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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Chery Automobile Co's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Jun. 2026 was €604 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was €2,152 Mil.
Chery Automobile Co (STU:9PB) 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.
Chery Automobile Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Chery Automobile Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Chery Automobile Co'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.
Chery Automobile Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
STU:9PB vs TSLA, GM, F: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Auto Manufacturers subindustry, Chery Automobile 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.
Chery Automobile Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Vehicles & Parts Industry
For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Chery Automobile Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Chery Automobile Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Chery Automobile 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 €2,152 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 €2,152 Mil mean?
Chery Automobile Co (STU:9PB) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €2,152 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 Chery Automobile Co and its competitors.
Is Chery Automobile Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Chery Automobile Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €2,152 Mil. Overall, Chery Automobile Co has a GF Score™ of 28/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Chery Automobile Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to TSLA and GM?
Chery Automobile Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €2,152 Mil can be compared against companies in the Vehicles & Parts 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 Vehicles & Parts company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Vehicles & Parts 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 Chery Automobile Co and its competitors. Chery Automobile Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €2,152 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Chery Automobile Co stock overvalued right now?
Chery Automobile Co (STU:9PB) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €2,152 Mil. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €2,152 Mil. Chery Automobile Co's overall GF Score™ is 28/100 with 1 warning sign 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 Chery Automobile Co (STU:9PB), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €2,152 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.
Chery Automobile Co Ltd is engaged in the manufacturing and sales of passenger vehicles, automotive parts and components including internal combustion engine vehicles and new energy vehicles. It manufactures and sells passenger vehicles under five brands CHERY, JETOUR, EXEED, iCAR and LUXEED. Geographically the company operates in PRC (including Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan), and Other Countries with the majority of the revenue deriving from Other Countries.
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