Giga Solar Materials (ROCO:3691) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: NT$648 Mil (TTM As of Jun. 2026)

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ROCO:3691 Giga Solar Materials Corp ROCO:3691
53 GF Score
Price NT$93.30
GF Value NT$157.17
Valuation Possible Value Trap
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What is Giga Solar Materials Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Giga Solar Materials ROCO:3691 -4.11% 53 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$648 Mil as of Jun. 2026. GuruFocus rates ROCO:3691 with a GF Score™ of 53/100 and a GF Value™ of NT$157.17 (Possible Value Trap). The stock has 8 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. Giga Solar Materials's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was NT$169 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was NT$648 Mil.


Giga Solar Materials  (ROCO:3691) 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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Giga Solar Materials Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Giga Solar Materials'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.

Giga Solar Materials Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Giga Solar Materials Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
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Giga Solar Materials Quarterly Data
Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26 Jun26
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ROCO:3691 vs FSLR, NXT, ENPH: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Solar subindustry, Giga Solar Materials'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.


Giga Solar Materials Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Giga Solar Materials's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Giga Solar Materials's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.


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Giga Solar Materials 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 Jun. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was NT$648 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 NT$648 Mil mean?
Giga Solar Materials (ROCO:3691) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of NT$648 Mil as of Jun. 2026. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Giga Solar Materials and its competitors.
Is Giga Solar Materials' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Giga Solar Materials' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$648 Mil. Overall, Giga Solar Materials has a GF Score™ of 53/100 and is considered Possible Value Trap, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Giga Solar Materials' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to FSLR and NXT?
Giga Solar Materials' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of NT$648 Mil can be compared against companies in the Semiconductors 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 Semiconductors company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Semiconductors 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 Giga Solar Materials and its competitors. Giga Solar Materials's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$648 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Giga Solar Materials stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Giga Solar Materials (ROCO:3691) is currently considered Possible Value Trap. The stock's GF Value™ is NT$157.17, compared to a current price of NT$93.30 — trading 40.6% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$648 Mil. Giga Solar Materials' overall GF Score™ is 53/100 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 Giga Solar Materials (ROCO:3691), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$648 Mil as of Jun. 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 Giga Solar Materials (ROCO:3691) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Giga Solar Materials stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of NT$93.30 is trading 40.6% below its estimated GF Value™ of NT$157.17. GuruFocus considers Giga Solar Materials to be Possible Value Trap.

Key valuation signals for ROCO:3691:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: NT$648 Mil
  • GF Value™: NT$157.17 vs. price of NT$93.30 (40.6% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 53/100 with 8 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the ROCO:3691 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Giga Solar Materials Business Description

Address 122-18, Zhonghua Road, Hukou Township, Hsinchu County, Hukou Township, Hsinchu, TWN, 30351
Giga Solar Materials Corp is engaged in the research and development (R&D), manufacturing, and sales of solar conductive plasma. Its product includes Conductive Paste for Photovoltaic Cells, Quality Assurance System for Conductive Paste, Solutions to Solar Energy Cells and Li-ion Battery Materials.
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NT$93.30
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NT$157.17
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