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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. BenQ Materials's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was NT$466 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was NT$1,852 Mil.
BenQ Materials (TPE:8215) 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.
BenQ Materials Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
BenQ Materials Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for BenQ Materials'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.
BenQ Materials Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
TPE:8215 vs APH, GLW, TEL: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Electronic Components subindustry, BenQ Materials'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.
BenQ Materials Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Hardware Industry
For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, BenQ Materials's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where BenQ Materials's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
BenQ Materials 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$1,852 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$1,852 Mil mean?
BenQ Materials (TPE:8215) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of NT$1,852 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 BenQ Materials and its competitors.
Is BenQ Materials' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
BenQ Materials' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$1,852 Mil. Overall, BenQ Materials has a GF Score™ of 73/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does BenQ Materials' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to APH and GLW?
BenQ Materials' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of NT$1,852 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 BenQ Materials and its competitors. BenQ Materials's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$1,852 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is BenQ Materials stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, BenQ Materials (TPE:8215) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is NT$32.01, compared to a current price of NT$25.35 — trading 20.8% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$1,852 Mil. BenQ Materials' overall GF Score™ is 73/100 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 BenQ Materials (TPE:8215), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$1,852 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 BenQ Materials (TPE:8215) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, BenQ Materials stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of NT$25.35 is trading 20.8% below its estimated GF Value™ of NT$32.01.
GuruFocus considers BenQ Materials to be Modestly Undervalued.
Key valuation signals for TPE:8215:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: NT$1,852 Mil
GF Value™: NT$32.01 vs. price of NT$25.35 (20.8% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the TPE:8215 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
BenQ Materials Corp is engaged in the manufacturing and sales of film sheet products and medical equipment. Its products include polarizer films; optical films for touch panels; E-paper, industrial tapes; and smart optical films, healthcare products, including hydrocolloid dressings for moist wound management and silicone gels. The company's segments include: The film sheet segment is mainly engaged in the sales, manufacturing and research, and development of various electronic chemical membrane products; and The medical segment is involved in the sales, manufacturing, and research and development of various medical-related products. Geographically, it operates in China, which derives maximum revenue; Taiwan; Japan; United States; and Others.
73GF Score
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