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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Wuxi AppTec Co's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was $129 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $152 Mil.
Wuxi AppTec Co (OTCPK:WUXIF) 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.
Wuxi AppTec Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Wuxi AppTec Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Wuxi AppTec 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.
Wuxi AppTec Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
WUXIF vs TMO, DHR, IDXX: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Diagnostics & Research subindustry, Wuxi AppTec 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.
Wuxi AppTec Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Medical Diagnostics & Research Industry
For the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry and Healthcare sector, Wuxi AppTec Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Wuxi AppTec Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Wuxi AppTec 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 quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $152 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 $152 Mil mean?
Wuxi AppTec Co (WUXIF) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $152 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 Wuxi AppTec Co and its competitors.
Is Wuxi AppTec Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Wuxi AppTec Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $152 Mil. Overall, Wuxi AppTec Co has a GF Score™ of 84/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Wuxi AppTec Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to TMO and DHR?
Wuxi AppTec Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $152 Mil can be compared against companies in the Medical Diagnostics & Research 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 Medical Diagnostics & Research company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Medical Diagnostics & Research 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 Wuxi AppTec Co and its competitors. Wuxi AppTec Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $152 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Wuxi AppTec Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Wuxi AppTec Co (WUXIF) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $15.26, compared to a current price of $20.94 — trading 37.2% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $152 Mil. Wuxi AppTec Co's overall GF Score™ is 84/100 with 4 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 Wuxi AppTec Co (WUXIF), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $152 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 Wuxi AppTec Co (WUXIF) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Wuxi AppTec Co stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of $20.94 is trading 37.2% above its estimated GF Value™ of $15.26.
GuruFocus considers Wuxi AppTec Co to be Significantly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for WUXIF:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $152 Mil
GF Value™: $15.26 vs. price of $20.94 (37.2% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the WUXIF stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Wuxi AppTec Co Ltd provides a portfolio of research and manufacturing services throughout the discovery, development, and manufacturing spectrum for small molecule drugs, development of computer software and databases as well as consulting services for combinatorial chemistry and pharmaceuticals. The services offered by the company include drug research and development testing, clinical research services, an end-to-end CRDMO platform for peptide, oligonucleotide, and small molecules, and integrated biology services and solutions for drug discovery. The company's reportable segments are WuXi Chemistry, which derives maximum revenue, WuXi Testing, WuXi Biology, and Others. Geographically, it derives key revenue from the United States of America, followed by PRC, Europe, and other regions.
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