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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Winpak's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was $38 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $145 Mil.
Winpak (OTCPK:WIPKF) 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.
Winpak Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Winpak Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Winpak'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.
WIPKF vs SW, PKG, IP: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Packaging & Containers subindustry, Winpak'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.
Winpak Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Packaging & Containers Industry
For the Packaging & Containers industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Winpak's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Winpak's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Winpak 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 $145 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 $145 Mil mean?
Winpak (WIPKF) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $145 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 Winpak and its competitors.
Is Winpak's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Winpak's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $145 Mil. Overall, Winpak has a GF Score™ of 69/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Winpak's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to SW and PKG?
Winpak's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $145 Mil can be compared against companies in the Packaging & Containers 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 Packaging & Containers company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Packaging & Containers 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 Winpak and its competitors. Winpak's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $145 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Winpak stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Winpak (WIPKF) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is $32.88, compared to a current price of $31.82 — trading 3.2% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $145 Mil. Winpak's overall GF Score™ is 69/100 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 Winpak (WIPKF), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $145 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 Winpak (WIPKF) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Winpak stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of $31.82 is trading 3.2% below its estimated GF Value™ of $32.88.
GuruFocus considers Winpak to be Fairly Valued.
Key valuation signals for WIPKF:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $145 Mil
GF Value™: $32.88 vs. price of $31.82 (3.2% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the WIPKF stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Winpak Ltd manufactures and sells a variety of packaging materials and related packaging machines. The packaging materials are used for perishable foods, beverages, and healthcare applications. It operates in three segments: flexible packaging, rigid packaging & flexible lidding, and packaging machinery. The flexible packaging segment includes modified atmosphere packaging, specialty films, and biaxially oriented nylon product groups. The rigid packaging and flexible lidding segment includes rigid containers, lidding, and specialized printed packaging product groups. The packaging machinery segment includes horizontal fill/seal machines for preformed containers and vertical form/fill/seal machines for liquid, semi-liquid, and certain dry products.
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