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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Maynilad Water Services's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was ₱45 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was ₱154 Mil.
Maynilad Water Services (PHS:MYNLD) 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.
Maynilad Water Services Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Maynilad Water Services Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Maynilad Water Services'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.
Maynilad Water Services Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
PHS:MYNLD vs AWK, WTRG, AWR: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Utilities - Regulated Water subindustry, Maynilad Water Services'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.
Maynilad Water Services Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Utilities - Regulated Industry
For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Maynilad Water Services's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Maynilad Water Services's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Maynilad Water Services 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 ₱154 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 ₱154 Mil mean?
Maynilad Water Services (PHS:MYNLD) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ₱154 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 Maynilad Water Services and its competitors.
Is Maynilad Water Services' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Maynilad Water Services' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₱154 Mil. Overall, Maynilad Water Services has a GF Score™ of 31/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Maynilad Water Services' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to AWK and WTRG?
Maynilad Water Services' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ₱154 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 Maynilad Water Services and its competitors. Maynilad Water Services's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₱154 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Maynilad Water Services stock overvalued right now?
Maynilad Water Services (PHS:MYNLD) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ₱154 Mil. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₱154 Mil. Maynilad Water Services' overall GF Score™ is 31/100 with 4 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 Maynilad Water Services (PHS:MYNLD), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₱154 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.
Maynilad Water Services Inc is the water and wastewater services provider for the West Zone of the Greater Metro Manila area in the Philippines. It operates under a government concession to manage, operate, and invest in water distribution and sewerage systems, delivering safe, potable water and sanitation services to its customers. The company also offers sewerage connections where available and septic tank cleaning services in other areas, aiming to provide reliable and sustainable water and sanitation solutions.
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