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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Minmetals Development Co's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was ¥206 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was ¥200 Mil.
Minmetals Development Co (SHSE:600058) 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.
Minmetals Development Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Minmetals Development Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Minmetals Development 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.
Minmetals Development Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
SHSE:600058 vs NUE, STLD, RS: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Steel subindustry, Minmetals Development 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.
Minmetals Development Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Steel Industry
For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Minmetals Development Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Minmetals Development Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Minmetals Development 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 Mar. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was ¥200 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 ¥200 Mil mean?
Minmetals Development Co (SHSE:600058) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ¥200 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 Minmetals Development Co and its competitors.
Is Minmetals Development Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Minmetals Development Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ¥200 Mil. Overall, Minmetals Development Co has a GF Score™ of 57/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Minmetals Development Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to NUE and STLD?
Minmetals Development Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ¥200 Mil can be compared against companies in the Steel 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 Steel company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Steel 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 Minmetals Development Co and its competitors. Minmetals Development Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ¥200 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Minmetals Development Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Minmetals Development Co (SHSE:600058) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is ¥5.46, compared to a current price of ¥10.65 — trading 95.1% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ¥200 Mil. Minmetals Development Co's overall GF Score™ is 57/100 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 Minmetals Development Co (SHSE:600058), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ¥200 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 Minmetals Development Co (SHSE:600058) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Minmetals Development Co stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of ¥10.65 is trading 95.1% above its estimated GF Value™ of ¥5.46.
GuruFocus considers Minmetals Development Co to be Significantly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for SHSE:600058:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: ¥200 Mil
GF Value™: ¥5.46 vs. price of ¥10.65 (95.1% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the SHSE:600058 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Minmetals Development Co Ltd is a steel distribution service provider. The activities of the company include the supply of metallurgical raw materials which includes iron ore, coal, coke, and pig iron, steel trading, processing and distribution, and logistics services.
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