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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Great Taipei Gas's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was NT$66 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was NT$286 Mil.
Great Taipei Gas (TPE:9908) 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.
Great Taipei Gas Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Great Taipei Gas Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Great Taipei Gas'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.
Great Taipei Gas Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
TPE:9908 vs ATO, NI, UGI: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Utilities - Regulated Gas subindustry, Great Taipei Gas'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.
Great Taipei Gas Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Utilities - Regulated Industry
For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Great Taipei Gas's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Great Taipei Gas's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Great Taipei Gas 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$286 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$286 Mil mean?
Great Taipei Gas (TPE:9908) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of NT$286 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 Great Taipei Gas and its competitors.
Is Great Taipei Gas' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Great Taipei Gas' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$286 Mil. Overall, Great Taipei Gas has a GF Score™ of 88/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Great Taipei Gas' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to ATO and NI?
Great Taipei Gas' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of NT$286 Mil can be compared against companies in the Utilities - Regulated 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 an Utilities - Regulated company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Utilities - Regulated 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 Great Taipei Gas and its competitors. Great Taipei Gas's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$286 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Great Taipei Gas stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Great Taipei Gas (TPE:9908) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is NT$31.36, compared to a current price of NT$29.15 — trading 7% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$286 Mil. Great Taipei Gas' overall GF Score™ is 88/100 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 Great Taipei Gas (TPE:9908), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$286 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 Great Taipei Gas (TPE:9908) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Great Taipei Gas stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of NT$29.15 is trading 7% below its estimated GF Value™ of NT$31.36.
GuruFocus considers Great Taipei Gas to be Fairly Valued.
Key valuation signals for TPE:9908:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: NT$286 Mil
GF Value™: NT$31.36 vs. price of NT$29.15 (7% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the TPE:9908 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Great Taipei Gas Corp is engaged in the supply of gas, the manufacture and supply of gas equipment and related equipment, the marketing of gas equipment, the sale of meters and gauges (gas meters), the Type I telecommunications business, and the office building rental business. Its operating segments are: Gas sales department, which generates maximum revenue; Equipment department; Investment department; Telecom department; and Others.
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