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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Awa Paper & Technological Co's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was 円0 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was 円0 Mil.
Awa Paper & Technological Co (TSE:3896) 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.
Awa Paper & Technological Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Awa Paper & Technological Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Awa Paper & Technological 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.
Awa Paper & Technological Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
Awa Paper & Technological Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Competitor Comparison
For the Paper & Paper Products subindustry, Awa Paper & Technological 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.
Awa Paper & Technological Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Forest Products Industry
For the Forest Products industry and Basic Materials sector, Awa Paper & Technological Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Awa Paper & Technological Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Awa Paper & Technological 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 円0 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 円0 Mil mean?
Awa Paper & Technological Co (TSE:3896) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of 円0 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 Awa Paper & Technological Co and its competitors.
Is Awa Paper & Technological Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Awa Paper & Technological Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is 円0 Mil. Overall, Awa Paper & Technological Co has a GF Score™ of 53/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Awa Paper & Technological Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to competitors?
Awa Paper & Technological Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of 円0 Mil can be compared against companies in the Forest Products 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 Forest Products company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Forest Products 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 Awa Paper & Technological Co and its competitors. Awa Paper & Technological Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is 円0 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Awa Paper & Technological Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Awa Paper & Technological Co (TSE:3896) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is 円515.60, compared to a current price of 円398.00 — trading 22.8% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is 円0 Mil. Awa Paper & Technological Co's overall GF Score™ is 53/100 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 Awa Paper & Technological Co (TSE:3896), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is 円0 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 Awa Paper & Technological Co (TSE:3896) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Awa Paper & Technological Co stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of 円398.00 is trading 22.8% below its estimated GF Value™ of 円515.60.
GuruFocus considers Awa Paper & Technological Co to be Modestly Undervalued.
Key valuation signals for TSE:3896:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: 円0 Mil
GF Value™: 円515.60 vs. price of 円398.00 (22.8% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the TSE:3896 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Awa Paper & Technological Co Inc is engaged in manufacturing and selling papers. The company provides air filter media, polyolefin sheets, base papers, cabin filter media, heat radiation sheets and fins, carbon fiber reinforced plastics, ceramic sheets, and cushion papers, as well as graphitic, carbon fiber, activated carbon fiber, and activated carbon.
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