Taiwan Shin Kong Security Co (TPE:9925) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: NT$1,838 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2026)

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TPE:9925 Taiwan Shin Kong Security Co Ltd TPE:9925
88 GF Score
Price NT$40.05
GF Value NT$43.70
Valuation Fairly Valued
! 6 Warning Signs
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What is Taiwan Shin Kong Security Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Taiwan Shin Kong Security Co TPE:9925 88 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$1,838 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates TPE:9925 with a GF Score™ of 88/100 and a GF Value™ of NT$43.70 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 6 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. Taiwan Shin Kong Security Co's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was NT$438 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was NT$1,838 Mil.


Taiwan Shin Kong Security Co  (TPE:9925) 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.


Taiwan Shin Kong Security Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms


Taiwan Shin Kong Security Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Taiwan Shin Kong Security 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.

Taiwan Shin Kong Security Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Taiwan Shin Kong Security Co Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1,621.26 1,704.54 1,755.53 1,870.84 1,870.51

Taiwan Shin Kong Security Co Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 433.90 462.17 482.45 456.16 437.53

TPE:9925 vs ALLE, MSA, ADT: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Security & Protection Services subindustry, Taiwan Shin Kong Security 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.


Taiwan Shin Kong Security Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Taiwan Shin Kong Security Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Taiwan Shin Kong Security Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.


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Taiwan Shin Kong Security 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$1,838 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$1,838 Mil mean?
Taiwan Shin Kong Security Co (TPE:9925) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of NT$1,838 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 Taiwan Shin Kong Security Co and its competitors.
Is Taiwan Shin Kong Security Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Taiwan Shin Kong Security Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$1,838 Mil. Overall, Taiwan Shin Kong Security Co has a GF Score™ of 88/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Taiwan Shin Kong Security Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to ALLE and MSA?
Taiwan Shin Kong Security Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of NT$1,838 Mil can be compared against companies in the Business Services 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 Business Services company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Business Services 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 Taiwan Shin Kong Security Co and its competitors. Taiwan Shin Kong Security Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$1,838 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Taiwan Shin Kong Security Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Taiwan Shin Kong Security Co (TPE:9925) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is NT$43.70, compared to a current price of NT$40.05 — trading 8.4% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$1,838 Mil. Taiwan Shin Kong Security Co's overall GF Score™ is 88/100 with 6 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 Taiwan Shin Kong Security Co (TPE:9925), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NT$1,838 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 Taiwan Shin Kong Security Co (TPE:9925) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Taiwan Shin Kong Security Co stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of NT$40.05 is trading 8.4% below its estimated GF Value™ of NT$43.70. GuruFocus considers Taiwan Shin Kong Security Co to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for TPE:9925:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: NT$1,838 Mil
  • GF Value™: NT$43.70 vs. price of NT$40.05 (8.4% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 88/100 with 6 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the TPE:9925 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Taiwan Shin Kong Security Co Business Description

Address No. 128, Xing\'ai Road, Neihu District, Taipei, TWN
Taiwan Shin Kong Security Co Ltd is a Taiwanese security systems provider. It is engaged in the design, sale, rental, installation, maintenance, repair, and inspection of fire prevention, burglary prevention, and fire protection apparatus, as well as the import and export of these products and the operation and investment of such businesses. The reportable segments of the company are the electronic services business, cash-in-transit business, stationed security business, and others. The majority of its revenue is generated from the electronic services segment which provides electronic security services.
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