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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. TAL Education Group's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in May. 2026 was MXN5,222 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in May. 2026 was MXN25,012 Mil.
TAL Education Group (MEX:TAL N) 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.
TAL Education Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
TAL Education Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for TAL Education Group'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.
TAL Education Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
MEX:TAL N vs LAUR, CVSA, LOPE: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Education & Training Services subindustry, TAL Education Group'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.
TAL Education Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Education Industry
For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, TAL Education Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where TAL Education Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
TAL Education Group 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 May. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was MXN25,012 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 MXN25,012 Mil mean?
TAL Education Group (MEX:TAL N) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of MXN25,012 Mil as of May. 2026. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on TAL Education Group and its competitors.
Is TAL Education Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
TAL Education Group's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is MXN25,012 Mil. Overall, TAL Education Group has a GF Score™ of 69/100 and is considered Significantly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does TAL Education Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to LAUR and CVSA?
TAL Education Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of MXN25,012 Mil can be compared against companies in the Education 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 an Education company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Education 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 TAL Education Group and its competitors. TAL Education Group's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is MXN25,012 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is TAL Education Group stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, TAL Education Group (MEX:TAL N) is currently considered Significantly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is MXN356.53, compared to a current price of MXN208.51 — trading 41.5% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is MXN25,012 Mil. TAL Education Group's overall GF Score™ is 69/100 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 TAL Education Group (MEX:TAL N), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is MXN25,012 Mil as of May. 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 TAL Education Group (MEX:TAL N) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, TAL Education Group stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of MXN208.51 is trading 41.5% below its estimated GF Value™ of MXN356.53.
GuruFocus considers TAL Education Group to be Significantly Undervalued.
Key valuation signals for MEX:TAL N:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: MXN25,012 Mil
GF Value™: MXN356.53 vs. price of MXN208.51 (41.5% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the MEX:TAL N stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
TAL Education Group is a leading learning solutions provider in China. It operates a few business lines including enrichment learning, high school academic tutoring, learning technology, and content solutions. Among those business lines, TAL focuses on enrichment learning and content solutions.
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