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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Arab Co for Paints Products's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was JOD0.19 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was JOD0.33 Mil.
Arab Co for Paints Products (XPAE:APC) 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.
Arab Co for Paints Products Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Arab Co for Paints Products Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Arab Co for Paints Products'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.
Arab Co for Paints Products Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
XPAE:APC vs LIN, SHW, ECL: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Arab Co for Paints Products'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.
Arab Co for Paints Products Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Chemicals Industry
For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Arab Co for Paints Products's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Arab Co for Paints Products's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Arab Co for Paints Products 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 JOD0.33 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 JOD0.33 Mil mean?
Arab Co for Paints Products (XPAE:APC) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of JOD0.33 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 Arab Co for Paints Products and its competitors.
Is Arab Co for Paints Products' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Arab Co for Paints Products' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is JOD0.33 Mil. Overall, Arab Co for Paints Products has a GF Score™ of 84/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Arab Co for Paints Products' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to LIN and SHW?
Arab Co for Paints Products' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of JOD0.33 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 Arab Co for Paints Products and its competitors. Arab Co for Paints Products's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is JOD0.33 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Arab Co for Paints Products stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Arab Co for Paints Products (XPAE:APC) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is JOD8.86, compared to a current price of JOD6.90 — trading 22.1% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is JOD0.33 Mil. Arab Co for Paints Products' 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 Arab Co for Paints Products (XPAE:APC), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is JOD0.33 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 Arab Co for Paints Products (XPAE:APC) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Arab Co for Paints Products stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of JOD6.90 is trading 22.1% below its estimated GF Value™ of JOD8.86.
GuruFocus considers Arab Co for Paints Products to be Modestly Undervalued.
Key valuation signals for XPAE:APC:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: JOD0.33 Mil
GF Value™: JOD8.86 vs. price of JOD6.90 (22.1% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the XPAE:APC stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Arab Co for Paints Products manufactures paints. The company manufactures all kinds of water, oil, decorative, paste, street painting, and insulation materials. Its products include super curly drops, antik Walt, cristal Apc, antic pearl, sahary, and others.
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