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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Engie Energia Chile's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Jun. 2026 was CLP2,995 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was CLP22,093 Mil.
Engie Energia Chile (XSGO:ECL) 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.
Engie Energia Chile Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Engie Energia Chile Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Engie Energia Chile'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.
Engie Energia Chile Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
XSGO:ECL vs NEE, SO, DUK: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, Engie Energia Chile'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.
Engie Energia Chile Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Utilities - Regulated Industry
For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Engie Energia Chile's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Engie Energia Chile's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Engie Energia Chile 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 CLP22,093 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 CLP22,093 Mil mean?
Engie Energia Chile (XSGO:ECL) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of CLP22,093 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 Engie Energia Chile and its competitors.
Is Engie Energia Chile's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Engie Energia Chile's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CLP22,093 Mil. Overall, Engie Energia Chile has a GF Score™ of 62/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Engie Energia Chile's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to NEE and SO?
Engie Energia Chile's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of CLP22,093 Mil can be compared against companies in the Utilities - Regulated 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 an Utilities - Regulated company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Utilities - Regulated 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 Engie Energia Chile and its competitors. Engie Energia Chile's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CLP22,093 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Engie Energia Chile stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Engie Energia Chile (XSGO:ECL) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is CLP1,026.36, compared to a current price of CLP1,807.00 — trading 76.1% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CLP22,093 Mil. Engie Energia Chile's overall GF Score™ is 62/100 with 9 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 Engie Energia Chile (XSGO:ECL), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CLP22,093 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 Engie Energia Chile (XSGO:ECL) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Engie Energia Chile stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of CLP1,807.00 is trading 76.1% above its estimated GF Value™ of CLP1,026.36.
GuruFocus considers Engie Energia Chile to be Significantly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for XSGO:ECL:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: CLP22,093 Mil
GF Value™: CLP1,026.36 vs. price of CLP1,807.00 (76.1% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the XSGO:ECL stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Engie Energia Chile SA is in electricity transmission and generation business. The company produces transports and supplies electric power to industrial clients and mining companies in the Great North of Chile. It purchases, sales, distributes and markets gas and its by-products as well as purchase, sale, and transport all kinds of fuels. The company also offers consultancy services in engineering and management specialties and provides maintenance service of the electric system.
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