MPC Container Ships ASA (HAM:MP2) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: €17.8 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2026)


HAM:MP2 MPC Container Ships ASA HAM:MP2
69 GF Score
Price €2.18
GF Value €1.28
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
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What is MPC Container Ships ASA Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

MPC Container Ships ASA HAM:MP2 -3.29% 69 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €17.8 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates HAM:MP2 with a GF Score™ of 69/100 and a GF Value™ of €1.28 (Significantly Overvalued). 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. MPC Container Ships ASA's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was €4.8 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was €17.8 Mil.


MPC Container Ships ASA  (HAM:MP2) 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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MPC Container Ships ASA Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for MPC Container Ships ASA's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense can be seen below:

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MPC Container Ships ASA Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

MPC Container Ships ASA Annual Data
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MPC Container Ships ASA Quarterly Data
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MPC Container Ships ASA Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Competitor Comparison

For the Marine Shipping subindustry, MPC Container Ships ASA'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.


MPC Container Ships ASA Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, MPC Container Ships ASA's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where MPC Container Ships ASA's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.


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MPC Container Ships ASA 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 €17.8 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 €17.8 Mil mean?
MPC Container Ships ASA (HAM:MP2) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €17.8 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 MPC Container Ships ASA and its competitors.
Is MPC Container Ships ASA's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
MPC Container Ships ASA's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €17.8 Mil. Overall, MPC Container Ships ASA has a GF Score™ of 69/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does MPC Container Ships ASA's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to competitors?
MPC Container Ships ASA's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €17.8 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 MPC Container Ships ASA and its competitors. MPC Container Ships ASA's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €17.8 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is MPC Container Ships ASA stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, MPC Container Ships ASA (HAM:MP2) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is €1.28, compared to a current price of €2.18 — trading 70.2% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €17.8 Mil. MPC Container Ships ASA's overall GF Score™ is 69/100 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 MPC Container Ships ASA (HAM:MP2), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €17.8 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 MPC Container Ships ASA (HAM:MP2) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, MPC Container Ships ASA stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of €2.18 is trading 70.2% above its estimated GF Value™ of €1.28. GuruFocus considers MPC Container Ships ASA to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for HAM:MP2:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: €17.8 Mil
  • GF Value™: €1.28 vs. price of €2.18 (70.2% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 69/100 with 5 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the HAM:MP2 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


MPC Container Ships ASA Business Description

Address Ruselokkveien 34, Oslo, NOR, N-0251
MPC Container Ships ASA is a Norway based company that engages in the investment in and operation of shipping assets. The group's principal business activity is to invest in and operate maritime assets in the container shipping segment. It owns and operates container shops and feeder vessels that are chartered out to liner shipping companies and regional carriers. The group has one reporting segment, i.e., the container shipping segment.
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