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 €0 Mil mean?
Kansai Paint Co (FRA:KAP) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €0 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 Kansai Paint Co and its competitors.
Is Kansai Paint Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Kansai Paint Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €0 Mil. Overall, Kansai Paint Co has a GF Score™ of 88/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Kansai Paint Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to LIN and SHW?
Kansai Paint Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €0 Mil can be compared against companies in the Chemicals 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 Chemicals company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Chemicals 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 Kansai Paint Co and its competitors. Kansai Paint Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €0 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Kansai Paint Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Kansai Paint Co (FRA:KAP) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is €14.51, compared to a current price of €14.10 — trading 2.8% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €0 Mil. Kansai Paint Co's overall GF Score™ is 88/100 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 Kansai Paint Co (FRA:KAP), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €0 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 Kansai Paint Co (FRA:KAP) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Kansai Paint Co stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of €14.10 is trading 2.8% below its estimated GF Value™ of €14.51. GuruFocus considers Kansai Paint Co to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for FRA:KAP:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: €0 Mil
  • GF Value™: €14.51 vs. price of €14.10 (2.8% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 88/100 with 6 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the FRA:KAP stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Kansai Paint Co Business Description

Other Exchanges 4613:Japan
Address 1-13-1 Umeda, 28th Floor, Osaka Umeda Twin Towers South, Kita-ku, Osaka, JPN, 530-0001
Kansai Paint Co Ltd manufactures and sells a variety of coatings and paint products. The company sells five primary types of products: automotive coatings, automotive refinish coatings, decorative coatings, protection coatings, and industrial coatings. The firm's automotive coatings include clear coat paints, top coat paints, and primers. The industrial coatings include paint and coatings for bridges, roads, storage tanks, power plants, and manufacturing facilities. It markets its products mainly to the automotive, marine, and construction industries.
88GF Score

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