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China Metal Products Co (TPE:1532) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense : NT$2,417 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2024)


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What is China Metal Products Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. China Metal Products Co's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was NT$552 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was NT$2,417 Mil.


China Metal Products Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

The historical data trend for China Metal Products Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense can be seen below:

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* 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.

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China Metal Products Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

China Metal Products Co Annual Data
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China Metal Products Co Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of China Metal Products Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense

For the Metal Fabrication subindustry, China Metal Products Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense, along with its competitors' market caps and Selling, General, & Admin. Expense data, can be viewed below:

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China Metal Products Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, China Metal Products Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

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China Metal Products 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. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was NT$2,417 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.


China Metal Products Co  (TPE:1532) 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.


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China Metal Products Co (TPE:1532) Business Description

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No. 85, Ren'ai Road, 4th Floor, Section 4, Daan District, Taipei, TWN, 106
China Metal Products Co Ltd is a Taiwan-based company that operates in three segments, namely Metal Manufacturing, which focuses on the development and selling of cast iron products; Real Estate Development, which focuses on the development and selling of residents and commercial buildings; and Lifestyle Hospitality segment focuses on retailing, amusement park, and hotel operating. Metal Manufacturing generates the majority of its revenue. The company's geographical segments include Taiwan, the United States, Japan, China, Europe, South America, and Others.

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