KGI Financial Holding Co (TPE:2883) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: NT$10,930 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2025)

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TPE:2883 KGI Financial Holding Co Ltd TPE:2883
60 GF Score
Price NT$30.85
GF Value NT$27.20
Valuation Modestly Overvalued
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What is KGI Financial Holding Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

KGI Financial Holding Co TPE:2883 +6.56% 60 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$10,930 Mil as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus rates TPE:2883 with a GF Score™ of 60/100 and a GF Value™ of NT$27.20 (Modestly Overvalued). The stock has 8 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. KGI Financial Holding Co's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2025 was NT$3,183 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was NT$10,930 Mil.


KGI Financial Holding Co  (TPE:2883) 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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KGI Financial Holding Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for KGI Financial Holding 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.

KGI Financial Holding Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

KGI Financial Holding 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 9,128.97 8,661.24 8,800.82 10,428.35 10,930.19

KGI Financial Holding 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 3,017.21 2,324.36 2,532.20 2,890.50 3,183.13

TPE:2883 vs AFL, MET, PRU: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Insurance - Life subindustry, KGI Financial Holding 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.


KGI Financial Holding Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Insurance Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where KGI Financial Holding Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.


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KGI Financial Holding 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$10,930 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$10,930 Mil mean?
KGI Financial Holding Co (TPE:2883) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of NT$10,930 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 KGI Financial Holding Co and its competitors.
Is KGI Financial Holding Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
KGI Financial Holding Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$10,930 Mil. Overall, KGI Financial Holding Co has a GF Score™ of 60/100 and is considered Modestly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does KGI Financial Holding Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to AFL and MET?
KGI Financial Holding Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of NT$10,930 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 KGI Financial Holding Co and its competitors. KGI Financial Holding Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$10,930 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is KGI Financial Holding Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, KGI Financial Holding Co (TPE:2883) is currently considered Modestly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is NT$27.20, compared to a current price of NT$30.85 — trading 13.4% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$10,930 Mil. KGI Financial Holding Co's overall GF Score™ is 60/100 with 8 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 KGI Financial Holding Co (TPE:2883), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$10,930 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 KGI Financial Holding Co (TPE:2883) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, KGI Financial Holding Co stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of NT$30.85 is trading 13.4% above its estimated GF Value™ of NT$27.20. GuruFocus considers KGI Financial Holding Co to be Modestly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for TPE:2883:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: NT$10,930 Mil
  • GF Value™: NT$27.20 vs. price of NT$30.85 (13.4% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 60/100 with 8 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the TPE:2883 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


KGI Financial Holding Co Business Description

Address No. 135, Dunhua N. Road, Songshan District, Taipei, TWN, 105
KGI Financial Holding Co Ltd is engages in financial holding, invests in and manages the businesses of finance-related institutions domestic and foreign approved by authorities and investees. It operates four segments: Commercial banking, Securities, Venture Capital and Insurance. Commercial banking engaged in consumer banking, corporate banking and market and financial institution. Securities engaged in wealth management business, trading business and investment banking business. Venture Capital engaged in investment business directly. Insurance department operates life insurance business based on the provisions of the insurance law. Key revenue is generated from Insurance segment.
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