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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Gigastorage's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was NT$169 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was NT$756 Mil.
Gigastorage (TPE:2406) 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.
Gigastorage Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Gigastorage Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Gigastorage'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.
Gigastorage Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
TPE:2406 vs FSLR, NXT, ENPH: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Solar subindustry, Gigastorage'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.
Gigastorage Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Semiconductors Industry
For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Gigastorage's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Gigastorage's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Gigastorage 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$756 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$756 Mil mean?
Gigastorage (TPE:2406) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of NT$756 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 Gigastorage and its competitors.
Is Gigastorage's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Gigastorage's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$756 Mil. Overall, Gigastorage has a GF Score™ of 39/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Gigastorage's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to FSLR and NXT?
Gigastorage's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of NT$756 Mil can be compared against companies in the Semiconductors 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 Semiconductors company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Semiconductors 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 Gigastorage and its competitors. Gigastorage's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$756 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Gigastorage stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Gigastorage (TPE:2406) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is NT$29.18, compared to a current price of NT$31.65 — trading 8.5% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$756 Mil. Gigastorage's overall GF Score™ is 39/100 with 6 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 Gigastorage (TPE:2406), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$756 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 Gigastorage (TPE:2406) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Gigastorage stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of NT$31.65 is trading 8.5% above its estimated GF Value™ of NT$29.18.
GuruFocus considers Gigastorage to be Fairly Valued.
Key valuation signals for TPE:2406:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: NT$756 Mil
GF Value™: NT$29.18 vs. price of NT$31.65 (8.5% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the TPE:2406 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Gigastorage Corp is engaged in the manufacturing of computers and peripherals, international trade, manufacturing and reproduction of data storage media, manufacturing and trading of electronic materials, components and silicon wafers, energy technology services and non-public power generation. Its segments are the Photovoltaic Materials Division, Solar Power Plant Division and Wire Materials Division. The Photovoltaic Materials Division, which generates the maximum revenue, is mainly engaged in the research and development, manufacturing and sales of solar conductive plasma. The Group operates in Mainland China, Taiwan, Southeast Asia and other countries. Taiwan generates the maximum revenue geographically.
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