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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. China Petroleum & Chemical's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Dec. 2025 was $2,134 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was $4,067 Mil.
China Petroleum & Chemical (OTCPK:SNPMF) 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.
China Petroleum & Chemical Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
China Petroleum & Chemical Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for China Petroleum & Chemical'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.
China Petroleum & Chemical Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
SNPMF vs XOM, CVX: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Oil & Gas Integrated subindustry, China Petroleum & Chemical'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.
China Petroleum & Chemical Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Oil & Gas Industry
For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, China Petroleum & Chemical's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where China Petroleum & Chemical's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
China Petroleum & Chemical 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 quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $4,067 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 $4,067 Mil mean?
China Petroleum & Chemical (SNPMF) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $4,067 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 China Petroleum & Chemical and its competitors.
Is China Petroleum & Chemical's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
China Petroleum & Chemical's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $4,067 Mil. Overall, China Petroleum & Chemical has a GF Score™ of 49/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does China Petroleum & Chemical's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to XOM and CVX?
China Petroleum & Chemical's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $4,067 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 China Petroleum & Chemical and its competitors. China Petroleum & Chemical's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $4,067 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is China Petroleum & Chemical stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, China Petroleum & Chemical (SNPMF) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is $0.51, compared to a current price of $0.55 — trading 7.8% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $4,067 Mil. China Petroleum & Chemical's overall GF Score™ is 49/100 with 7 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 China Petroleum & Chemical (SNPMF), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $4,067 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 China Petroleum & Chemical (SNPMF) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, China Petroleum & Chemical stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of $0.55 is trading 7.8% above its estimated GF Value™ of $0.51.
GuruFocus considers China Petroleum & Chemical to be Fairly Valued.
Key valuation signals for SNPMF:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $4,067 Mil
GF Value™: $0.51 vs. price of $0.55 (7.8% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the SNPMF stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
China Petroleum & Chemical, or Sinopec, is one of China's national oil companies and one of Asian's largest integrated oil companies in revenue. Its income is derived primarily from refining and marketing of oil products and petrochemical production. Sinopec has China's largest petrol station network with over 30,000 stations and enjoys a significant market share in petrochemicals. Established in 2000 by China Petrochemical Corporation, a stateowned enterprise and majority shareholder, the company also owns oil and gas assets in Shandong and Sichuan provinces. It has a smaller global upstream presence than its peers, PetroChina and CNOOC. In 2025, Sinopec's production of oil and gas equivalent was 525.28 million barrels. The firm also processed 250.33 million metric tons of crude oil.
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