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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Taiyen Biotech Co's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was NT$185 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was NT$813 Mil.
Taiyen Biotech Co (TPE:1737) 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.
Taiyen Biotech Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Taiyen Biotech Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Taiyen Biotech 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.
Taiyen Biotech Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
TPE:1737 vs PG, CL, KVUE: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Household & Personal Products subindustry, Taiyen Biotech 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.
Taiyen Biotech Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Consumer Packaged Goods Industry
For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Taiyen Biotech Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Taiyen Biotech Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Taiyen Biotech 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$813 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$813 Mil mean?
Taiyen Biotech Co (TPE:1737) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of NT$813 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 Taiyen Biotech Co and its competitors.
Is Taiyen Biotech Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Taiyen Biotech Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$813 Mil. Overall, Taiyen Biotech Co has a GF Score™ of 84/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Taiyen Biotech Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to PG and CL?
Taiyen Biotech Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of NT$813 Mil can be compared against companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods 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 Consumer Packaged Goods company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Consumer Packaged Goods 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 Taiyen Biotech Co and its competitors. Taiyen Biotech Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$813 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Taiyen Biotech Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Taiyen Biotech Co (TPE:1737) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is NT$31.79, compared to a current price of NT$32.10 — trading 1% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$813 Mil. Taiyen Biotech Co's overall GF Score™ is 84/100 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 Taiyen Biotech Co (TPE:1737), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$813 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 Taiyen Biotech Co (TPE:1737) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Taiyen Biotech Co stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of NT$32.10 is trading 1% above its estimated GF Value™ of NT$31.79.
GuruFocus considers Taiyen Biotech Co to be Fairly Valued.
Key valuation signals for TPE:1737:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: NT$813 Mil
GF Value™: NT$31.79 vs. price of NT$32.10 (1% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the TPE:1737 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Taiyen Biotech Co Ltd operates in personal care and home care products. Its product portfolio comprises beauty care products, health food, skin products, salt products and spices, bottled water, and medical supplies, among others. The group has four reportable segments; Salt products and packaged water department, Biotech cleaning and maintenance department, Construction and services department, and Other departments.. The Salt and Packaged Product Segment accounts for the bulk of revenue. Geographically it operates through the region of Taiwan; however, it also holds a presence in the international market.
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