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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Maanshan Iron And Steel Co'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 $71 Mil.
Maanshan Iron And Steel Co (OTCPK:MAANF) 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.
Maanshan Iron And Steel Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Maanshan Iron And Steel Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Maanshan Iron And Steel Co'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.
Maanshan Iron And Steel Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
MAANF vs NUE, STLD, RS: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Steel subindustry, Maanshan Iron And Steel Co'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.
Maanshan Iron And Steel Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Steel Industry
For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Maanshan Iron And Steel Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Maanshan Iron And Steel Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Maanshan Iron And Steel Co 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 $71 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 $71 Mil mean?
Maanshan Iron And Steel Co (MAANF) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $71 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 Maanshan Iron And Steel Co and its competitors.
Is Maanshan Iron And Steel Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Maanshan Iron And Steel Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $71 Mil. Overall, Maanshan Iron And Steel Co has a GF Score™ of 40/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Maanshan Iron And Steel Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to NUE and STLD?
Maanshan Iron And Steel Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $71 Mil can be compared against companies in the Steel 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 Steel company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Steel 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 Maanshan Iron And Steel Co and its competitors. Maanshan Iron And Steel Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $71 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Maanshan Iron And Steel Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Maanshan Iron And Steel Co (MAANF) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $0.28, compared to a current price of $0.21 — trading 24.2% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $71 Mil. Maanshan Iron And Steel Co's overall GF Score™ is 40/100 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 Maanshan Iron And Steel Co (MAANF), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $71 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 Maanshan Iron And Steel Co (MAANF) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Maanshan Iron And Steel Co stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of $0.21 is trading 24.2% below its estimated GF Value™ of $0.28.
GuruFocus considers Maanshan Iron And Steel Co to be Modestly Undervalued.
Key valuation signals for MAANF:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $71 Mil
GF Value™: $0.28 vs. price of $0.21 (24.2% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the MAANF stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Maanshan Iron And Steel Co Ltd produces and sells iron and steel products. Its main production processes include iron making, steel making, steel rolling, etc. The Group's key product is steel, which includes four product series of special steel, wheels and axles, long products, and plates. It offers casting round billet, special steel bar, train wheels, axles, wheelsets, section steel, wire rods, hot-rolled plate and cold-rolled plate coils, galvanized plates, color-coated plates, and other products, which are widely used in aviation, railway, ocean, automobile, household appliance, shipbuilding, construction, machinery manufacturing, and other fields. Geographically, the Group generates maximum revenue from the Chinese Mainland, and the rest from Hong Kong and other overseas markets.
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