Sanitar Co (TPE:1817) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: NT$573 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2025)

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TPE:1817 Sanitar Co Ltd TPE:1817
84 GF Score
Price NT$38.65
GF Value NT$38.18
Valuation Fairly Valued
! 1 Warning Sign
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What is Sanitar Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Sanitar Co TPE:1817 +0.52% 84 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$573 Mil as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus rates TPE:1817 with a GF Score™ of 84/100 and a GF Value™ of NT$38.18 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review.

Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Sanitar Co's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2025 was NT$145 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was NT$573 Mil.


Sanitar Co  (TPE:1817) 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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Sanitar Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Sanitar 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.

Sanitar Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Sanitar Co Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
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Sanitar Co Quarterly Data
Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25
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TPE:1817 vs PG, CL, KVUE: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Household & Personal Products subindustry, Sanitar 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.


Sanitar Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Sanitar Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

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


TPE:1817
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Sanitar 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 Dec. 2025 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was NT$573 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$573 Mil mean?
Sanitar Co (TPE:1817) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of NT$573 Mil as of Dec. 2025. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Sanitar Co and its competitors.
Is Sanitar Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Sanitar Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$573 Mil. Overall, Sanitar 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 Sanitar Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to PG and CL?
Sanitar Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of NT$573 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 Sanitar Co and its competitors. Sanitar Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$573 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Sanitar Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Sanitar Co (TPE:1817) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is NT$38.18, compared to a current price of NT$38.65 — trading 1.2% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$573 Mil. Sanitar 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 Sanitar Co (TPE:1817), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$573 Mil as of Dec. 2025. 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 Sanitar Co (TPE:1817) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Sanitar Co stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of NT$38.65 is trading 1.2% above its estimated GF Value™ of NT$38.18. GuruFocus considers Sanitar Co to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for TPE:1817:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: NT$573 Mil
  • GF Value™: NT$38.18 vs. price of NT$38.65 (1.2% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 84/100 with 1 warning sign

No single metric tells the full story. See the TPE:1817 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Sanitar Co Business Description

Address No 111-8, Xingde Road, 7th Floor, Sanchong District, New Taipei, TWN, 241
Sanitar Co Ltd is engaged in the design, manufacturing, and sale of sanitary porcelain and water outlet products. Its product portfolio includes toilet goods, lavatories, washbasins, faucets, bathtubs, and related accessories. The group operates through two reportable segments: the Taiwan sanitary porcelain segment and the Vietnam sanitary porcelain segment. Both segments are involved in manufacturing and trading sanitary porcelain and water outlet products, and are managed separately due to their distinct business strategies. The company derives the majority of its revenue from Taiwan.
84GF Score

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