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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Suntory Beverage & Food's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was €656 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was €2,807 Mil.
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.
Suntory Beverage & Food Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Suntory Beverage & Food Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Suntory Beverage & Food'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.
Suntory Beverage & Food Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
STU:7SN vs KO, PEP, MNST: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic subindustry, Suntory Beverage & Food'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.
Suntory Beverage & Food Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Beverages - Non-Alcoholic Industry
For the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Suntory Beverage & Food's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Suntory Beverage & Food's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Suntory Beverage & Food 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 €2,807 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 €2,807 Mil mean?
Suntory Beverage & Food (STU:7SN) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €2,807 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 Suntory Beverage & Food and its competitors.
Is Suntory Beverage & Food's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Suntory Beverage & Food's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €2,807 Mil. Overall, Suntory Beverage & Food has a GF Score™ of 80/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Suntory Beverage & Food's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to KO and PEP?
Suntory Beverage & Food's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €2,807 Mil can be compared against companies in the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic 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 Beverages - Non-Alcoholic company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic 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 Suntory Beverage & Food and its competitors. Suntory Beverage & Food's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €2,807 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Suntory Beverage & Food stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Suntory Beverage & Food (STU:7SN) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is €29.03, compared to a current price of €24.68 — trading 15% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €2,807 Mil. Suntory Beverage & Food's overall GF Score™ is 80/100 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 Suntory Beverage & Food (STU:7SN), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €2,807 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 Suntory Beverage & Food (STU:7SN) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Suntory Beverage & Food stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of €24.68 is trading 15% below its estimated GF Value™ of €29.03.
GuruFocus considers Suntory Beverage & Food to be Modestly Undervalued.
Key valuation signals for STU:7SN:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: €2,807 Mil
GF Value™: €29.03 vs. price of €24.68 (15% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the STU:7SN stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd mainly sells nonalcoholic beverages throughout the world. The majority of the company's sales are in Japan, where its products include Tennensui and Green Dakara bottled waters; Boss canned coffee; Pepsi, Orangina, and C.C. Lemon carbonated soft drinks; Suntory Oolong and Iyemon teas; Natchan juices; and Dekavita energy drinks. The group operates in a single business, the beverage and food business. Geographically, the group operates in Japan, Asia Pacific, the Americas, and Europe.
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