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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Empresas CMPC's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was CLP218,495 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was CLP896,751 Mil.
Empresas CMPC (XSGO:CMPC) 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.
Empresas CMPC Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Empresas CMPC Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Empresas CMPC'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.
Empresas CMPC Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
XSGO:CMPC vs SLVM: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Paper & Paper Products subindustry, Empresas CMPC'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.
Empresas CMPC Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Forest Products Industry
For the Forest Products industry and Basic Materials sector, Empresas CMPC's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Empresas CMPC's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Empresas CMPC 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 CLP896,751 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 CLP896,751 Mil mean?
Empresas CMPC (XSGO:CMPC) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of CLP896,751 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 Empresas CMPC and its competitors.
Is Empresas CMPC's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Empresas CMPC's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CLP896,751 Mil. Overall, Empresas CMPC has a GF Score™ of 43/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Empresas CMPC's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to SLVM?
Empresas CMPC's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of CLP896,751 Mil can be compared against companies in the Forest Products 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 Forest Products company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Forest Products 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 Empresas CMPC and its competitors. Empresas CMPC's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CLP896,751 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Empresas CMPC stock overvalued right now?
Empresas CMPC (XSGO:CMPC) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of CLP896,751 Mil. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CLP896,751 Mil. Empresas CMPC's overall GF Score™ is 43/100 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 Empresas CMPC (XSGO:CMPC), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CLP896,751 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.
Empresas CMPC SA produces and sells pulp, paper, packaging, tissue paper, and other paper products. The firm organizes itself into three segments based on product type. The pulp forestry segment, which generates the majority of revenue, harvests timber and sells pulp, which is used to make paper products. The paper segment sells a variety of paper products. The tissue segment sells tissue papers. The majority of revenue comes from Latin America. The majority of the company's shares outstanding are owned by Matte Group.
43GF Score
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