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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Emerging Display Technologies's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was NT$94 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was NT$379 Mil.
Emerging Display Technologies (TPE:3038) 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.
Emerging Display Technologies Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Emerging Display Technologies 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.
Emerging Display Technologies Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
TPE:3038 vs APH, GLW, TEL: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Electronic Components subindustry, Emerging Display Technologies'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.
Emerging Display Technologies Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Hardware Industry
For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Emerging Display Technologies's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Emerging Display Technologies's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Emerging Display Technologies 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$379 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$379 Mil mean?
Emerging Display Technologies (TPE:3038) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of NT$379 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 Emerging Display Technologies and its competitors.
Is Emerging Display Technologies' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Emerging Display Technologies' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$379 Mil. Overall, Emerging Display Technologies has a GF Score™ of 76/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Emerging Display Technologies' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to APH and GLW?
Emerging Display Technologies' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of NT$379 Mil can be compared against companies in the Hardware 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 Hardware company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Hardware 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 Emerging Display Technologies and its competitors. Emerging Display Technologies's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$379 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Emerging Display Technologies stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Emerging Display Technologies (TPE:3038) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is NT$19.75, compared to a current price of NT$20.70 — trading 4.8% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$379 Mil. Emerging Display Technologies' overall GF Score™ is 76/100 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 Emerging Display Technologies (TPE:3038), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$379 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 Emerging Display Technologies (TPE:3038) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Emerging Display Technologies stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of NT$20.70 is trading 4.8% above its estimated GF Value™ of NT$19.75.
GuruFocus considers Emerging Display Technologies to be Fairly Valued.
Key valuation signals for TPE:3038:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: NT$379 Mil
GF Value™: NT$19.75 vs. price of NT$20.70 (4.8% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the TPE:3038 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Emerging Display Technologies Corp is engaged in manufacturing and selling Capacity Touch Panels and Liquid Crystal Displays (LCDs). Its operating segments include the Domestic segment, the North America segment, and the Mainland China segment. The Domestic segment engages in designing, manufacturing, and selling liquid crystal display modules and capacitive touch panels. The North America segment mainly expands the North American trading business and deals with the sale of liquid crystal displays provided by the domestic segment. The Mainland China segment engages in the manufacture of processing raw materials and supplies provided by the domestic segment. Geographically, the company derives key revenue from Europe and the rest from America, and other regions.
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