Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Kose Holdings's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Dec. 2025 was $169 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was $652 Mil.
Kose Holdings (OTCPK:KOSCF) 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.
Kose Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Kose Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Kose Holdings'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.
Kose Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
KOSCF vs PG, CL, KVUE: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Household & Personal Products subindustry, Kose Holdings'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.
Kose Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Consumer Packaged Goods Industry
For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Kose Holdings's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Kose Holdings's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Kose Holdings 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 quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $652 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 $652 Mil mean?
Kose Holdings (KOSCF) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $652 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 Kose Holdings and its competitors.
Is Kose Holdings' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Kose Holdings' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $652 Mil. Overall, Kose Holdings has a GF Score™ of 72/100 and is considered Significantly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Kose Holdings' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to PG and CL?
Kose Holdings' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $652 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 Kose Holdings and its competitors. Kose Holdings's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $652 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Kose Holdings stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Kose Holdings (KOSCF) is currently considered Significantly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $61.24, compared to a current price of $33.38 — trading 45.5% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $652 Mil. Kose Holdings' overall GF Score™ is 72/100 with 5 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 Kose Holdings (KOSCF), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $652 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 Kose Holdings (KOSCF) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Kose Holdings stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of $33.38 is trading 45.5% below its estimated GF Value™ of $61.24.
GuruFocus considers Kose Holdings to be Significantly Undervalued.
Key valuation signals for KOSCF:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $652 Mil
GF Value™: $61.24 vs. price of $33.38 (45.5% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the KOSCF stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Kose is Japan's second-largest beauty company, best known for its prestige skincare brands such as Decorte and Albion. Founded in 1946, the company remains under the management of the Kobayashi family. Albion, a fully consolidated subsidiary in which Kose holds a 79.5% stake, operates independently under a separate brand of the Kobayashi family. With a portfolio of 37 brands spanning multiple price points, the group captured approximately 15% of Japan's premium beauty segment in 2024, according to Euromonitor. Japan remains its core market, contributing over 60% of sales, followed by North America (19%) and Asia (13%). The company distributes its products through a diversified channel mix of department stores, specialty retailers, drugstores, travel retail, and e-commerce platforms.
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