Kayseri Seker Fabrikasi AS (IST:KAYSE) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: ₺539 Mil (TTM As of Apr. 2026)

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IST:KAYSE Kayseri Seker Fabrikasi AS IST:KAYSE
70 GF Score
Price ₺3.87
GF Value ₺5.29
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
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What is Kayseri Seker Fabrikasi AS Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Kayseri Seker Fabrikasi AS IST:KAYSE +1.04% 70 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₺539 Mil as of Apr. 2026. GuruFocus rates IST:KAYSE with a GF Score™ of 70/100 and a GF Value™ of ₺5.29 (Modestly Undervalued). The stock has 9 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. Kayseri Seker Fabrikasi AS's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Apr. 2026 was ₺83 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Apr. 2026 was ₺539 Mil.


Kayseri Seker Fabrikasi AS  (IST:KAYSE) 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.


Kayseri Seker Fabrikasi AS Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms


Kayseri Seker Fabrikasi AS Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Kayseri Seker Fabrikasi AS'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.

Kayseri Seker Fabrikasi AS Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Kayseri Seker Fabrikasi AS Annual Data
Trend Apr20 Apr21 Apr22 Apr23 Apr24 Apr25 Apr26
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 90.14 174.63 292.04 390.29 363.70

Kayseri Seker Fabrikasi AS Quarterly Data
Apr20 Apr21 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24 Oct24 Jan25 Apr25 Jul25 Oct25 Jan26 Apr26
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 115.43 280.94 71.44 103.79 83.13

IST:KAYSE vs MDLZ, HSY, TR: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Confectioners subindustry, Kayseri Seker Fabrikasi AS'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.


Kayseri Seker Fabrikasi AS Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Kayseri Seker Fabrikasi AS's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Kayseri Seker Fabrikasi AS's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.


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Kayseri Seker Fabrikasi AS 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 Apr. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was ₺539 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 ₺539 Mil mean?
Kayseri Seker Fabrikasi AS (IST:KAYSE) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ₺539 Mil as of Apr. 2026. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Kayseri Seker Fabrikasi AS and its competitors.
Is Kayseri Seker Fabrikasi AS's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Kayseri Seker Fabrikasi AS's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₺539 Mil. Overall, Kayseri Seker Fabrikasi AS has a GF Score™ of 70/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Kayseri Seker Fabrikasi AS's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to MDLZ and HSY?
Kayseri Seker Fabrikasi AS's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ₺539 Mil can be compared against companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods 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 Consumer Packaged Goods company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Consumer Packaged Goods 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 Kayseri Seker Fabrikasi AS and its competitors. Kayseri Seker Fabrikasi AS's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₺539 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Kayseri Seker Fabrikasi AS stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Kayseri Seker Fabrikasi AS (IST:KAYSE) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is ₺5.29, compared to a current price of ₺3.87 — trading 26.8% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₺539 Mil. Kayseri Seker Fabrikasi AS's overall GF Score™ is 70/100 with 9 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 Kayseri Seker Fabrikasi AS (IST:KAYSE), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₺539 Mil as of Apr. 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 Kayseri Seker Fabrikasi AS (IST:KAYSE) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Kayseri Seker Fabrikasi AS stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of ₺3.87 is trading 26.8% below its estimated GF Value™ of ₺5.29. GuruFocus considers Kayseri Seker Fabrikasi AS to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for IST:KAYSE:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: ₺539 Mil
  • GF Value™: ₺5.29 vs. price of ₺3.87 (26.8% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 70/100 with 9 warning signs

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


Kayseri Seker Fabrikasi AS Business Description

Address Seker Mahallesi Osman Kavuncu Bulvari No: 314, Kocasinan, Kayseri, TUR
Kayseri Seker Fabrikasi AS engages in the production and trade of crystal, granulated and cube sugar, wet pulp, dry pulp, molasses, dried pulp with molasses, limestone, electricity production, and trade of seeds and fertilizers which are by-products of the sugar industry.
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