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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. PT Esta Indonesia Tbk's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was Rp1,734 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was Rp6,849 Mil.
PT Esta Indonesia Tbk (ISX:NEST) 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.
PT Esta Indonesia Tbk Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
PT Esta Indonesia Tbk Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for PT Esta Indonesia Tbk'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.
PT Esta Indonesia Tbk Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
ISX:NEST vs ADM, BG, TSN: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Farm Products subindustry, PT Esta Indonesia Tbk'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.
PT Esta Indonesia Tbk Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Consumer Packaged Goods Industry
For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, PT Esta Indonesia Tbk's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where PT Esta Indonesia Tbk's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
PT Esta Indonesia Tbk 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 Rp6,849 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 Rp6,849 Mil mean?
PT Esta Indonesia Tbk (ISX:NEST) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of Rp6,849 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 PT Esta Indonesia Tbk and its competitors.
Is PT Esta Indonesia Tbk's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
PT Esta Indonesia Tbk's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is Rp6,849 Mil. Overall, PT Esta Indonesia Tbk has a GF Score™ of 13/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does PT Esta Indonesia Tbk's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to ADM and BG?
PT Esta Indonesia Tbk's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of Rp6,849 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 PT Esta Indonesia Tbk and its competitors. PT Esta Indonesia Tbk's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is Rp6,849 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is PT Esta Indonesia Tbk stock overvalued right now?
PT Esta Indonesia Tbk (ISX:NEST) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of Rp6,849 Mil. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is Rp6,849 Mil. PT Esta Indonesia Tbk's overall GF Score™ is 13/100 with 10 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 PT Esta Indonesia Tbk (ISX:NEST), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is Rp6,849 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.
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