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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. TOKYO PRINTING INK MFG Co's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
six
months ended in Mar. 2026 was 円786 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was 円1,519 Mil.
TOKYO PRINTING INK MFG Co (TSE:4635) 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.
TOKYO PRINTING INK MFG Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
TOKYO PRINTING INK MFG Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for TOKYO PRINTING INK MFG 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.
TOKYO PRINTING INK MFG Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
TSE:4635 vs LIN, SHW, ECL: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, TOKYO PRINTING INK MFG 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.
TOKYO PRINTING INK MFG Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Chemicals Industry
For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, TOKYO PRINTING INK MFG Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where TOKYO PRINTING INK MFG Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
TOKYO PRINTING INK MFG 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1,519 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1,519 Mil mean?
TOKYO PRINTING INK MFG Co (TSE:4635) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of 円1,519 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 TOKYO PRINTING INK MFG Co and its competitors.
Is TOKYO PRINTING INK MFG Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
TOKYO PRINTING INK MFG Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is 円1,519 Mil. Overall, TOKYO PRINTING INK MFG Co has a GF Score™ of 66/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does TOKYO PRINTING INK MFG Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to LIN and SHW?
TOKYO PRINTING INK MFG Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of 円1,519 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 TOKYO PRINTING INK MFG Co and its competitors. TOKYO PRINTING INK MFG Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is 円1,519 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is TOKYO PRINTING INK MFG Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, TOKYO PRINTING INK MFG Co (TSE:4635) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is 円791.53, compared to a current price of 円1,370.00 — trading 73.1% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is 円1,519 Mil. TOKYO PRINTING INK MFG Co's overall GF Score™ is 66/100 with 1 warning sign 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 TOKYO PRINTING INK MFG Co (TSE:4635), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is 円1,519 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 TOKYO PRINTING INK MFG Co (TSE:4635) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, TOKYO PRINTING INK MFG Co stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of 円1,370.00 is trading 73.1% above its estimated GF Value™ of 円791.53.
GuruFocus considers TOKYO PRINTING INK MFG Co to be Significantly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for TSE:4635:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: 円1,519 Mil
GF Value™: 円791.53 vs. price of 円1,370.00 (73.1% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the TSE:4635 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
TOKYO PRINTING INK MFG Co Ltd is the speciality chemicals manufacturing company. The core business segments of the company comprise of the followings - Ink business, Chemical Products, and Processed Products business. Ink business offers offset printing, gravure ink, inkjet ink, high performance, and high-quality printer ink. Chemical Products includes colorant for plastics, functional additives for plastics, and other functional products. The Processed Products business supply packaging materials, civil engineering materials and agricultural materials for various industrial applications.
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