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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Mercuries Data Systems's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was NT$229 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was NT$967 Mil.
Mercuries Data Systems (TPE:2427) 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.
Mercuries Data Systems Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Mercuries Data Systems Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Mercuries Data Systems'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.
Mercuries Data Systems Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
Mercuries Data Systems Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Competitor Comparison
For the Business Equipment & Supplies subindustry, Mercuries Data Systems'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.
Mercuries Data Systems Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Industrial Products Industry
For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Mercuries Data Systems's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Mercuries Data Systems's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Mercuries Data Systems 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$967 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$967 Mil mean?
Mercuries Data Systems (TPE:2427) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of NT$967 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 Mercuries Data Systems and its competitors.
Is Mercuries Data Systems' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Mercuries Data Systems' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$967 Mil. Overall, Mercuries Data Systems has a GF Score™ of 81/100 and is considered Possible Value Trap, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Mercuries Data Systems' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to competitors?
Mercuries Data Systems' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of NT$967 Mil can be compared against companies in the Industrial Products 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 an Industrial Products company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Industrial Products 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 Mercuries Data Systems and its competitors. Mercuries Data Systems's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$967 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Mercuries Data Systems stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Mercuries Data Systems (TPE:2427) is currently considered Possible Value Trap. The stock's GF Value™ is NT$40.31, compared to a current price of NT$21.95 — trading 45.5% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$967 Mil. Mercuries Data Systems' overall GF Score™ is 81/100 with 4 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 Mercuries Data Systems (TPE:2427), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$967 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 Mercuries Data Systems (TPE:2427) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Mercuries Data Systems stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of NT$21.95 is trading 45.5% below its estimated GF Value™ of NT$40.31.
GuruFocus considers Mercuries Data Systems to be Possible Value Trap.
Key valuation signals for TPE:2427:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: NT$967 Mil
GF Value™: NT$40.31 vs. price of NT$21.95 (45.5% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the TPE:2427 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Mercuries Data Systems Ltd is an automated banking and self-service solution provider in Taiwan. It is engaged in sales, leasing, and maintenance of intelligent automation machines in the financial service, as well as planning, development, construction, and maintenance of software and hardware to accommodate the integrated system. The company offers a wide range of automated teller machines (ATMs) and self-service solutions for the banking industry, from passbook entry machines and related equipment to ATMs. The segments of the company are classified as: System integration, which derives key revenue, and the Financial Services segment.
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