Manila Electric Co (PHS:MER) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: ₱1,145 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2026)


PHS:MER Manila Electric Co PHS:MER
95 GF Score
Price ₱579.50
GF Value ₱529.19
Valuation Fairly Valued
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What is Manila Electric Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Manila Electric Co PHS:MER +0.78% 95 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₱1,145 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates PHS:MER with a GF Score™ of 95/100 and a GF Value™ of ₱529.19 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 6 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. Manila Electric Co's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was ₱285 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was ₱1,145 Mil.


Manila Electric Co  (PHS:MER) 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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Manila Electric Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Manila Electric Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense can be seen below:

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* 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.

Manila Electric Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Manila Electric Co Annual Data
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Manila Electric Co Quarterly Data
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PHS:MER vs NEE, SO, DUK: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, Manila Electric 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.


Manila Electric Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Manila Electric Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Manila Electric Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.


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Manila Electric 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 ₱1,145 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 ₱1,145 Mil mean?
Manila Electric Co (PHS:MER) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ₱1,145 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 Manila Electric Co and its competitors.
Is Manila Electric Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Manila Electric Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₱1,145 Mil. Overall, Manila Electric Co has a GF Score™ of 95/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Manila Electric Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to NEE and SO?
Manila Electric Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ₱1,145 Mil can be compared against companies in the Utilities - Regulated 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 Utilities - Regulated company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Utilities - Regulated 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 Manila Electric Co and its competitors. Manila Electric Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₱1,145 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Manila Electric Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Manila Electric Co (PHS:MER) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is ₱529.19, compared to a current price of ₱579.50 — trading 9.5% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₱1,145 Mil. Manila Electric Co's overall GF Score™ is 95/100 with 6 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 Manila Electric Co (PHS:MER), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₱1,145 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 Manila Electric Co (PHS:MER) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Manila Electric Co stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of ₱579.50 is trading 9.5% above its estimated GF Value™ of ₱529.19. GuruFocus considers Manila Electric Co to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for PHS:MER:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: ₱1,145 Mil
  • GF Value™: ₱529.19 vs. price of ₱579.50 (9.5% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 95/100 with 6 warning signs

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


Manila Electric Co Business Description

Other Exchanges MERVF:USAMAEOY:USA
Address Ortigas Avenue, Lopez Building, Barangay Ugong, Pasig, PHL, 1605
Manila Electric Co is an electric utility company operating in the Philippines. Along with its subsidiaries, it is mainly engaged in the distribution and sale of electric energy through the distribution network facilities in its franchise area. The company's market is categorized into four classes, namely, residential, commercial, industrial, and streetlights. Additionally, it is involved in certain unregulated activities, which consist of power generation; retail electricity supply (RES); energy infrastructure, payment fulfilment, bills collection, after-the-meter and energy management, telecommunications services, insurance and re-insurance, and other businesses. The group's reportable segments are: Power and Other Services. The majority of its revenue is derived from the Power segment.
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