Cleanaway Co (TPE:8422) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: NT$557 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2026)

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TPE:8422 Cleanaway Co Ltd TPE:8422
84 GF Score
Price NT$26.15
GF Value NT$21.84
Valuation Modestly Overvalued
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What is Cleanaway Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Cleanaway Co TPE:8422 +0.58% 84 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$557 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates TPE:8422 with a GF Score™ of 84/100 and a GF Value™ of NT$21.84 (Modestly Overvalued). The stock has 9 warning signs investors should review.

Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Cleanaway Co's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was NT$146 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was NT$557 Mil.


Cleanaway Co  (TPE:8422) 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.


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Cleanaway Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Cleanaway Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense can be seen below:

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* 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.

Cleanaway Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Cleanaway Co Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
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Cleanaway Co Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
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TPE:8422 vs WM, RSG, WCN: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Waste Management subindustry, Cleanaway 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.


Cleanaway Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Waste Management Industry

For the Waste Management industry and Industrials sector, Cleanaway Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Cleanaway Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.


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Cleanaway 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$557 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$557 Mil mean?
Cleanaway Co (TPE:8422) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of NT$557 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 Cleanaway Co and its competitors.
Is Cleanaway Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Cleanaway Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$557 Mil. Overall, Cleanaway Co has a GF Score™ of 84/100 and is considered Modestly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Cleanaway Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to WM and RSG?
Cleanaway Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of NT$557 Mil can be compared against companies in the Waste Management 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 Waste Management company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Waste Management 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 Cleanaway Co and its competitors. Cleanaway Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$557 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Cleanaway Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Cleanaway Co (TPE:8422) is currently considered Modestly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is NT$21.84, compared to a current price of NT$26.15 — trading 19.7% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$557 Mil. Cleanaway Co's overall GF Score™ is 84/100 with 9 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 Cleanaway Co (TPE:8422), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$557 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 Cleanaway Co (TPE:8422) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Cleanaway Co stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of NT$26.15 is trading 19.7% above its estimated GF Value™ of NT$21.84. GuruFocus considers Cleanaway Co to be Modestly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for TPE:8422:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: NT$557 Mil
  • GF Value™: NT$21.84 vs. price of NT$26.15 (19.7% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 84/100 with 9 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the TPE:8422 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Cleanaway Co Business Description

Address No. 308, Zhongshan South Road, 1st Floor, Houhong Village, Gangshan District, Kaohsiung, TWN, 820
Cleanaway Co Ltd is a Taiwan-based environmental protection and waste management company engaged in the treatment, recycling, transportation, and disposal of industrial and hazardous waste. The company operates through eight reportable segments: Solidification and Excavation, Landfill, Clean-up and Transport, China Operations, Investment, Paper Manufacturing, Power Sales, and Ready-Mixed Concrete. Its services include intermediate treatment of hazardous industrial waste, landfill operations, contaminated site remediation, waste removal and transportation, and environmental protection services. The company also manufactures paper products, sells renewable energy generated from solar power, and produces ready-mixed concrete.
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NT$26.15
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NT$21.84
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