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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Far Eastern International Bank's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Dec. 2025 was NT$694 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was NT$2,448 Mil.
Far Eastern International Bank (TPE:2845) 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.
Far Eastern International Bank Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Far Eastern International Bank Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
* 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.
Far Eastern International Bank Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
Far Eastern International Bank Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Competitor Comparison
For the Banks - Regional subindustry, Far Eastern International Bank'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.
Far Eastern International Bank Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Banks Industry
For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Far Eastern International Bank's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Far Eastern International Bank's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Far Eastern International Bank 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$2,448 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$2,448 Mil mean?
Far Eastern International Bank (TPE:2845) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of NT$2,448 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 Far Eastern International Bank and its competitors.
Is Far Eastern International Bank's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Far Eastern International Bank's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$2,448 Mil. Overall, Far Eastern International Bank has a GF Score™ of 65/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Far Eastern International Bank's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to competitors?
Far Eastern International Bank's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of NT$2,448 Mil can be compared against companies in the Banks 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 Banks company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Banks 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 Far Eastern International Bank and its competitors. Far Eastern International Bank's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$2,448 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Far Eastern International Bank stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Far Eastern International Bank (TPE:2845) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is NT$12.38, compared to a current price of NT$13.35 — trading 7.8% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$2,448 Mil. Far Eastern International Bank's overall GF Score™ is 65/100 with 5 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 Far Eastern International Bank (TPE:2845), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$2,448 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 Far Eastern International Bank (TPE:2845) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Far Eastern International Bank stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of NT$13.35 is trading 7.8% above its estimated GF Value™ of NT$12.38.
GuruFocus considers Far Eastern International Bank to be Fairly Valued.
Key valuation signals for TPE:2845:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: NT$2,448 Mil
GF Value™: NT$12.38 vs. price of NT$13.35 (7.8% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the TPE:2845 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Far Eastern International Bank is a provider of financial solutions in Taiwan. The bank serves both individual and institutional customers through personal banking and corporate banking. The bank offers services such as savings and checking accounts, foreign exchange services, insurance, tax-savings, wealth management, credit cards, consumer loans, mortgages, car loans, offshore banking services, derivatives, margin trading, asset swaps, trading of government and corporate bonds, and Others. The bank operates in segments namely: Individual banking, which derives maximum revenue is responsible for investment management, consumer finance, credit card, and trust business;; Corporate banking; Financial market; and Others. It also has its presence in Asia Pacific except Taiwan and Others.
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