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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Volcan Compania MineraA's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was €24 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was €109 Mil.
Volcan Compania MineraA (XMAD:XVOLB) 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.
Volcan Compania MineraA Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Volcan Compania MineraA Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Volcan Compania MineraA'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.
Volcan Compania MineraA Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
Volcan Compania MineraA Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Competitor Comparison
For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Volcan Compania MineraA'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.
Volcan Compania MineraA Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Metals & Mining Industry
For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Volcan Compania MineraA's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Volcan Compania MineraA's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Volcan Compania MineraA 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 €109 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 €109 Mil mean?
Volcan Compania MineraA (XMAD:XVOLB) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €109 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 Volcan Compania MineraA and its competitors.
Is Volcan Compania MineraA's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Volcan Compania MineraA's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €109 Mil. Overall, Volcan Compania MineraA has a GF Score™ of 48/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Volcan Compania MineraA's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to competitors?
Volcan Compania MineraA's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €109 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 Volcan Compania MineraA and its competitors. Volcan Compania MineraA's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €109 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Volcan Compania MineraA stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Volcan Compania MineraA (XMAD:XVOLB) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is €0.08, compared to a current price of €0.23 — trading 185% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €109 Mil. Volcan Compania MineraA's overall GF Score™ is 48/100 with 6 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 Volcan Compania MineraA (XMAD:XVOLB), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €109 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 Volcan Compania MineraA (XMAD:XVOLB) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Volcan Compania MineraA stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of €0.23 is trading 185% above its estimated GF Value™ of €0.08.
GuruFocus considers Volcan Compania MineraA to be Significantly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for XMAD:XVOLB:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: €109 Mil
GF Value™: €0.08 vs. price of €0.23 (185% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the XMAD:XVOLB stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Volcan Compania Minera SAA is a Peruvian mining company. All of its operations are located in the central mountains of the Peruvian Andes, which include operating units such as Yauli, Chungar, Alpamarca, and Cerro de Pasco. These four operating units include a total of 10 mines, seven concentrator plants, and an oxide leaching plant. Zinc constitutes the contribution to consolidated revenue, and with silver, makes up the vast majority of sales. In addition to the zinc and silver business, the company also mines lead, copper, and gold.
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