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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. TYC Brother Industrial Co's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was NT$849 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was NT$3,376 Mil.
TYC Brother Industrial Co (TPE:1522) 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.
TYC Brother Industrial Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
TYC Brother Industrial Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for TYC Brother Industrial 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.
TYC Brother Industrial Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
TPE:1522 vs ORLY, AZO: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Auto Parts subindustry, TYC Brother Industrial 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.
TYC Brother Industrial Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Vehicles & Parts Industry
For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, TYC Brother Industrial Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where TYC Brother Industrial Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
TYC Brother Industrial 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 Mar. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was NT$3,376 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 NT$3,376 Mil mean?
TYC Brother Industrial Co (TPE:1522) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of NT$3,376 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 TYC Brother Industrial Co and its competitors.
Is TYC Brother Industrial Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
TYC Brother Industrial Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$3,376 Mil. Overall, TYC Brother Industrial Co has a GF Score™ of 69/100 and is considered Possible Value Trap, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does TYC Brother Industrial Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to ORLY and AZO?
TYC Brother Industrial Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of NT$3,376 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 TYC Brother Industrial Co and its competitors. TYC Brother Industrial Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$3,376 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is TYC Brother Industrial Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, TYC Brother Industrial Co (TPE:1522) is currently considered Possible Value Trap. The stock's GF Value™ is NT$62.31, compared to a current price of NT$28.25 — trading 54.7% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$3,376 Mil. TYC Brother Industrial Co's overall GF Score™ is 69/100 with 8 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 TYC Brother Industrial Co (TPE:1522), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$3,376 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 TYC Brother Industrial Co (TPE:1522) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, TYC Brother Industrial Co stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of NT$28.25 is trading 54.7% below its estimated GF Value™ of NT$62.31.
GuruFocus considers TYC Brother Industrial Co to be Possible Value Trap.
Key valuation signals for TPE:1522:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: NT$3,376 Mil
GF Value™: NT$62.31 vs. price of NT$28.25 (54.7% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the TPE:1522 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
TYC Brother Industrial Co Ltd is a Taiwan-based company engaged in the manufacturing, trading, and import and export trade business of automobiles, motorcycles, and other automobile parts and supplies. Its products include car lights, mirrors, cooling fan, radiator, condenser, blower, and window regulator. The company's reportable segments are as follows: the Taiwan Market, Asian Market, U.S. Market, and European Market. It generates the majority of its revenue from the U.S. Market, which is responsible for the order and sales of all lighting products in the Americas.
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