PTT Exploration & Production PCL (FRA:NVAL) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: €557 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2026)

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FRA:NVAL PTT Exploration & Production PCL FRA:NVAL
84 GF Score
Price €3.70
GF Value €3.39
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What is PTT Exploration & Production PCL Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

PTT Exploration & Production PCL FRA:NVAL -0.54% 84 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €557 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates FRA:NVAL with a GF Score™ of 84/100 and a GF Value™ of €3.39. The stock has 2 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. PTT Exploration & Production PCL's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was €129 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was €557 Mil.


PTT Exploration & Production PCL  (FRA:NVAL) 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.


PTT Exploration & Production PCL Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms


PTT Exploration & Production PCL Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for PTT Exploration & Production 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.

PTT Exploration & Production PCL Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

PTT Exploration & Production PCL Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
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PTT Exploration & Production PCL Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
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FRA:NVAL vs COP, EOG, FANG: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, PTT Exploration & Production 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.


PTT Exploration & Production PCL Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, PTT Exploration & Production PCL's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where PTT Exploration & Production PCL's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.


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PTT Exploration & Production 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 €557 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 €557 Mil mean?
PTT Exploration & Production PCL (FRA:NVAL) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €557 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 PTT Exploration & Production PCL and its competitors.
Is PTT Exploration & Production PCL's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
PTT Exploration & Production PCL's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €557 Mil. Overall, PTT Exploration & Production PCL has a GF Score™ of 84/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does PTT Exploration & Production PCL's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to COP and EOG?
PTT Exploration & Production PCL's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €557 Mil can be compared against companies in the Oil & Gas 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 Oil & Gas company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Oil & Gas 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 PTT Exploration & Production PCL and its competitors. PTT Exploration & Production PCL's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €557 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is PTT Exploration & Production PCL stock overvalued right now?
PTT Exploration & Production PCL (FRA:NVAL) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €557 Mil. The stock's GF Value™ is €3.39, compared to a current price of €3.70 — trading 9.1% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €557 Mil. PTT Exploration & Production PCL's overall GF Score™ is 84/100 with 2 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 PTT Exploration & Production PCL (FRA:NVAL), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €557 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 PTT Exploration & Production PCL (FRA:NVAL) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, PTT Exploration & Production PCL stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of €3.70 is trading 9.1% above its estimated GF Value™ of €3.39.

Key valuation signals for FRA:NVAL:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: €557 Mil
  • GF Value™: €3.39 vs. price of €3.70 (9.1% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 84/100 with 2 warning signs

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


PTT Exploration & Production PCL Business Description

Industry EnergyOil & Gas
Address Vibhavadi-Rangsit Road, 555/1 Energy Complex Building A, 19th-36th Floor, Chatuchak, Bangkok, THA, 10900
PTT Exploration & Production PCL is engaged in the exploration and production of petroleum in Thailand and overseas, and related businesses. Its segments include Exploration and production, which operates in oil and gas exploration and production both domestically and overseas, including overseas gas transportation pipeline, either as an operator or as a joint venture partner with international oil and gas companies. Its domestic projects are located in the Gulf of Thailand. Overseas projects are located in Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and other regions. Other businesses and corporate consist of investments in other businesses, such as new businesses for energy transition, related businesses, and corporate.
84GF Score

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