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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Perma-Pipe International Holdings's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Apr. 2026 was €8.5 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Apr. 2026 was €35.2 Mil.
Perma-Pipe International Holdings (STU:MF3) 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.
Perma-Pipe International Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Perma-Pipe International Holdings 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.
Perma-Pipe International Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
STU:MF3 vs JLHL, BURCA, AIRJ: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Building Products & Equipment subindustry, Perma-Pipe International Holdings'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.
Perma-Pipe International Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Construction Industry
For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Perma-Pipe International Holdings's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Perma-Pipe International Holdings's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Perma-Pipe International Holdings 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 Apr. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €35.2 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 €35.2 Mil mean?
Perma-Pipe International Holdings (STU:MF3) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €35.2 Mil as of Apr. 2026. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Perma-Pipe International Holdings and its competitors.
Is Perma-Pipe International Holdings' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Perma-Pipe International Holdings' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €35.2 Mil. Overall, Perma-Pipe International Holdings has a GF Score™ of 74/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Perma-Pipe International Holdings' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to JLHL and BURCA?
Perma-Pipe International Holdings' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €35.2 Mil can be compared against companies in the Construction 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 Construction company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Construction 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 Perma-Pipe International Holdings and its competitors. Perma-Pipe International Holdings's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €35.2 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Perma-Pipe International Holdings stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Perma-Pipe International Holdings (STU:MF3) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is €15.59, compared to a current price of €20.80 — trading 33.4% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €35.2 Mil. Perma-Pipe International Holdings' overall GF Score™ is 74/100 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 Perma-Pipe International Holdings (STU:MF3), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €35.2 Mil as of Apr. 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 Perma-Pipe International Holdings (STU:MF3) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Perma-Pipe International Holdings stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of €20.80 is trading 33.4% above its estimated GF Value™ of €15.59.
GuruFocus considers Perma-Pipe International Holdings to be Significantly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for STU:MF3:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: €35.2 Mil
GF Value™: €15.59 vs. price of €20.80 (33.4% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the STU:MF3 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Perma-Pipe International Holdings Inc is engaged in the manufacture and sale of products in Piping Systems. The company engineers, designs, manufactures, and sells specialty piping systems and leak detection systems. Specialty piping systems of the company include insulated and jacketed district heating and cooling piping systems for efficient energy distribution from central energy plants to multiple locations, primary and secondary containment piping systems for transporting chemicals, hazardous fluids, and petroleum products, the coating and insulation of oil and gas gathering and transmission pipelines, and liquid and powder based anti-corrosion coatings applied both to the external and internal surfaces of steel pipe, including shapes such as bends, reducers, tees, and other fittings.
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