GUOSF (Guotai Haitong Securities Co) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $1,410 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2026)


GUOSF Guotai Haitong Securities Co Ltd GUOSF
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Price $2.00
GF Value $1.92
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What is Guotai Haitong Securities Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Guotai Haitong Securities Co GUOSF 52 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $1,410 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates GUOSF with a GF Score™ of 52/100 and a GF Value™ of $1.92. The stock has 5 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. Guotai Haitong Securities Co's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was $1,033 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $1,410 Mil.


Guotai Haitong Securities Co  (OTCPK:GUOSF) 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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Guotai Haitong Securities Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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Guotai Haitong Securities Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Guotai Haitong Securities Co Annual Data
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Guotai Haitong Securities Co Quarterly Data
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GUOSF vs MS, GS, SCHW: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Capital Markets subindustry, Guotai Haitong Securities 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.


Guotai Haitong Securities Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Capital Markets Industry

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, Guotai Haitong Securities Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Guotai Haitong Securities Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.


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Guotai Haitong Securities 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 $1,410 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 $1,410 Mil mean?
Guotai Haitong Securities Co (GUOSF) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $1,410 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 Guotai Haitong Securities Co and its competitors.
Is Guotai Haitong Securities Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Guotai Haitong Securities Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $1,410 Mil. Overall, Guotai Haitong Securities Co has a GF Score™ of 52/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Guotai Haitong Securities Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to MS and GS?
Guotai Haitong Securities Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $1,410 Mil can be compared against companies in the Capital Markets 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 Capital Markets company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Capital Markets 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 Guotai Haitong Securities Co and its competitors. Guotai Haitong Securities Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $1,410 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Guotai Haitong Securities Co stock overvalued right now?
Guotai Haitong Securities Co (GUOSF) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $1,410 Mil. The stock's GF Value™ is $1.92, compared to a current price of $2.00 — trading 4.2% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $1,410 Mil. Guotai Haitong Securities Co's overall GF Score™ is 52/100 with 5 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 Guotai Haitong Securities Co (GUOSF), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $1,410 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 Guotai Haitong Securities Co (GUOSF) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Guotai Haitong Securities Co stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $2.00 is trading 4.2% above its estimated GF Value™ of $1.92.

Key valuation signals for GUOSF:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $1,410 Mil
  • GF Value™: $1.92 vs. price of $2.00 (4.2% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 52/100 with 5 warning signs

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


Guotai Haitong Securities Co Business Description

Address No. 768 Nanjing West Road, Jingan District, Shanghai, CHN, 200041
Guotai Haitong Securities Co Ltd provides financial services across wealth management, investment banking, institutional trading, investment management, and finance lease segments. Its wealth management business offers brokerage, advisory, margin financing, and securities lending services, while investment banking includes underwriting and M&A advisory. The institutional trading segment, the highest revenue contributor, covers institutional services, trading, and investment activities across multiple asset classes. The Group also provides asset and fund management and finance leasing solutions. It generates revenue mainly from fees, commissions, interest income, and investment gains. The company generates the majority of its revenue from Mainland China.
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