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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Berger Paints Jamaica's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2025 was JMD336 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was JMD336 Mil.
Berger Paints Jamaica (XJAM:BRG) 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.
Berger Paints Jamaica Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Berger Paints Jamaica Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Berger Paints Jamaica'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.
Berger Paints Jamaica Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
XJAM:BRG vs LIN, SHW, ECL: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Berger Paints Jamaica'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.
Berger Paints Jamaica Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Chemicals Industry
For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Berger Paints Jamaica's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Berger Paints Jamaica's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Berger Paints Jamaica 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.
For stock reported annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Selling, General, & Admin. Expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was JMD336 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 JMD336 Mil mean?
Berger Paints Jamaica (XJAM:BRG) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of JMD336 Mil as of Dec. 2025. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Berger Paints Jamaica and its competitors.
Is Berger Paints Jamaica's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Berger Paints Jamaica's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is JMD336 Mil. Overall, Berger Paints Jamaica has a GF Score™ of 75/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Berger Paints Jamaica's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to LIN and SHW?
Berger Paints Jamaica's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of JMD336 Mil can be compared against companies in the Chemicals 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 Chemicals company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Chemicals 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 Berger Paints Jamaica and its competitors. Berger Paints Jamaica's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is JMD336 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Berger Paints Jamaica stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Berger Paints Jamaica (XJAM:BRG) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is JMD6.99, compared to a current price of JMD5.50 — trading 21.3% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is JMD336 Mil. Berger Paints Jamaica's overall GF Score™ is 75/100 with 3 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 Berger Paints Jamaica (XJAM:BRG), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is JMD336 Mil as of Dec. 2025. 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 Berger Paints Jamaica (XJAM:BRG) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Berger Paints Jamaica stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of JMD5.50 is trading 21.3% below its estimated GF Value™ of JMD6.99.
GuruFocus considers Berger Paints Jamaica to be Modestly Undervalued.
Key valuation signals for XJAM:BRG:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: JMD336 Mil
GF Value™: JMD6.99 vs. price of JMD5.50 (21.3% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the XJAM:BRG stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Berger Paints Jamaica Ltd is engaged in the manufacture and distribution of industrial and decorative paints and paint-related processed materials. The Company produces a wide range of high-performing decorative, marine, and industrial paint products in Barbados and across the Eastern Caribbean. Its product range includes premium quality interior and exterior topcoats, primers, stains, varnishes, furniture finishes, road marking paints, enamels, as well as light and heavy duty industrial finishes. The Company has introduced products such as Berger Weatherproof Ultra, a super premium exterior emulsion, and Berger Royale, a super premium interior pure acrylic emulsion.
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