DS3 JSC (HSTC:DS3) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: ₫ Mil (TTM As of . 20)

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What is DS3 JSC Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

DS3 JSC HSTC:DS3 +8.89% Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₫ Mil as of . 20. The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review.

Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. DS3 JSC's selling, general, & admin. expense for the six months ended in . 20 was ₫0.00 Mil. DS3 JSC does not have enough years/quarters to calculate its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in . 20.


DS3 JSC  (HSTC:DS3) 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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DS3 JSC Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for DS3 JSC's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense can be seen below:

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* 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.

DS3 JSC Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

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HSTC:DS3 vs LWLW, CHZP, AIKO: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Marine Shipping subindustry, DS3 JSC'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.


DS3 JSC Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, DS3 JSC's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where DS3 JSC's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.



DS3 JSC 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.

What does a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ₫ Mil mean?
DS3 JSC (HSTC:DS3) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ₫ Mil as of . 20. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on DS3 JSC and its competitors.
Is DS3 JSC's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
DS3 JSC's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₫ Mil.
How does DS3 JSC's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to LWLW and CHZP?
DS3 JSC's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ₫ 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 DS3 JSC and its competitors. DS3 JSC's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₫ Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is DS3 JSC stock overvalued right now?
DS3 JSC (HSTC:DS3) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ₫ Mil. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₫ Mil. 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 DS3 JSC (HSTC:DS3), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₫ Mil as of . 20. 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.

DS3 JSC Business Description

Address Hong Ha Ward, Group 2, Zone 2, Quang Ninh Province, Ha Long Quang Ninh, Ha Long, VNM
DS3 JSC is engaged in the management and maintenance of inland waterways, loading and unloading goods, short-term accommodation services, and construction of railway and road works. The company is engaged in providing direct supports and producing equipment for waterway transport, including Dredging rivers and canals, removing abatis, and leveling sites. The company is also engaged in the maintenance and trading of cruise ship and hotel services for lease.