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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Yangtze Optical Electronic Co's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Jun. 2026 was ¥-8.6 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was ¥31.3 Mil.
Yangtze Optical Electronic Co (SHSE:688143) 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.
Yangtze Optical Electronic Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Yangtze Optical Electronic 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.
Yangtze Optical Electronic Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
SHSE:688143 vs APH, GLW, TEL: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Electronic Components subindustry, Yangtze Optical Electronic 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.
Yangtze Optical Electronic Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Hardware Industry
For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Yangtze Optical Electronic Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Yangtze Optical Electronic Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Yangtze Optical Electronic 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 ¥31.3 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 ¥31.3 Mil mean?
Yangtze Optical Electronic Co (SHSE:688143) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ¥31.3 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 Yangtze Optical Electronic Co and its competitors.
Is Yangtze Optical Electronic Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Yangtze Optical Electronic Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ¥31.3 Mil. Overall, Yangtze Optical Electronic Co has a GF Score™ of 67/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Yangtze Optical Electronic Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to APH and GLW?
Yangtze Optical Electronic Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ¥31.3 Mil can be compared against companies in the Hardware 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 Hardware company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Hardware 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 Yangtze Optical Electronic Co and its competitors. Yangtze Optical Electronic Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ¥31.3 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Yangtze Optical Electronic Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Yangtze Optical Electronic Co (SHSE:688143) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is ¥45.09, compared to a current price of ¥173.30 — trading 284.3% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ¥31.3 Mil. Yangtze Optical Electronic Co's overall GF Score™ is 67/100 with 8 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 Yangtze Optical Electronic Co (SHSE:688143), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ¥31.3 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 Yangtze Optical Electronic Co (SHSE:688143) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Yangtze Optical Electronic Co stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of ¥173.30 is trading 284.3% above its estimated GF Value™ of ¥45.09.
GuruFocus considers Yangtze Optical Electronic Co to be Significantly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for SHSE:688143:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: ¥31.3 Mil
GF Value™: ¥45.09 vs. price of ¥173.30 (284.3% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the SHSE:688143 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Yangtze Optical Electronic Co Ltd is engaged in the research and development, production, and sales of products in five fields, including special optical fiber and cable, special optical devices, new materials, high-end equipment, and optoelectronic systems, and provides customers with measurement calibration and testing services for optoelectronic first-level metering stations.
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