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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Cemento Polpaico's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Jun. 2026 was CLP17,426 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was CLP62,491 Mil.
Cemento Polpaico (XSGO:POLPAICO) 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.
Cemento Polpaico Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Cemento Polpaico Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Cemento Polpaico'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.
Cemento Polpaico Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
XSGO:POLPAICO vs CRH, VMC, MLM: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Building Materials subindustry, Cemento Polpaico'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.
Cemento Polpaico Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Building Materials Industry
For the Building Materials industry and Basic Materials sector, Cemento Polpaico's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Cemento Polpaico's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Cemento Polpaico 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 CLP62,491 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 CLP62,491 Mil mean?
Cemento Polpaico (XSGO:POLPAICO) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of CLP62,491 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 Cemento Polpaico and its competitors.
Is Cemento Polpaico's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Cemento Polpaico's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CLP62,491 Mil. Overall, Cemento Polpaico has a GF Score™ of 58/100 and is considered Modestly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Cemento Polpaico's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to CRH and VMC?
Cemento Polpaico's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of CLP62,491 Mil can be compared against companies in the Building Materials 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 Building Materials company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Building Materials 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 Cemento Polpaico and its competitors. Cemento Polpaico's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CLP62,491 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Cemento Polpaico stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Cemento Polpaico (XSGO:POLPAICO) is currently considered Modestly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is CLP6,753.73, compared to a current price of CLP7,661.00 — trading 13.4% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CLP62,491 Mil. Cemento Polpaico's overall GF Score™ is 58/100 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 Cemento Polpaico (XSGO:POLPAICO), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CLP62,491 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 Cemento Polpaico (XSGO:POLPAICO) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Cemento Polpaico stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of CLP7,661.00 is trading 13.4% above its estimated GF Value™ of CLP6,753.73.
GuruFocus considers Cemento Polpaico to be Modestly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for XSGO:POLPAICO:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: CLP62,491 Mil
GF Value™: CLP6,753.73 vs. price of CLP7,661.00 (13.4% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the XSGO:POLPAICO stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Cemento Polpaico SA is engaged in the production and marketing of cement and limes. It manufactures ready-mixed concrete & cement. Its products include cement, concrete, aggregates, coprocessing. It also offers technical advisory services; call center services & supplies aggregates & pre-mixed concrete works for constructions.
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