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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Dahn Electric Wire & Cable Co's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was NT$55 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was NT$221 Mil.
Dahn Electric Wire & Cable Co (TPE:1615) 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.
Dahn Electric Wire & Cable Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Dahn Electric Wire & Cable Co 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.
Dahn Electric Wire & Cable Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
TPE:1615 vs VRT, BE: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, Dahn Electric Wire & Cable 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.
Dahn Electric Wire & Cable Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Industrial Products Industry
For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Dahn Electric Wire & Cable Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Dahn Electric Wire & Cable Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Dahn Electric Wire & Cable 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$221 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$221 Mil mean?
Dahn Electric Wire & Cable Co (TPE:1615) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of NT$221 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 Dahn Electric Wire & Cable Co and its competitors.
Is Dahn Electric Wire & Cable Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Dahn Electric Wire & Cable Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$221 Mil. Overall, Dahn Electric Wire & Cable Co has a GF Score™ of 96/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Dahn Electric Wire & Cable Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to VRT and BE?
Dahn Electric Wire & Cable Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of NT$221 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 Dahn Electric Wire & Cable Co and its competitors. Dahn Electric Wire & Cable Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$221 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Dahn Electric Wire & Cable Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Dahn Electric Wire & Cable Co (TPE:1615) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is NT$45.62, compared to a current price of NT$43.80 — trading 4% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$221 Mil. Dahn Electric Wire & Cable Co's overall GF Score™ is 96/100 with 2 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 Dahn Electric Wire & Cable Co (TPE:1615), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$221 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 Dahn Electric Wire & Cable Co (TPE:1615) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Dahn Electric Wire & Cable Co stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of NT$43.80 is trading 4% below its estimated GF Value™ of NT$45.62.
GuruFocus considers Dahn Electric Wire & Cable Co to be Fairly Valued.
Key valuation signals for TPE:1615:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: NT$221 Mil
GF Value™: NT$45.62 vs. price of NT$43.80 (4% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the TPE:1615 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Dah San Electric Wire & Cable Co Ltd is engaged in the manufacturing of power cables, communication cables, electronic wires, and bare copper wires. In addition, it undertakes various electronic and telecommunications engineering projects, including design, installation, maintenance, quality control, technical services, etc. Furthermore, it develops, leases out, and sells residential buildings. The company has four reportable segments; the Electrical Wire and Cable segment which generates the majority of the revenue, Jointing Engineering, Construction, and other segments. Geographically, the company derives its key revenue from Taiwan and the rest from Japan, and Other countries.
96GF Score
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