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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Gas Arabian Services Co's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Jun. 2026 was ﷼33 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was ﷼43 Mil.
Gas Arabian Services Co (SAU:4146) 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.
Gas Arabian Services Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Gas Arabian Services Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Gas Arabian Services Co'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.
Gas Arabian Services Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
SAU:4146 vs SLB, BKR, HAL: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services subindustry, Gas Arabian Services 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.
Gas Arabian Services Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Oil & Gas Industry
For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Gas Arabian Services Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Gas Arabian Services Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Gas Arabian Services 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 ﷼43 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 ﷼43 Mil mean?
Gas Arabian Services Co (SAU:4146) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ﷼43 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 Gas Arabian Services Co and its competitors.
Is Gas Arabian Services Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Gas Arabian Services Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ﷼43 Mil. Overall, Gas Arabian Services Co has a GF Score™ of 49/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Gas Arabian Services Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to SLB and BKR?
Gas Arabian Services Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ﷼43 Mil can be compared against companies in the Oil & Gas 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 Oil & Gas company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Oil & Gas 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 Gas Arabian Services Co and its competitors. Gas Arabian Services Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ﷼43 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Gas Arabian Services Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Gas Arabian Services Co (SAU:4146) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is ﷼21.44, compared to a current price of ﷼17.08 — trading 20.3% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ﷼43 Mil. Gas Arabian Services Co's overall GF Score™ is 49/100 with 2 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 Gas Arabian Services Co (SAU:4146), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ﷼43 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 Gas Arabian Services Co (SAU:4146) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Gas Arabian Services Co stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of ﷼17.08 is trading 20.3% below its estimated GF Value™ of ﷼21.44.
GuruFocus considers Gas Arabian Services Co to be Modestly Undervalued.
Key valuation signals for SAU:4146:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: ﷼43 Mil
GF Value™: ﷼21.44 vs. price of ﷼17.08 (20.3% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the SAU:4146 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Gas Arabian Services Co is engaged in the business of wholesale of machinery and equipment, electrical, electronic, mechanical, hydromechanical, petroleum, industrial equipment, drilling equipment, technical equipment, desalination equipment, generators and spare parts, providing operational, maintenance and technical engineering services, manufacturing of piping spools, structural steel fabrication, pressure reducing stations and other industry essential products. Its segments include The Technical services segment provides technical manpower services and executes technical engineering projects, The Trading and commission, and The manufacturing segment. The Technical services segment derives the majority of the revenue.
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