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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Sougou Shouken Co's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Jan. 2026 was 円427 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2026 was 円815 Mil.
Sougou Shouken Co (TSE:7850) 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.
Sougou Shouken Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Sougou Shouken Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Sougou Shouken 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.
Sougou Shouken Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
TSE:7850 vs CTAS, CPRT, GPN: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Sougou Shouken 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.
Sougou Shouken Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Business Services Industry
For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Sougou Shouken Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Sougou Shouken Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Sougou Shouken 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 Jan. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was 円815 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815 Mil mean?
Sougou Shouken Co (TSE:7850) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of 円815 Mil as of Jan. 2026. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Sougou Shouken Co and its competitors.
Is Sougou Shouken Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Sougou Shouken Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is 円815 Mil. Overall, Sougou Shouken Co has a GF Score™ of 57/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Sougou Shouken Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to CTAS and CPRT?
Sougou Shouken Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of 円815 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 Sougou Shouken Co and its competitors. Sougou Shouken Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is 円815 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Sougou Shouken Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Sougou Shouken Co (TSE:7850) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is 円898.36, compared to a current price of 円815.00 — trading 9.3% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is 円815 Mil. Sougou Shouken Co's overall GF Score™ is 57/100 with 3 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 Sougou Shouken Co (TSE:7850), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is 円815 Mil as of Jan. 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 Sougou Shouken Co (TSE:7850) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Sougou Shouken Co stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of 円815.00 is trading 9.3% below its estimated GF Value™ of 円898.36.
GuruFocus considers Sougou Shouken Co to be Fairly Valued.
Key valuation signals for TSE:7850:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: 円815 Mil
GF Value™: 円898.36 vs. price of 円815.00 (9.3% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the TSE:7850 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Sougou Shouken Co Ltd provides commercial printing services in Japan. It is engaged in planning, design, printing, and processing of leaflets, catalogs, posters, DMs, POPs, and publications. Its services include advertising inserts and flyers, POP advertising, Postures, and brochures, among others. It is also involved in printing new year cards and the production of the exhibition, seminar, and various promotional materials for event planning and sales promotion.
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