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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Swancor Holding Co's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was NT$80 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was NT$526 Mil.
Swancor Holding Co (TPE:3708) 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.
Swancor Holding Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Swancor Holding Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Swancor 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.
Swancor Holding Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
TPE:3708 vs LIN, SHW, ECL: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Swancor 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.
Swancor Holding Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Chemicals Industry
For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Swancor Holding Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Swancor Holding Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Swancor 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 Mar. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was NT$526 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$526 Mil mean?
Swancor Holding Co (TPE:3708) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of NT$526 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 Swancor Holding Co and its competitors.
Is Swancor Holding Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Swancor Holding Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$526 Mil. Overall, Swancor Holding Co has a GF Score™ of 58/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Swancor Holding Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to LIN and SHW?
Swancor Holding Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of NT$526 Mil can be compared against companies in the Chemicals 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 Chemicals company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Chemicals 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 Swancor Holding Co and its competitors. Swancor Holding Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$526 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Swancor Holding Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Swancor Holding Co (TPE:3708) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is NT$47.16, compared to a current price of NT$104.00 — trading 120.5% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$526 Mil. Swancor Holding Co's overall GF Score™ is 58/100 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 Swancor Holding Co (TPE:3708), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$526 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 Swancor Holding Co (TPE:3708) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Swancor Holding Co stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of NT$104.00 is trading 120.5% above its estimated GF Value™ of NT$47.16.
GuruFocus considers Swancor Holding Co to be Significantly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for TPE:3708:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: NT$526 Mil
GF Value™: NT$47.16 vs. price of NT$104.00 (120.5% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the TPE:3708 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Swancor Holding Co Ltd is a Taiwan-based holding company. Along with its subsidiaries, it is involved in the manufacturing and trading business of precision chemical materials, Vinyl Ester Resins, UP Resin light composite material resins, energy conservation LED resins, energy conservation wind power laminar resins, and painting. The Group's reportable segment is the Composite Material segment. Geographically, the company generates a majority of its revenue from China and the rest from Taiwan and other countries.
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