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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Choppies Enterprises's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2025 was R996 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was R741 Mil.
Choppies Enterprises (JSE:CHP) 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.
Choppies Enterprises Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Choppies Enterprises Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Choppies Enterprises'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.
Choppies Enterprises Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
JSE:CHP vs KR: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Grocery Stores subindustry, Choppies Enterprises'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.
Choppies Enterprises Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Retail - Defensive Industry
For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Choppies Enterprises's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Choppies Enterprises's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Choppies Enterprises 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 Dec. 2025 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was R741 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 R741 Mil mean?
Choppies Enterprises (JSE:CHP) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of R741 Mil as of Dec. 2025. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Choppies Enterprises and its competitors.
Is Choppies Enterprises' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Choppies Enterprises' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is R741 Mil. Overall, Choppies Enterprises has a GF Score™ of 43/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Choppies Enterprises' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to KR?
Choppies Enterprises' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of R741 Mil can be compared against companies in the Retail - Defensive 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 Retail - Defensive company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Retail - Defensive 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 Choppies Enterprises and its competitors. Choppies Enterprises's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is R741 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Choppies Enterprises stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Choppies Enterprises (JSE:CHP) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is R0.83, compared to a current price of R1.14 — trading 37.3% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is R741 Mil. Choppies Enterprises' overall GF Score™ is 43/100 with 3 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 Choppies Enterprises (JSE:CHP), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is R741 Mil as of Dec. 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 Choppies Enterprises (JSE:CHP) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Choppies Enterprises stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of R1.14 is trading 37.3% above its estimated GF Value™ of R0.83.
GuruFocus considers Choppies Enterprises to be Significantly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for JSE:CHP:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: R741 Mil
GF Value™: R0.83 vs. price of R1.14 (37.3% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the JSE:CHP stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Choppies Enterprises Ltd operates a supermarket chain in Botswana. The company's supermarkets offer international food brands, fast-moving consumer goods products, and Choppies private label products. Its product offerings include groceries, fresh fruit and vegetables, bakery goods, butchery items, takeaways, and value-added financial services. The company's segments include Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Kamoso Liquor, Rest of Kamoso, and Namibia, with the majority of its revenue derived from Botswana.
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