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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Planet Green Holdings's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was $0.96 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $18.07 Mil.
Planet Green Holdings (AMEX:PLAG) 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.
Planet Green Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Planet Green Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Planet Green Holdings'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.
Planet Green Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
PLAG vs LGPS, STRR, HHS: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Conglomerates subindustry, Planet Green Holdings'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.
Planet Green Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Conglomerates Industry
For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, Planet Green Holdings's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Planet Green Holdings's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Planet Green Holdings 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 $18.07 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 $18.07 Mil mean?
Planet Green Holdings (PLAG) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $18.07 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 Planet Green Holdings and its competitors.
Is Planet Green Holdings' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Planet Green Holdings' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $18.07 Mil. Overall, Planet Green Holdings has a GF Score™ of 49/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Planet Green Holdings' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to LGPS and STRR?
Planet Green Holdings' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $18.07 Mil can be compared against companies in the Conglomerates 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 Conglomerates company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Conglomerates 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 Planet Green Holdings and its competitors. Planet Green Holdings's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $18.07 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Planet Green Holdings stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Planet Green Holdings (PLAG) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $1.28, compared to a current price of $0.95 — trading 25.7% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $18.07 Mil. Planet Green Holdings' overall GF Score™ is 49/100 with 8 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 Planet Green Holdings (PLAG), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $18.07 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 Planet Green Holdings (PLAG) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Planet Green Holdings stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of $0.95 is trading 25.7% below its estimated GF Value™ of $1.28.
GuruFocus considers Planet Green Holdings to be Modestly Undervalued.
Key valuation signals for PLAG:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $18.07 Mil
GF Value™: $1.28 vs. price of $0.95 (25.7% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the PLAG stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Planet Green Holdings Corp is a diversified technology and consumer products company with a presence in North America and China engaged in Chemical Products, Tea Products, and Online Advertising Services. The company operates in three segments namely to grow, produce, and distribute Cyan brick tea, black tea, and green tea in China; to research, develop, manufacture, and sell chemical products including formaldehyde, urea formaldehyde adhesive, methylal, ethanol fuel, fuel additives and clean fuel in China; and to develop and operate a demand-side platform which empowers buyers of advertising to manage and optimize their digital advertising across different real-time bidding networks in North America and China.
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