Focused on building reliable datasets, financial models, and research tools for value-minded investors. Committed to turning complex data into practical guidance for value-investing and long-term wealth.
Dr. Charlie Tian is the founder and CEO of GuruFocus.com, a leading global investment research platform established in 2004. With a Ph.D. in physics, Dr. Tian transitioned from science to finance, applying a data-driven, disciplined approach to value investing.
Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Taylor Devices's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Feb. 2026 was $2.11 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2026 was $10.92 Mil.
Taylor Devices (NAS:TAYD) 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.
Taylor Devices Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Taylor Devices Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
* Premium members only.
The historical data trend for Taylor Devices'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.
Taylor Devices Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
TAYD vs HUHU, NPWR, HURC: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Taylor Devices'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.
Taylor Devices Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Industrial Products Industry
For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Taylor Devices's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Taylor Devices's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Taylor Devices 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 Feb. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $10.92 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 $10.92 Mil mean?
Taylor Devices (TAYD) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $10.92 Mil as of Feb. 2026. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Taylor Devices and its competitors.
Is Taylor Devices' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Taylor Devices' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $10.92 Mil. Overall, Taylor Devices has a GF Score™ of 93/100 and is considered Modestly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Taylor Devices' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to HUHU and NPWR?
Taylor Devices' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $10.92 Mil can be compared against companies in the Industrial Products 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 Industrial Products company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Industrial Products 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 Taylor Devices and its competitors. Taylor Devices's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $10.92 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Taylor Devices stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Taylor Devices (TAYD) is currently considered Modestly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $47.17, compared to a current price of $53.61 — trading 13.7% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $10.92 Mil. Taylor Devices' overall GF Score™ is 93/100 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 Taylor Devices (TAYD), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $10.92 Mil as of Feb. 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 Taylor Devices (TAYD) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Taylor Devices stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of $53.61 is trading 13.7% above its estimated GF Value™ of $47.17.
GuruFocus considers Taylor Devices to be Modestly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for TAYD:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $10.92 Mil
GF Value™: $47.17 vs. price of $53.61 (13.7% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the TAYD stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Taylor Devices Inc is involved in the design, development, manufacture, and marketing of shock absorption, rate control, and energy storage devices for use in various types of machinery, equipment, and structures. The company's product line includes Seismic dampers, Fluidicshoks, Crane and industrial buffers, Self-adjusting shock absorbers, Liquid die springs, and Vibration Dampers. Its products are generally used to absorb, control, or mitigate the motion of masses caused by earthquakes or explosions. The company markets its products to various industries such as industrial, steel mills, buildings, bridges, aerospace, defense, and automotive industries.
93GF Score
Get the complete analysis for TAYD
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is just one metric. See GF Value™, 30-year financials, guru trades, warning signs, and more.
Quick Browse
Personalize
Premium Gurus 
Create New Portfolio
TAYD has been successfully added to your 
