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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Want Want China Holdings's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
six
months ended in Mar. 2026 was $535 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $985 Mil.
Want Want China Holdings (OTCPK:WWNTY) 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.
Want Want China Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Want Want China Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Want Want China Holdings'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.
Want Want China Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
WWNTY vs KHC, GIS: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Want Want China Holdings'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.
Want Want China Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Consumer Packaged Goods Industry
For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Want Want China Holdings's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Want Want China Holdings's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Want Want China Holdings 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 semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $985 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 $985 Mil mean?
Want Want China Holdings (WWNTY) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $985 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 Want Want China Holdings and its competitors.
Is Want Want China Holdings' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Want Want China Holdings' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $985 Mil. Overall, Want Want China Holdings has a GF Score™ of 69/100 and is considered Significantly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Want Want China Holdings' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to KHC and GIS?
Want Want China Holdings' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $985 Mil can be compared against companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods 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 Consumer Packaged Goods company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Consumer Packaged Goods 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 Want Want China Holdings and its competitors. Want Want China Holdings's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $985 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Want Want China Holdings stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Want Want China Holdings (WWNTY) is currently considered Significantly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $32.79, compared to a current price of $21.23 — trading 35.3% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $985 Mil. Want Want China Holdings' 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 Want Want China Holdings (WWNTY), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $985 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 Want Want China Holdings (WWNTY) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Want Want China Holdings stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of $21.23 is trading 35.3% below its estimated GF Value™ of $32.79.
GuruFocus considers Want Want China Holdings to be Significantly Undervalued.
Key valuation signals for WWNTY:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $985 Mil
GF Value™: $32.79 vs. price of $21.23 (35.3% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the WWNTY stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Want Want is a leading player in the China packaged food and beverage sector. The company was founded in 1962 in Taiwan and entered the mainland Chinese market in 1989. Its flagship products, such as Hot-Kid milk and Want Want rice crackers, are market leaders in the respective segments. With a primary focus on mainland China, the company also exports to overseas markets. As of March 2025, Want Want China had 419 sales offices, 35 production bases, and 89 factories on the Chinese mainland and worked with around 10,000 distributors.
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