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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Jun. 2026 was ¥-231 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was ¥427 Mil.
Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co (SHSE:600688) 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.
Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical 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.
Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
SHSE:600688 vs MPC, VLO, PSX: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing subindustry, Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical 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.
Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Oil & Gas Industry
For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical 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 ¥427 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 ¥427 Mil mean?
Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co (SHSE:600688) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ¥427 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 Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co and its competitors.
Is Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ¥427 Mil. Overall, Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co has a GF Score™ of 70/100 and is considered Modestly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to MPC and VLO?
Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ¥427 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 Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co and its competitors. Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ¥427 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co (SHSE:600688) is currently considered Modestly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is ¥2.35, compared to a current price of ¥2.88 — trading 22.6% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ¥427 Mil. Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co's overall GF Score™ is 70/100 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 Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co (SHSE:600688), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ¥427 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 Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co (SHSE:600688) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of ¥2.88 is trading 22.6% above its estimated GF Value™ of ¥2.35.
GuruFocus considers Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co to be Modestly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for SHSE:600688:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: ¥427 Mil
GF Value™: ¥2.35 vs. price of ¥2.88 (22.6% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the SHSE:600688 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co Ltd is an integrated Chinese petrochemical company that mainly produces a broad range of petroleum products and chemical products through crude oil processing. The Group's reportable segments are: Petroleum products, Chemical products, Trading of petrochemical products, and Others. The majority of its revenue is generated from the Petroleum products segment, which is equipped with crude oil refinery facilities used to produce qualified refined gasoline, fuel, diesel oil, heavy oil, and liquefied petroleum gas, and provides raw materials for the Group's downstream petrochemical processing facilities. Geographically, the Group derives maximum revenue from its business in the People's Republic of China (PRC).
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