Thinkingdom Media Group (SHSE:603096) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: ¥195.5 Mil (TTM As of Jun. 2026)

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SHSE:603096 Thinkingdom Media Group Ltd SHSE:603096
72 GF Score
Price ¥16.12
GF Value ¥14.05
Valuation Modestly Overvalued
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What is Thinkingdom Media Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Thinkingdom Media Group SHSE:603096 +2.15% 72 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ¥195.5 Mil as of Jun. 2026. GuruFocus rates SHSE:603096 with a GF Score™ of 72/100 and a GF Value™ of ¥14.05 (Modestly Overvalued). The stock has 5 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. Thinkingdom Media Group's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was ¥45.9 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was ¥195.5 Mil.


Thinkingdom Media Group  (SHSE:603096) 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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Thinkingdom Media Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Thinkingdom Media Group'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.

Thinkingdom Media Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Thinkingdom Media Group Annual Data
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Thinkingdom Media Group Quarterly Data
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SHSE:603096 vs NYT, WLY: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Publishing subindustry, Thinkingdom Media Group'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.


Thinkingdom Media Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Thinkingdom Media Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Thinkingdom Media Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.


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Thinkingdom Media Group 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 ¥195.5 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 ¥195.5 Mil mean?
Thinkingdom Media Group (SHSE:603096) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ¥195.5 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 Thinkingdom Media Group and its competitors.
Is Thinkingdom Media Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Thinkingdom Media Group's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ¥195.5 Mil. Overall, Thinkingdom Media Group has a GF Score™ of 72/100 and is considered Modestly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Thinkingdom Media Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to NYT and WLY?
Thinkingdom Media Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ¥195.5 Mil can be compared against companies in the Media - Diversified 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 Media - Diversified company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Media - Diversified 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 Thinkingdom Media Group and its competitors. Thinkingdom Media Group's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ¥195.5 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Thinkingdom Media Group stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Thinkingdom Media Group (SHSE:603096) is currently considered Modestly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is ¥14.05, compared to a current price of ¥16.12 — trading 14.7% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ¥195.5 Mil. Thinkingdom Media Group's overall GF Score™ is 72/100 with 5 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 Thinkingdom Media Group (SHSE:603096), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ¥195.5 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 Thinkingdom Media Group (SHSE:603096) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Thinkingdom Media Group stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of ¥16.12 is trading 14.7% above its estimated GF Value™ of ¥14.05. GuruFocus considers Thinkingdom Media Group to be Modestly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for SHSE:603096:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: ¥195.5 Mil
  • GF Value™: ¥14.05 vs. price of ¥16.12 (14.7% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 72/100 with 5 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the SHSE:603096 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Thinkingdom Media Group Business Description

Address No.6,Middle of North 3rd Ring Road, 10th Floor, New Office Building, Xicheng District, Beijing, CHN, 100120
Thinkingdom Media Group Ltd is a China based media enterprise. It is engaged in the businesses of book planning and publishing, book distribution, and business of films and televisions. The company also encompasses publishing rights in simplified Chinese of many internationally distinguished writers, including some Nobel Laureates.
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