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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Advanced Power Electronics's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was NT$62 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was NT$238 Mil.
Advanced Power Electronics (TPE:8261) 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.
Advanced Power Electronics Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Advanced Power Electronics Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Advanced Power Electronics'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.
Advanced Power Electronics Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
TPE:8261 vs NVDA, AVGO, MU: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Semiconductors subindustry, Advanced Power Electronics'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.
Advanced Power Electronics Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Semiconductors Industry
For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Advanced Power Electronics's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Advanced Power Electronics's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Advanced Power Electronics 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$238 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$238 Mil mean?
Advanced Power Electronics (TPE:8261) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of NT$238 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 Advanced Power Electronics and its competitors.
Is Advanced Power Electronics' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Advanced Power Electronics' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$238 Mil. Overall, Advanced Power Electronics has a GF Score™ of 72/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Advanced Power Electronics' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to NVDA and AVGO?
Advanced Power Electronics' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of NT$238 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 Advanced Power Electronics and its competitors. Advanced Power Electronics's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$238 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Advanced Power Electronics stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Advanced Power Electronics (TPE:8261) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is NT$97.16, compared to a current price of NT$171.00 — trading 76% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$238 Mil. Advanced Power Electronics' overall GF Score™ is 72/100 with 1 warning sign 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 Advanced Power Electronics (TPE:8261), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$238 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 Advanced Power Electronics (TPE:8261) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Advanced Power Electronics stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of NT$171.00 is trading 76% above its estimated GF Value™ of NT$97.16.
GuruFocus considers Advanced Power Electronics to be Significantly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for TPE:8261:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: NT$238 Mil
GF Value™: NT$97.16 vs. price of NT$171.00 (76% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the TPE:8261 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Advanced Power Electronics Corp, formerly Advance Power Electronics Co Ltd provides total solutions for new power requirements in MOSFETs, and IGBTs in Taiwan. It is mainly engaged in mainly deals with the design, testing, and trading, among others, of electronic elements, such as integrated circuits and semi-conductors. Geographically, the company operates in Taiwan, China and Others, of which it derives maximum revenue from Taiwan. The products of the company include: Power Mosfets; Super Junction; and Automotive. The company's products are broadly applied in the computing, consumer electronics, display, communications and industrial segments.
72GF Score
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