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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Petrovietnam Drilling & Well Service's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was ₫75,661 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was ₫519,602 Mil.
Petrovietnam Drilling & Well Service (STC:PVD) 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.
Petrovietnam Drilling & Well Service Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Petrovietnam Drilling & Well Service 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.
Petrovietnam Drilling & Well Service Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
STC:PVD vs NE, RIG, VAL: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Oil & Gas Drilling subindustry, Petrovietnam Drilling & Well Service'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.
Petrovietnam Drilling & Well Service Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Oil & Gas Industry
For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Petrovietnam Drilling & Well Service's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Petrovietnam Drilling & Well Service's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Petrovietnam Drilling & Well Service 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 Mar. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was ₫519,602 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 ₫519,602 Mil mean?
Petrovietnam Drilling & Well Service (STC:PVD) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ₫519,602 Mil as of Mar. 2026. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Petrovietnam Drilling & Well Service and its competitors.
Is Petrovietnam Drilling & Well Service's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Petrovietnam Drilling & Well Service's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₫519,602 Mil. Overall, Petrovietnam Drilling & Well Service has a GF Score™ of 94/100 and is considered Possible Value Trap, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Petrovietnam Drilling & Well Service's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to NE and RIG?
Petrovietnam Drilling & Well Service's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ₫519,602 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 Petrovietnam Drilling & Well Service and its competitors. Petrovietnam Drilling & Well Service's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₫519,602 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Petrovietnam Drilling & Well Service stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Petrovietnam Drilling & Well Service (STC:PVD) is currently considered Possible Value Trap. The stock's GF Value™ is ₫28,876.77, compared to a current price of ₫19,550.00 — trading 32.3% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₫519,602 Mil. Petrovietnam Drilling & Well Service's overall GF Score™ is 94/100 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 Petrovietnam Drilling & Well Service (STC:PVD), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₫519,602 Mil as of Mar. 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 Petrovietnam Drilling & Well Service (STC:PVD) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Petrovietnam Drilling & Well Service stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of ₫19,550.00 is trading 32.3% below its estimated GF Value™ of ₫28,876.77.
GuruFocus considers Petrovietnam Drilling & Well Service to be Possible Value Trap.
Key valuation signals for STC:PVD:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: ₫519,602 Mil
GF Value™: ₫28,876.77 vs. price of ₫19,550.00 (32.3% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the STC:PVD stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Petrovietnam Drilling & Well Service Business Description
Petrovietnam Drilling & Well Service Corp is a provider of drilling rigs and technical services for the exploration and exploitation of oil and gas industry locally and internationally. The company operates through three segments namely Drilling services, Trading, and Other services. Its Drilling services segment offers drilling rigs and drilling services. The Trading segment produces material and equipment for drilling-related activities. Its Other services segment is involved in administering well services, wireline logging, oil spill control service, drilling manpower supply service, investment-management project consulting service, management consulting service and other related services. Geographically it operates in Vietnam, Malaysia, Myanmar, Algeria.
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