Castleview Property Fund (JSE:CVW) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: R222 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2026)

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JSE:CVW Castleview Property Fund Ltd JSE:CVW
60 GF Score
Price R10.40
GF Value R7.30
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
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What is Castleview Property Fund Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Castleview Property Fund JSE:CVW 60 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is R222 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates JSE:CVW with a GF Score™ of 60/100 and a GF Value™ of R7.30 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 11 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. Castleview Property Fund's selling, general, & admin. expense for the six months ended in Mar. 2026 was R129 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was R222 Mil.


Castleview Property Fund  (JSE:CVW) 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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Castleview Property Fund Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Castleview Property Fund'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.

Castleview Property Fund Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Castleview Property Fund Annual Data
Trend Feb18 Feb19 Feb20 Feb21 Feb22 Feb23 Mar24 Mar25 Mar26
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
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Castleview Property Fund Semi-Annual Data
Feb18 Aug18 Feb19 Aug19 Feb20 Aug20 Feb21 Aug21 Feb22 Aug22 Feb23 Sep23 Mar24 Sep24 Mar25 Sep25 Mar26
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JSE:CVW vs SPG, O, KIM: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the REIT - Retail subindustry, Castleview Property Fund'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.


Castleview Property Fund Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs REITs Industry

For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, Castleview Property Fund's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Castleview Property Fund's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.


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Castleview Property Fund 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 semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was R222 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 R222 Mil mean?
Castleview Property Fund (JSE:CVW) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of R222 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 Castleview Property Fund and its competitors.
Is Castleview Property Fund's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Castleview Property Fund's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is R222 Mil. Overall, Castleview Property Fund has a GF Score™ of 60/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Castleview Property Fund's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to SPG and O?
Castleview Property Fund's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of R222 Mil can be compared against companies in the REITs 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 REITs company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the REITs 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 Castleview Property Fund and its competitors. Castleview Property Fund's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is R222 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Castleview Property Fund stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Castleview Property Fund (JSE:CVW) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is R7.30, compared to a current price of R10.40 — trading 42.5% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is R222 Mil. Castleview Property Fund's overall GF Score™ is 60/100 with 11 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 Castleview Property Fund (JSE:CVW), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is R222 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 Castleview Property Fund (JSE:CVW) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Castleview Property Fund stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of R10.40 is trading 42.5% above its estimated GF Value™ of R7.30. GuruFocus considers Castleview Property Fund to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for JSE:CVW:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: R222 Mil
  • GF Value™: R7.30 vs. price of R10.40 (42.5% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 60/100 with 11 warning signs

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


Castleview Property Fund Business Description

Industry Real EstateREITs
Address 13 Hudson Street, De Waterkant, Woodstock, Cape Town, WC, ZAF, 8001
Castleview Property Fund Ltd is a property holding and investment company in South Africa. Principally, it invests in a diversified portfolio of retail properties situated in South Africa. The company also invests in regional shopping centers like Pier 14 Shopping Centre located in the Eastern Cape.
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