Maxigen Biotech (TPE:1783) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: NT$170.8 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2026)

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TPE:1783 Maxigen Biotech Inc TPE:1783
87 GF Score
Price NT$41.30
GF Value NT$59.57
Valuation Significantly Undervalued
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What is Maxigen Biotech Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Maxigen Biotech TPE:1783 +2.23% 87 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$170.8 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates TPE:1783 with a GF Score™ of 87/100 and a GF Value™ of NT$59.57 (Significantly Undervalued).

Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Maxigen Biotech's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was NT$40.8 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was NT$170.8 Mil.


Maxigen Biotech  (TPE:1783) 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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Maxigen Biotech Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Maxigen Biotech'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.

Maxigen Biotech Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Maxigen Biotech Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
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Maxigen Biotech Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
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TPE:1783 vs ISRG, BDX, MDLN: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Medical Instruments & Supplies subindustry, Maxigen Biotech'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.


Maxigen Biotech Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Maxigen Biotech's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Maxigen Biotech's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.


TPE:1783
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Maxigen Biotech 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$170.8 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$170.8 Mil mean?
Maxigen Biotech (TPE:1783) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of NT$170.8 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 Maxigen Biotech and its competitors.
Is Maxigen Biotech's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Maxigen Biotech's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$170.8 Mil. Overall, Maxigen Biotech has a GF Score™ of 87/100 and is considered Significantly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Maxigen Biotech's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to ISRG and BDX?
Maxigen Biotech's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of NT$170.8 Mil can be compared against companies in the Medical Devices & Instruments 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 Medical Devices & Instruments company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Medical Devices & Instruments 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 Maxigen Biotech and its competitors. Maxigen Biotech's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$170.8 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Maxigen Biotech stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Maxigen Biotech (TPE:1783) is currently considered Significantly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is NT$59.57, compared to a current price of NT$41.30 — trading 30.7% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$170.8 Mil. Maxigen Biotech's overall GF Score™ is 87/100. 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 Maxigen Biotech (TPE:1783), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$170.8 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 Maxigen Biotech (TPE:1783) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Maxigen Biotech stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of NT$41.30 is trading 30.7% below its estimated GF Value™ of NT$59.57. GuruFocus considers Maxigen Biotech to be Significantly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for TPE:1783:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: NT$170.8 Mil
  • GF Value™: NT$59.57 vs. price of NT$41.30 (30.7% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 87/100

No single metric tells the full story. See the TPE:1783 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Maxigen Biotech Business Description

Address No.88, Keji 1st Road, Guishan District, Taoyuan City, TWN, 333
Maxigen Biotech Inc is engaged in collagen purification, research and development, production and sales of implantable medical device, and production, manufacturing, wholesale and retail of cosmetics. The group had two reportable segments: the biomedical products segment and consumer products segment. Biomedical products segment is engaged in the manufacturing and sales of collagen and bone materials. The consumer products segment is involved in the manufacturing and sales of beauty care products. Geographically, it operates in Taiwan, America, Europe, Asia, and other countries, with the majority of the revenue deriving from Taiwan.
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NT$41.30
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NT$59.57
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