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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Nickel Asia's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was ₱141 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was ₱1,255 Mil.
Nickel Asia (PHS:NIKL) 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.
Nickel Asia Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Nickel Asia Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Nickel Asia'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.
Nickel Asia Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
Nickel Asia Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Competitor Comparison
For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Nickel Asia'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.
Nickel Asia Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Metals & Mining Industry
For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Nickel Asia's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Nickel Asia's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Nickel Asia 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 ₱1,255 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 ₱1,255 Mil mean?
Nickel Asia (PHS:NIKL) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ₱1,255 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 Nickel Asia and its competitors.
Is Nickel Asia's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Nickel Asia's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₱1,255 Mil. Overall, Nickel Asia has a GF Score™ of 93/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Nickel Asia's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to competitors?
Nickel Asia's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ₱1,255 Mil can be compared against companies in the Metals & Mining 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 Metals & Mining company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Metals & Mining 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 Nickel Asia and its competitors. Nickel Asia's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₱1,255 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Nickel Asia stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Nickel Asia (PHS:NIKL) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is ₱4.89, compared to a current price of ₱3.76 — trading 23.1% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₱1,255 Mil. Nickel Asia's overall GF Score™ is 93/100 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 Nickel Asia (PHS:NIKL), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₱1,255 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 Nickel Asia (PHS:NIKL) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Nickel Asia stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of ₱3.76 is trading 23.1% below its estimated GF Value™ of ₱4.89.
GuruFocus considers Nickel Asia to be Modestly Undervalued.
Key valuation signals for PHS:NIKL:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: ₱1,255 Mil
GF Value™: ₱4.89 vs. price of ₱3.76 (23.1% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the PHS:NIKL stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Nickel Asia Corp is a diversified natural resources development company is principally engaged in the business of producing beneficiated nickel ore, limestone, and quarry materials, rendering of services, and generating revenue from sale of power. The company has three operating segments which is The mining segment which accounts for a majority of the company's revenue includes the mining and exploration of nickel saprolite and limonite ore, limestone, and quarry materials, the services segment includes chartering out of LCT, construction and rendering of services to CBNC, THNC, and other parties and leasing of aircraft to WAISC, and the power segment is into power generation and exploration for geothermal resources.
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