CanAsia Energy (TSXV:CEC) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: C$2.15 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2026)

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What is CanAsia Energy Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

CanAsia Energy TSXV:CEC 32 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is C$2.15 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates TSXV:CEC with a GF Score™ of 32/100. The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review.

Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. CanAsia Energy's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was C$0.53 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was C$2.15 Mil.


CanAsia Energy  (TSXV:CEC) 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.


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CanAsia Energy Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for CanAsia Energy's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense can be seen below:

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* 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.

CanAsia Energy Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

CanAsia Energy Annual Data
Trend Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
0.88 2.19 2.79 2.21

CanAsia Energy Quarterly Data
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TSXV:CEC vs COP, EOG, FANG: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, CanAsia Energy'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.


CanAsia Energy Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, CanAsia Energy's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where CanAsia Energy's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.


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CanAsia Energy 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 C$2.15 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 C$2.15 Mil mean?
CanAsia Energy (TSXV:CEC) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of C$2.15 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 CanAsia Energy and its competitors.
Is CanAsia Energy's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
CanAsia Energy's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is C$2.15 Mil. Overall, CanAsia Energy has a GF Score™ of 32/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does CanAsia Energy's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to COP and EOG?
CanAsia Energy's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of C$2.15 Mil can be compared against companies in the Oil & Gas 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 an Oil & Gas company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Oil & Gas 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 CanAsia Energy and its competitors. CanAsia Energy's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is C$2.15 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is CanAsia Energy stock overvalued right now?
CanAsia Energy (TSXV:CEC) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of C$2.15 Mil. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is C$2.15 Mil. CanAsia Energy's overall GF Score™ is 32/100 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 CanAsia Energy (TSXV:CEC), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is C$2.15 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.

CanAsia Energy Business Description

Industry EnergyOil & Gas
Other Exchanges CECAF:USA
Address 3rd Street SW, Unit 1505, 505, Calgary, AB, CAN, T2P 3E6
CanAsia Energy Corp is engaged in the exploration for, and the acquisition, development and production of, crude oil and natural gas reserves. The company has interest in Sawn Lake, Alberta.
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