Shinkong Insurance Co (TPE:2850) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: NT$4,148 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2025)

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TPE:2850 Shinkong Insurance Co Ltd TPE:2850
71 GF Score
Price NT$157.00
GF Value NT$102.00
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
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What is Shinkong Insurance Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Shinkong Insurance Co TPE:2850 -0.32% 71 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$4,148 Mil as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus rates TPE:2850 with a GF Score™ of 71/100 and a GF Value™ of NT$102.00 (Significantly Overvalued). 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. Shinkong Insurance Co's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2025 was NT$1,242 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was NT$4,148 Mil.


Shinkong Insurance Co  (TPE:2850) 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.


Shinkong Insurance Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms


Shinkong Insurance Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Shinkong Insurance 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.

Shinkong Insurance Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Shinkong Insurance Co Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3,623.62 3,742.24 3,669.28 3,864.05 4,147.53

Shinkong Insurance Co Quarterly Data
Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1,019.28 961.81 1,015.58 927.78 1,242.36

TPE:2850 vs CB, PGR, TRV: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Insurance - Property & Casualty subindustry, Shinkong Insurance 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.


Shinkong Insurance Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Shinkong Insurance Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Shinkong Insurance 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$4,148 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$4,148 Mil mean?
Shinkong Insurance Co (TPE:2850) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of NT$4,148 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 Shinkong Insurance Co and its competitors.
Is Shinkong Insurance Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Shinkong Insurance Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$4,148 Mil. Overall, Shinkong Insurance Co has a GF Score™ of 71/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Shinkong Insurance Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to CB and PGR?
Shinkong Insurance Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of NT$4,148 Mil can be compared against companies in the Insurance 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 Insurance company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Insurance 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 Shinkong Insurance Co and its competitors. Shinkong Insurance Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$4,148 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Shinkong Insurance Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Shinkong Insurance Co (TPE:2850) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is NT$102.00, compared to a current price of NT$157.00 — trading 53.9% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$4,148 Mil. Shinkong Insurance Co's overall GF Score™ is 71/100 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 Shinkong Insurance Co (TPE:2850), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$4,148 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 Shinkong Insurance Co (TPE:2850) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Shinkong Insurance Co stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of NT$157.00 is trading 53.9% above its estimated GF Value™ of NT$102.00. GuruFocus considers Shinkong Insurance Co to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for TPE:2850:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: NT$4,148 Mil
  • GF Value™: NT$102.00 vs. price of NT$157.00 (53.9% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 71/100 with 7 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the TPE:2850 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Shinkong Insurance Co Business Description

Address Jianguo North Road, 11th Floor, No. 15, Section 2, Taipei, TWN, 104
Shinkong Insurance Co Ltd is one of the property and casualty insurance company. The product portfolio of the company comprises accident and health insurance, liability insurance, engineering insurance, marine insurance, fire insurance, motor insurance, amd others.
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NT$157.00
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