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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Ruentex Materials Co's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was NT$82 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was NT$312 Mil.
Ruentex Materials Co (TPE:8463) 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.
Ruentex Materials Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Ruentex Materials Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Ruentex Materials 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.
Ruentex Materials Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
TPE:8463 vs CRH, VMC, MLM: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Building Materials subindustry, Ruentex Materials 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.
Ruentex Materials Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Building Materials Industry
For the Building Materials industry and Basic Materials sector, Ruentex Materials Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Ruentex Materials Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Ruentex Materials 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$312 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$312 Mil mean?
Ruentex Materials Co (TPE:8463) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of NT$312 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 Ruentex Materials Co and its competitors.
Is Ruentex Materials Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Ruentex Materials Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$312 Mil. Overall, Ruentex Materials Co has a GF Score™ of 82/100 and is considered Possible Value Trap, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Ruentex Materials Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to CRH and VMC?
Ruentex Materials Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of NT$312 Mil can be compared against companies in the Building Materials 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 Building Materials company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Building Materials 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 Ruentex Materials Co and its competitors. Ruentex Materials Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$312 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Ruentex Materials Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Ruentex Materials Co (TPE:8463) is currently considered Possible Value Trap. The stock's GF Value™ is NT$32.65, compared to a current price of NT$21.05 — trading 35.5% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$312 Mil. Ruentex Materials Co's overall GF Score™ is 82/100 with 5 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 Ruentex Materials Co (TPE:8463), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$312 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 Ruentex Materials Co (TPE:8463) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Ruentex Materials Co stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of NT$21.05 is trading 35.5% below its estimated GF Value™ of NT$32.65.
GuruFocus considers Ruentex Materials Co to be Possible Value Trap.
Key valuation signals for TPE:8463:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: NT$312 Mil
GF Value™: NT$32.65 vs. price of NT$21.05 (35.5% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the TPE:8463 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Ruentex Materials Co Ltd is engaged in the manufacturing and sale of semi-finished cement products. The company is also engaged in mining, manufacturing, and distribution of cement raw materials and mining and distribution of mineral ore, quarrying, building materials development, manufacture, and distribution, manufacture, and sale of clay used for wall primer, powder coating material, tile adhesive, self-leveling cement, and dry-mixed cement mortar applications The product portfolio of the company includes Portland blast furnace cement, Portland cement, Hearthstone powder. The company's revenue is mainly from three lines of business such as Cement business, Construction materials business, and Engineering and construction business.
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