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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Empress Royalty's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was C$1.38 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was C$5.54 Mil.
Empress Royalty (TSXV:EMPR) 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.
Empress Royalty Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Empress Royalty Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Empress Royalty'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.
Empress Royalty Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
TSXV:EMPR vs HL: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Other Precious Metals & Mining subindustry, Empress Royalty'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.
Empress Royalty Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Metals & Mining Industry
For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Empress Royalty's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Empress Royalty's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Empress Royalty 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$5.54 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$5.54 Mil mean?
Empress Royalty (TSXV:EMPR) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of C$5.54 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 Empress Royalty and its competitors.
Is Empress Royalty's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Empress Royalty's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is C$5.54 Mil. Overall, Empress Royalty has a GF Score™ of 51/100 and is considered Significantly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Empress Royalty's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to HL?
Empress Royalty's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of C$5.54 Mil can be compared against companies in the Metals & Mining 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 Metals & Mining company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Metals & Mining 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 Empress Royalty and its competitors. Empress Royalty's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is C$5.54 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Empress Royalty stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Empress Royalty (TSXV:EMPR) is currently considered Significantly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is C$2.23, compared to a current price of C$0.84 — trading 62.3% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is C$5.54 Mil. Empress Royalty's overall GF Score™ is 51/100. 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 Empress Royalty (TSXV:EMPR), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is C$5.54 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 Empress Royalty (TSXV:EMPR) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Empress Royalty stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of C$0.84 is trading 62.3% below its estimated GF Value™ of C$2.23.
GuruFocus considers Empress Royalty to be Significantly Undervalued.
Key valuation signals for TSXV:EMPR:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: C$5.54 Mil
GF Value™: C$2.23 vs. price of C$0.84 (62.3% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the TSXV:EMPR stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Empress Royalty Corp is a royalty and streaming creation company. It is engaged in the business of structuring and creating proprietary precious metal royalty and streaming agreements for its portfolio and may acquire certain interests from time to time. The company is focused on small to mid-tier producing or development stage mining companies, where immediate or near-term revenue can be generated, but may also consider earlier stage opportunities. Its revenue is derived from the Tahuehueto and Pinos stream in Mexico, the Sierra Antapite stream in Peru, the Galaxy stream in South Africa, and royalties on gold sales from the Manica gold project in Mozambique. The Company operates in a single segment, the creation and acquisition of royalty and stream interests.
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