Koza Polyesternayi ve Ticaret (IST:KOPOL) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: ₺103 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2026)

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IST:KOPOL Koza Polyester Sanayi ve Ticaret IST:KOPOL
67 GF Score
Price ₺6.19
GF Value ₺5.68
Valuation Fairly Valued
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What is Koza Polyesternayi ve Ticaret Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Koza Polyesternayi ve Ticaret IST:KOPOL -4.92% 67 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₺103 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates IST:KOPOL with a GF Score™ of 67/100 and a GF Value™ of ₺5.68 (Fairly Valued). 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. Koza Polyesternayi ve Ticaret's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was ₺23 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was ₺103 Mil.


Koza Polyesternayi ve Ticaret  (IST:KOPOL) 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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Koza Polyesternayi ve Ticaret Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Koza Polyesternayi ve Ticaret'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.

Koza Polyesternayi ve Ticaret Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Koza Polyesternayi ve Ticaret Annual Data
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Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
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Koza Polyesternayi ve Ticaret Quarterly Data
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IST:KOPOL vs LIN, SHW, ECL: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Koza Polyesternayi ve Ticaret'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.


Koza Polyesternayi ve Ticaret Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Koza Polyesternayi ve Ticaret's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Koza Polyesternayi ve Ticaret's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.


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Koza Polyesternayi ve Ticaret 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 ₺103 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 ₺103 Mil mean?
Koza Polyesternayi ve Ticaret (IST:KOPOL) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ₺103 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 Koza Polyesternayi ve Ticaret and its competitors.
Is Koza Polyesternayi ve Ticaret's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Koza Polyesternayi ve Ticaret's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₺103 Mil. Overall, Koza Polyesternayi ve Ticaret has a GF Score™ of 67/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Koza Polyesternayi ve Ticaret's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to LIN and SHW?
Koza Polyesternayi ve Ticaret's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ₺103 Mil can be compared against companies in the Chemicals 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 Chemicals company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Chemicals 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 Koza Polyesternayi ve Ticaret and its competitors. Koza Polyesternayi ve Ticaret's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₺103 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Koza Polyesternayi ve Ticaret stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Koza Polyesternayi ve Ticaret (IST:KOPOL) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is ₺5.68, compared to a current price of ₺6.19 — trading 9% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₺103 Mil. Koza Polyesternayi ve Ticaret's overall GF Score™ is 67/100 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 Koza Polyesternayi ve Ticaret (IST:KOPOL), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₺103 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 Koza Polyesternayi ve Ticaret (IST:KOPOL) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Koza Polyesternayi ve Ticaret stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of ₺6.19 is trading 9% above its estimated GF Value™ of ₺5.68. GuruFocus considers Koza Polyesternayi ve Ticaret to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for IST:KOPOL:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: ₺103 Mil
  • GF Value™: ₺5.68 vs. price of ₺6.19 (9% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 67/100 with 9 warning signs

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


Koza Polyesternayi ve Ticaret Business Description

Address 83414 Cad. No: 30, Gaziantep, TUR, 27500
Koza Polyester Sanayi ve Ticaret produces and sells polyester fiber, polyester chips, and plasticizers. For the production of its products, it mainly uses PTA (Purified Terephthalic Acid), MEG (Mono Ethylene Glycol), DEG (Di Ethylene Glycol), 2EH (2-Ethylhexanol), Titan dioxide, and Spinfinish as raw materials. Its products comprise polyester stap fiber, polymers, and chemicals.
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