Quintain Steel Co (TPE:2017) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: NT$412 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2025)

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TPE:2017 Quintain Steel Co Ltd TPE:2017
59 GF Score
Price NT$8.94
GF Value NT$9.52
Valuation Fairly Valued
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What is Quintain Steel Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Quintain Steel Co TPE:2017 +0.34% 59 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$412 Mil as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus rates TPE:2017 with a GF Score™ of 59/100 and a GF Value™ of NT$9.52 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 7 warning signs investors should review.

Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Quintain Steel Co's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2025 was NT$103 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was NT$412 Mil.


Quintain Steel Co  (TPE:2017) 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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Quintain Steel Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Quintain Steel 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.

Quintain Steel Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Quintain Steel Co Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
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Quintain Steel Co Quarterly Data
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TPE:2017 vs NUE, STLD, RS: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Steel subindustry, Quintain Steel 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.


Quintain Steel Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Quintain Steel Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Quintain Steel 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$412 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$412 Mil mean?
Quintain Steel Co (TPE:2017) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of NT$412 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 Quintain Steel Co and its competitors.
Is Quintain Steel Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Quintain Steel Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$412 Mil. Overall, Quintain Steel Co has a GF Score™ of 59/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Quintain Steel Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to NUE and STLD?
Quintain Steel Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of NT$412 Mil can be compared against companies in the Steel 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 Steel company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Steel 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 Quintain Steel Co and its competitors. Quintain Steel Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$412 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Quintain Steel Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Quintain Steel Co (TPE:2017) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is NT$9.52, compared to a current price of NT$8.94 — trading 6.1% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$412 Mil. Quintain Steel Co's overall GF Score™ is 59/100 with 7 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 Quintain Steel Co (TPE:2017), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$412 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 Quintain Steel Co (TPE:2017) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Quintain Steel Co stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of NT$8.94 is trading 6.1% below its estimated GF Value™ of NT$9.52. GuruFocus considers Quintain Steel Co to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for TPE:2017:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: NT$412 Mil
  • GF Value™: NT$9.52 vs. price of NT$8.94 (6.1% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 59/100 with 7 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the TPE:2017 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Quintain Steel Co Business Description

Address NO.119-5, Nanbu, Nanbu Village, Guantian District, Tainan, TWN, 702
Quintain Steel Co Ltd manufactures steel products. Its product portfolio comprises of carbon steel wire, a deformed bar in oil, spheroidized wire, and galvanized wire. Quintain's hot-rolled wire rod products are used in low and high-carbon steel and low-alloy steel. Its products are applied in the manufacture of barbecue frames, hardware, stationery, and others. The company reportable segments includes Quintain Steel Co- manufactures and sales of deformed bar in coil, spheroidized wire, galvanized wire, Chateau Co- operation of recreation area, hotels, restaurants, research consultancy business (except architect or business) and consultancy on operation of various recreation industry facilities. (3)Other Segments-Engage in bicycle and accessory manufacture and trade and general investment.
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