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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 East Education Holdings's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2025 was €101.0 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was €188.7 Mil.
China East Education Holdings (FRA:ZX3) 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 East Education Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
China East Education 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.
China East Education Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
FRA:ZX3 vs EDU, TAL, LAUR: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Education & Training Services subindustry, China East Education 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.
China East Education Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Education Industry
For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, China East Education Holdings's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where China East Education Holdings's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
China East Education 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 Dec. 2025 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €188.7 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 €188.7 Mil mean?
China East Education Holdings (FRA:ZX3) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €188.7 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 East Education Holdings and its competitors.
Is China East Education Holdings' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
China East Education Holdings' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €188.7 Mil. Overall, China East Education Holdings has a GF Score™ of 53/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does China East Education Holdings' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to EDU and TAL?
China East Education Holdings' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €188.7 Mil can be compared against companies in the Education 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 Education company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Education 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 East Education Holdings and its competitors. China East Education Holdings's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €188.7 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is China East Education Holdings stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, China East Education Holdings (FRA:ZX3) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is €0.42, compared to a current price of €0.45 — trading 6.2% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €188.7 Mil. China East Education Holdings' overall GF Score™ is 53/100 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 China East Education Holdings (FRA:ZX3), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €188.7 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 East Education Holdings (FRA:ZX3) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, China East Education Holdings stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of €0.45 is trading 6.2% above its estimated GF Value™ of €0.42.
GuruFocus considers China East Education Holdings to be Fairly Valued.
Key valuation signals for FRA:ZX3:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: €188.7 Mil
GF Value™: €0.42 vs. price of €0.45 (6.2% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the FRA:ZX3 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
China East Education Holdings Business Description
China East Education is the largest vocational training education provider in China in terms of average students enrolled. It was founded in 1988 and its business spans four segments: culinary arts, information & internet technology, auto services, and fashion & beauty. The company's on-campus student population exceeded 150,000 as of June 30, 2025. In 2024, China East Education's revenue breakdown by major businesses was 55% in culinary arts, 19% in information & internet technology, 22% in auto services.
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