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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 Signalmmunication's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Dec. 2025 was €-168 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was €39 Mil.
China Railway Signalmmunication (FRA:RS3) 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 Signalmmunication Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
China Railway Signalmmunication 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.
China Railway Signalmmunication Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
FRA:RS3 vs UNP, CSX, NSC: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Railroads subindustry, China Railway Signalmmunication'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 Signalmmunication Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Transportation Industry
For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, China Railway Signalmmunication's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where China Railway Signalmmunication's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
China Railway Signalmmunication 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 Dec. 2025 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €39 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 €39 Mil mean?
China Railway Signalmmunication (FRA:RS3) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €39 Mil as of Dec. 2025. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on China Railway Signalmmunication and its competitors.
Is China Railway Signalmmunication's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
China Railway Signalmmunication's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €39 Mil. Overall, China Railway Signalmmunication has a GF Score™ of 56/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does China Railway Signalmmunication's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to UNP and CSX?
China Railway Signalmmunication's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €39 Mil can be compared against companies in the Transportation 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 Transportation company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Transportation 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 Signalmmunication and its competitors. China Railway Signalmmunication's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €39 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 Signalmmunication stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, China Railway Signalmmunication (FRA:RS3) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is €0.37, compared to a current price of €0.35 — trading 4.9% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €39 Mil. China Railway Signalmmunication's overall GF Score™ is 56/100 with 3 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 Signalmmunication (FRA:RS3), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €39 Mil as of Dec. 2025. 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 Signalmmunication (FRA:RS3) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, China Railway Signalmmunication stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of €0.35 is trading 4.9% below its estimated GF Value™ of €0.37.
GuruFocus considers China Railway Signalmmunication to be Fairly Valued.
Key valuation signals for FRA:RS3:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: €39 Mil
GF Value™: €0.37 vs. price of €0.35 (4.9% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the FRA:RS3 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
China Railway Signalmmunication Business Description
China Railway Signal & Communication Corp Ltd provides products and services on the entire industrial chain of rail transit control systems. The company's operating segments are the Rail transportation control system segment, which provides specialized three-in-one services of design and integration, equipment manufacturing, and system implementation services for rail transportation control systems; the General engineering contracting segment engages in the provision of services relating to municipal and other construction projects; and other segments mainly engage in trading. The firm generates a majority of its revenue from the Rail transportation control system segment.
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