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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Sino-Ocean Group Holding's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2025 was $171 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was $309 Mil.
Sino-Ocean Group Holding (OTCPK:SIOLY) 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.
Sino-Ocean Group Holding Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Sino-Ocean Group Holding Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Sino-Ocean Group Holding'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.
Sino-Ocean Group Holding Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
Sino-Ocean Group Holding Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Competitor Comparison
For the Real Estate - Development subindustry, Sino-Ocean Group Holding'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.
Sino-Ocean Group Holding Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Real Estate Industry
For the Real Estate industry and Real Estate sector, Sino-Ocean Group Holding's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Sino-Ocean Group Holding's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Sino-Ocean Group Holding 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 Dec. 2025 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $309 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 $309 Mil mean?
Sino-Ocean Group Holding (SIOLY) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $309 Mil as of Dec. 2025. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Sino-Ocean Group Holding and its competitors.
Is Sino-Ocean Group Holding's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Sino-Ocean Group Holding's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $309 Mil. Overall, Sino-Ocean Group Holding has a GF Score™ of 31/100 and is considered Possible Value Trap, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Sino-Ocean Group Holding's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to competitors?
Sino-Ocean Group Holding's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $309 Mil can be compared against companies in the Real Estate 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 Real Estate company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Real Estate 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 Sino-Ocean Group Holding and its competitors. Sino-Ocean Group Holding's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $309 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Sino-Ocean Group Holding stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Sino-Ocean Group Holding (SIOLY) is currently considered Possible Value Trap. The stock's GF Value™ is $0.21, compared to a current price of $0.12 — trading 40.8% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $309 Mil. Sino-Ocean Group Holding's overall GF Score™ is 31/100 with 3 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 Sino-Ocean Group Holding (SIOLY), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $309 Mil as of Dec. 2025. 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 Sino-Ocean Group Holding (SIOLY) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Sino-Ocean Group Holding stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of $0.12 is trading 40.8% below its estimated GF Value™ of $0.21.
GuruFocus considers Sino-Ocean Group Holding to be Possible Value Trap.
Key valuation signals for SIOLY:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $309 Mil
GF Value™: $0.21 vs. price of $0.12 (40.8% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the SIOLY stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Sino-Ocean Group Holding Ltd is a property developer. The company engages in the development of residential property, investment property development and operation, property services and whole-industrial chain construction services, with its scope of businesses also covering senior living service, internet data center, logistics real estate and real estate fund, etc. Its segments consist of property development, property investment, and property management. The majority of the revenue is derived from the property development segment. Its geographical locations include the Beijing Region, the Bohai Rim Region, the Eastern Region, the Southern Region, the Central Region, and the Western Region.
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