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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Faraday Technology's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was NT$310 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was NT$1,155 Mil.
Faraday Technology (TPE:3035) 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.
Faraday Technology Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Faraday Technology Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Faraday Technology'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.
Faraday Technology Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
TPE:3035 vs AMAT, LRCX, KLAC: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials subindustry, Faraday Technology'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.
Faraday Technology Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Semiconductors Industry
For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Faraday Technology's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Faraday Technology's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Faraday Technology 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$1,155 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$1,155 Mil mean?
Faraday Technology (TPE:3035) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of NT$1,155 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 Faraday Technology and its competitors.
Is Faraday Technology's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Faraday Technology's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$1,155 Mil. Overall, Faraday Technology has a GF Score™ of 89/100 and is considered Significantly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Faraday Technology's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to AMAT and LRCX?
Faraday Technology's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of NT$1,155 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 Faraday Technology and its competitors. Faraday Technology's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$1,155 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Faraday Technology stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Faraday Technology (TPE:3035) is currently considered Significantly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is NT$267.25, compared to a current price of NT$171.50 — trading 35.8% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$1,155 Mil. Faraday Technology's overall GF Score™ is 89/100 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 Faraday Technology (TPE:3035), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$1,155 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 Faraday Technology (TPE:3035) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Faraday Technology stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of NT$171.50 is trading 35.8% below its estimated GF Value™ of NT$267.25.
GuruFocus considers Faraday Technology to be Significantly Undervalued.
Key valuation signals for TPE:3035:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: NT$1,155 Mil
GF Value™: NT$267.25 vs. price of NT$171.50 (35.8% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the TPE:3035 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Faraday Technology Corp is a fabless ASIC vendor and silicon intellectual property and system platform provider. It offers a comprehensive range of ASIC solutions, including total 3DIC packaging, Neoverse CSS design, FPGA-Go-ASIC, and design implementation services. Furthermore, its silicon IP portfolio encompasses a wide array of offerings, such as I/O, Cell Library, Memory Compiler, ARM-compliant CPUs, USB 3.1/2.0, 10/100 Ethernet, Giga Ethernet, SATA3/2, etc. Faraday generates revenue from the sale of goods, the rendering of services, and silicon intellectual property licenses. Geographically, the company generates maximum revenue from Taiwan, and the rest from China, Singapore, the United States, Japan, and other markets.
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