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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Koei Chemical Co's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
six
months ended in Mar. 2026 was 円-457 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was 円611 Mil.
Koei Chemical Co (TSE:4367) 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.
Koei Chemical Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Koei Chemical Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Koei Chemical 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.
Koei Chemical Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
TSE:4367 vs LIN, SHW, ECL: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Koei Chemical 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.
Koei Chemical Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Chemicals Industry
For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Koei Chemical Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Koei Chemical Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Koei Chemical 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 semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was 円611 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611 Mil mean?
Koei Chemical Co (TSE:4367) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of 円611 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 Koei Chemical Co and its competitors.
Is Koei Chemical Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Koei Chemical Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is 円611 Mil. Overall, Koei Chemical Co has a GF Score™ of 57/100 and is considered Modestly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Koei Chemical Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to LIN and SHW?
Koei Chemical Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of 円611 Mil can be compared against companies in the Chemicals 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 Chemicals company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Chemicals 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 Koei Chemical Co and its competitors. Koei Chemical Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is 円611 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Koei Chemical Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Koei Chemical Co (TSE:4367) is currently considered Modestly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is 円2,026.58, compared to a current price of 円2,550.00 — trading 25.8% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is 円611 Mil. Koei Chemical Co's overall GF Score™ is 57/100 with 7 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 Koei Chemical Co (TSE:4367), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is 円611 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 Koei Chemical Co (TSE:4367) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Koei Chemical Co stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of 円2,550.00 is trading 25.8% above its estimated GF Value™ of 円2,026.58.
GuruFocus considers Koei Chemical Co to be Modestly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for TSE:4367:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: 円611 Mil
GF Value™: 円2,026.58 vs. price of 円2,550.00 (25.8% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the TSE:4367 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Koei Chemical Co Ltd is a chemical company. It manufactures and sells all kinds of chemical products such as Ionic liquids, polyhydric alcohols, Polyols used in alkyd resin paints used in architecture and automobiles, as well as in air conditioner lubricants and UV inks, Formalin Products used in Adhesives, Synthetic resins, Paints, pyridines, pyrazines, and amines. The company generates sales from locations such as Japan, Asia, Europe, North America.
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