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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Tripod Technology's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was NT$1,636 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was NT$6,029 Mil.
Tripod Technology (TPE:3044) 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.
Tripod Technology Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Tripod Technology Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Tripod 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.
Tripod Technology Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
TPE:3044 vs APH, GLW, TEL: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Electronic Components subindustry, Tripod 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.
Tripod Technology Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Hardware Industry
For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Tripod Technology's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Tripod Technology's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Tripod 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$6,029 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$6,029 Mil mean?
Tripod Technology (TPE:3044) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of NT$6,029 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 Tripod Technology and its competitors.
Is Tripod Technology's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Tripod Technology's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$6,029 Mil. Overall, Tripod Technology has a GF Score™ of 94/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Tripod Technology's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to APH and GLW?
Tripod Technology's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of NT$6,029 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 Tripod Technology and its competitors. Tripod Technology's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$6,029 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Tripod Technology stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Tripod Technology (TPE:3044) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is NT$291.77, compared to a current price of NT$397.50 — trading 36.2% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$6,029 Mil. Tripod Technology's overall GF Score™ is 94/100. 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 Tripod Technology (TPE:3044), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$6,029 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 Tripod Technology (TPE:3044) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Tripod Technology stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of NT$397.50 is trading 36.2% above its estimated GF Value™ of NT$291.77.
GuruFocus considers Tripod Technology to be Significantly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for TPE:3044:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: NT$6,029 Mil
GF Value™: NT$291.77 vs. price of NT$397.50 (36.2% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the TPE:3044 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Tripod Technology Corporation manufactures and distributes printed circuit boards, electronic cash registers, and is engaged in the design, manufacture, and sale of a variety of devices produced using computer automation. The company focuses on the production and sale of printed circuit boards, and this segment provides the majority of the company's revenue. The company's products include various boards for memory modules, thin-film-transistor liquid-crystal displays, telecommunications boards, hard disks, automotive, servers, substrates, and other services. The vast majority of revenue is earned from customers in Mainland China; however, the company also does business in Taiwan, Malaysia, and South Korea, among others.
94GF Score
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