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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 COPEC's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Jun. 2026 was CLP437,226 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was CLP1,772,554 Mil.
Empresas COPEC (XSGO:COPEC) 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 COPEC Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Empresas COPEC Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Empresas COPEC'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 COPEC Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
XSGO:COPEC vs MMM, HON: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Conglomerates subindustry, Empresas COPEC'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 COPEC Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Conglomerates Industry
For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, Empresas COPEC's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Empresas COPEC's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Empresas COPEC 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 Jun. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was CLP1,772,554 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 CLP1,772,554 Mil mean?
Empresas COPEC (XSGO:COPEC) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of CLP1,772,554 Mil as of Jun. 2026. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Empresas COPEC and its competitors.
Is Empresas COPEC's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Empresas COPEC's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CLP1,772,554 Mil. Overall, Empresas COPEC has a GF Score™ of 78/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Empresas COPEC's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to MMM and HON?
Empresas COPEC's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of CLP1,772,554 Mil can be compared against companies in the Conglomerates 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 Conglomerates company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Conglomerates 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 COPEC and its competitors. Empresas COPEC's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CLP1,772,554 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Empresas COPEC stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Empresas COPEC (XSGO:COPEC) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is CLP7,238.14, compared to a current price of CLP6,249.60 — trading 13.7% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CLP1,772,554 Mil. Empresas COPEC's overall GF Score™ is 78/100 with 7 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 COPEC (XSGO:COPEC), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CLP1,772,554 Mil as of Jun. 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 Empresas COPEC (XSGO:COPEC) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Empresas COPEC stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of CLP6,249.60 is trading 13.7% below its estimated GF Value™ of CLP7,238.14.
GuruFocus considers Empresas COPEC to be Modestly Undervalued.
Key valuation signals for XSGO:COPEC:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: CLP1,772,554 Mil
GF Value™: CLP7,238.14 vs. price of CLP6,249.60 (13.7% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the XSGO:COPEC stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Empresas COPEC SA is an investment holding company that is engaged in two main areas of activity: natural resources, where it has clear competitive advantages, and energy, which is closely linked to the growth and productive development of countries. It engages in the production of market pulp, panels, sawn timber and energy. It also engages in the distribution of liquid fuels, lubricants, liquefied petroleum gas and natural gas.
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