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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Sino-American Silicon Products's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was $44 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $180 Mil.
Sino-American Silicon Products (LUX:SIAMS) 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.
Sino-American Silicon Products Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Sino-American Silicon Products Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
* 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.
Sino-American Silicon Products Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
LUX:SIAMS vs AMAT, LRCX, KLAC: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials subindustry, Sino-American Silicon Products'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.
Sino-American Silicon Products Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Semiconductors Industry
For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Sino-American Silicon Products's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Sino-American Silicon Products's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Sino-American Silicon Products 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 $180 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 $180 Mil mean?
Sino-American Silicon Products (LUX:SIAMS) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $180 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 Sino-American Silicon Products and its competitors.
Is Sino-American Silicon Products' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Sino-American Silicon Products' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $180 Mil. Overall, Sino-American Silicon Products has a GF Score™ of 80/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Sino-American Silicon Products' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to AMAT and LRCX?
Sino-American Silicon Products' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $180 Mil can be compared against companies in the Semiconductors 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 Semiconductors company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Semiconductors 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 Sino-American Silicon Products and its competitors. Sino-American Silicon Products's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $180 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Sino-American Silicon Products stock overvalued right now?
Sino-American Silicon Products (LUX:SIAMS) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $180 Mil. The stock's GF Value™ is $5.92, compared to a current price of $7.15 — trading 20.8% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $180 Mil. Sino-American Silicon Products' overall GF Score™ is 80/100 with 8 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 Sino-American Silicon Products (LUX:SIAMS), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $180 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 Sino-American Silicon Products (LUX:SIAMS) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Sino-American Silicon Products stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of $7.15 is trading 20.8% above its estimated GF Value™ of $5.92.
Key valuation signals for LUX:SIAMS:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $180 Mil
GF Value™: $5.92 vs. price of $7.15 (20.8% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the LUX:SIAMS stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Founded in 1981, Sino-American Silicon Products Inc. is a holding company specializing in the semiconductor industry. Its crown jewel is its 46.64% stake in silicon wafer producer GlobalWafers, which was carved out in 2011. GlobalWafers runs 18 production sites in nine countries across Asia, North America, and Europe. Other notable investments include Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company, Actron Technology, and Taiwan Specialty Materials. SAS started selling renewable energy to power grids in October 2022. SAS is headquartered in Hsinchu, Taiwan. SAS employs about 8,000 people through its subsidiaries. Through GlobalWafers, SAS had nearly 17% market share in silicon wafers in 2025.
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