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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Sanergy Group's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2025 was HK$79.2 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was HK$123.9 Mil.
Sanergy Group (HKSE:02459) 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.
Sanergy Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Sanergy Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Sanergy Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense can be seen below:
* 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.
Sanergy Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
HKSE:02459 vs NUE, STLD, RS: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Steel subindustry, Sanergy Group'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.
Sanergy Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Steel Industry
For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Sanergy Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Sanergy Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Sanergy Group 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 HK$123.9 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 HK$123.9 Mil mean?
Sanergy Group (HKSE:02459) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of HK$123.9 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 Sanergy Group and its competitors.
Is Sanergy Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Sanergy Group's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is HK$123.9 Mil. Overall, Sanergy Group has a GF Score™ of 57/100 and is considered Possible Value Trap, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Sanergy Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to NUE and STLD?
Sanergy Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of HK$123.9 Mil can be compared against companies in the Steel 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 Steel company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Steel 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 Sanergy Group and its competitors. Sanergy Group's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is HK$123.9 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Sanergy Group stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Sanergy Group (HKSE:02459) is currently considered Possible Value Trap. The stock's GF Value™ is HK$4.80, compared to a current price of HK$0.68 — trading 85.8% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is HK$123.9 Mil. Sanergy Group's overall GF Score™ is 57/100 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 Sanergy Group (HKSE:02459), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is HK$123.9 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 Sanergy Group (HKSE:02459) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Sanergy Group stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of HK$0.68 is trading 85.8% below its estimated GF Value™ of HK$4.80.
GuruFocus considers Sanergy Group to be Possible Value Trap.
Key valuation signals for HKSE:02459:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: HK$123.9 Mil
GF Value™: HK$4.80 vs. price of HK$0.68 (85.8% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the HKSE:02459 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Sanergy Group Ltd is a manufacturer of UHP graphite electrodes. The company sells the products to automotive, infrastructure, construction, appliance, machinery, equipment, and transportation industries. Geographically, the company operates in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, the People's Republic of China, and Asia Pacific excluding the PRC.
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