Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric Co (FRA:ZTX) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: €78 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2026)

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FRA:ZTX Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric Co Ltd FRA:ZTX
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What is Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric Co FRA:ZTX -1.55% 90 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €78 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates FRA:ZTX with a GF Score™ of 90/100 and a GF Value™ of €4.70. 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. Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric Co's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was €47 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was €78 Mil.


Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric Co  (FRA:ZTX) 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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Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense can be seen below:

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Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric Co Annual Data
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Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric Co Quarterly Data
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FRA:ZTX vs UNP, CSX, NSC: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Railroads subindustry, Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric Co'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.


Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.


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Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric 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 €78 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 €78 Mil mean?
Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric Co (FRA:ZTX) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €78 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 Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric Co and its competitors.
Is Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €78 Mil. Overall, Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric Co has a GF Score™ of 90/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to UNP and CSX?
Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €78 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 Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric Co and its competitors. Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €78 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric Co stock overvalued right now?
Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric Co (FRA:ZTX) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €78 Mil. The stock's GF Value™ is €4.70, compared to a current price of €3.80 — trading 19.1% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €78 Mil. Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric Co's overall GF Score™ is 90/100 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 Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric Co (FRA:ZTX), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €78 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 Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric Co (FRA:ZTX) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric Co stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of €3.80 is trading 19.1% below its estimated GF Value™ of €4.70.

Key valuation signals for FRA:ZTX:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: €78 Mil
  • GF Value™: €4.70 vs. price of €3.80 (19.1% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 90/100 with 6 warning signs

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


Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric Co Business Description

Address No. 169, Shidai Road, Shifeng District, Hunan Province, Zhuzhou, CHN, 412001
Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric Co Ltd is in the R&D, design, manufacturing, and sales of rail transit equipment products and the provision of related services, and has an industrial structure of components, systems, and complete machines. Its products mainly include rail transit electrical equipment, railway engineering machinery, communication signal systems, and others. Meanwhile, the Company actively expands to industries other than rail transit and conducts business in the fields of semiconductors, automobiles, new energy, marine, and industrial operations. The Company operates in the domestic market and overseas markets.
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