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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Templeton Emerging Marketsome Fund's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2025 was $0.33 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was $0.55 Mil.
Templeton Emerging Marketsome Fund (NYSE:TEI) 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.
Templeton Emerging Marketsome Fund Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Templeton Emerging Marketsome Fund 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.
Templeton Emerging Marketsome Fund Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
TEI vs EFR, SAR, AFB: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Asset Management subindustry, Templeton Emerging Marketsome Fund'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.
Templeton Emerging Marketsome Fund Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Asset Management Industry
For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Templeton Emerging Marketsome Fund's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Templeton Emerging Marketsome Fund's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Templeton Emerging Marketsome Fund 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 Dec. 2025 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $0.55 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 $0.55 Mil mean?
Templeton Emerging Marketsome Fund (TEI) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $0.55 Mil as of Dec. 2025. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Templeton Emerging Marketsome Fund and its competitors.
Is Templeton Emerging Marketsome Fund's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Templeton Emerging Marketsome Fund's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $0.55 Mil. Overall, Templeton Emerging Marketsome Fund has a GF Score™ of 46/100 and is considered Possible Value Trap, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Templeton Emerging Marketsome Fund's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to EFR and SAR?
Templeton Emerging Marketsome Fund's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $0.55 Mil can be compared against companies in the Asset Management 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 Asset Management company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Asset Management 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 Templeton Emerging Marketsome Fund and its competitors. Templeton Emerging Marketsome Fund's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $0.55 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Templeton Emerging Marketsome Fund stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Templeton Emerging Marketsome Fund (TEI) is currently considered Possible Value Trap. The stock's GF Value™ is $16.64, compared to a current price of $6.78 — trading 59.2% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $0.55 Mil. Templeton Emerging Marketsome Fund's overall GF Score™ is 46/100 with 5 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 Templeton Emerging Marketsome Fund (TEI), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $0.55 Mil as of Dec. 2025. 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 Templeton Emerging Marketsome Fund (TEI) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Templeton Emerging Marketsome Fund stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of $6.78 is trading 59.2% below its estimated GF Value™ of $16.64.
GuruFocus considers Templeton Emerging Marketsome Fund to be Possible Value Trap.
Key valuation signals for TEI:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $0.55 Mil
GF Value™: $16.64 vs. price of $6.78 (59.2% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the TEI stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Templeton Emerging Markets Income Fund is a closed-end fund. It seeks high, current income, with a secondary goal of capital appreciation, by investing, under normal market conditions. The company's investment portfolio includes Foreign Government and Agency Securities; Quasi-Sovereign and Corporate Bonds; Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests, and Short-Term Investments, and Money Market Funds.
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