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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Dashan Education Holdings's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
six
months ended in Jun. 2025 was HK$67.2 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2025 was HK$102.0 Mil.
Dashan Education Holdings (HKSE:09986) 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.
Dashan Education Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Dashan Education Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Dashan Education Holdings'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.
Dashan Education Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
HKSE:09986 vs EDU, TAL, GHC: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Dashan 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.
Dashan Education Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Education Industry
For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Dashan Education Holdings's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Dashan Education Holdings's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Dashan 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 Jun. 2025 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was HK$102.0 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$102.0 Mil mean?
Dashan Education Holdings (HKSE:09986) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of HK$102.0 Mil as of Jun. 2025. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Dashan Education Holdings and its competitors.
Is Dashan Education Holdings' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Dashan Education Holdings' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is HK$102.0 Mil. Overall, Dashan Education Holdings has a GF Score™ of 55/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Dashan Education Holdings' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to EDU and TAL?
Dashan Education Holdings' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of HK$102.0 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 Dashan Education Holdings and its competitors. Dashan Education Holdings's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is HK$102.0 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Dashan Education Holdings stock overvalued right now?
Dashan Education Holdings (HKSE:09986) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of HK$102.0 Mil. The stock's GF Value™ is HK$4.83, compared to a current price of HK$1.88 — trading 61.1% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is HK$102.0 Mil. Dashan Education Holdings' overall GF Score™ is 55/100 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 Dashan Education Holdings (HKSE:09986), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is HK$102.0 Mil as of Jun. 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 Dashan Education Holdings (HKSE:09986) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Dashan Education Holdings stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of HK$1.88 is trading 61.1% below its estimated GF Value™ of HK$4.83.
Key valuation signals for HKSE:09986:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: HK$102.0 Mil
GF Value™: HK$4.83 vs. price of HK$1.88 (61.1% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the HKSE:09986 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Dashan Education Holdings Ltd is principally engaged in (i) the provision of extracurricular programmes for personal attainment and overseas education consultation services; and (ii) the provision of diversified consultancy services for entities. The Group's operating and reportable segments are the extracurricular programs segment, the brand operation and management segment, the overseas education segment, the training and consultancy segment, and the Others segment. The majority of its revenue is generated from the overseas education segment. All of the Group's revenue are derived from the PRC.
55GF Score
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