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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Middle East Specialized Cables Co's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Jun. 2026 was ﷼35 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was ﷼55 Mil.
Middle East Specialized Cables Co (SAU:2370) 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.
Middle East Specialized Cables Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Middle East Specialized Cables Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
* 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.
Middle East Specialized Cables Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
SAU:2370 vs VRT, BE, HUBB: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, Middle East Specialized Cables 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.
Middle East Specialized Cables Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Industrial Products Industry
For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Middle East Specialized Cables Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Middle East Specialized Cables Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Middle East Specialized Cables 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 Jun. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was ﷼55 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 ﷼55 Mil mean?
Middle East Specialized Cables Co (SAU:2370) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ﷼55 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 Middle East Specialized Cables Co and its competitors.
Is Middle East Specialized Cables Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Middle East Specialized Cables Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ﷼55 Mil. Overall, Middle East Specialized Cables Co has a GF Score™ of 75/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Middle East Specialized Cables Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to VRT and BE?
Middle East Specialized Cables Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ﷼55 Mil can be compared against companies in the Industrial Products 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 Industrial Products company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Industrial Products 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 Middle East Specialized Cables Co and its competitors. Middle East Specialized Cables Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ﷼55 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Middle East Specialized Cables Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Middle East Specialized Cables Co (SAU:2370) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is ﷼44.39, compared to a current price of ﷼34.80 — trading 21.6% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ﷼55 Mil. Middle East Specialized Cables Co's overall GF Score™ is 75/100 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 Middle East Specialized Cables Co (SAU:2370), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ﷼55 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 Middle East Specialized Cables Co (SAU:2370) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Middle East Specialized Cables Co stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of ﷼34.80 is trading 21.6% below its estimated GF Value™ of ﷼44.39.
GuruFocus considers Middle East Specialized Cables Co to be Modestly Undervalued.
Key valuation signals for SAU:2370:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: ﷼55 Mil
GF Value™: ﷼44.39 vs. price of ﷼34.80 (21.6% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the SAU:2370 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Middle East Specialized Cables Co is engaged in the manufacture of fiber optic cables, steel insulated wires and cables, copper insulated wires and cables, and aluminum insulated wires and cables. It manufactures Industrial cables that consist of instrumentation data & control cables, which are used in industrial projects, refineries, and petrochemical plants to remotely control the data and measurements. Its control cables consist of telephone, computer cables specialized to transfer data and radio signals, and telecommunications widely used in hotels, hospitals, and commercial buildings. Geographically, it generates the majority of its revenue from Saudi Arabia.
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