Potasios Investments (XSGO:POTASIOS-A) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: CLP1,696 Mil (TTM As of Jun. 2026)

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XSGO:POTASIOS-A Potasios Investments SA XSGO:POTASIOS-A
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What is Potasios Investments Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Potasios Investments XSGO:POTASIOS-A 35 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CLP1,696 Mil as of Jun. 2026. GuruFocus rates XSGO:POTASIOS-A with a GF Score™ of 35/100.

Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Potasios Investments's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was CLP594 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was CLP1,696 Mil.


Potasios Investments  (XSGO:POTASIOS-A) 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.


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Potasios Investments Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Potasios Investments'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.

Potasios Investments Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Potasios Investments Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1,031.63 730.32 636.85 679.70 1,223.78

Potasios Investments Quarterly Data
Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26 Jun26
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 238.59 439.30 384.89 274.83 593.75

XSGO:POTASIOS-A vs MMM, HON: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Conglomerates subindustry, Potasios Investments'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.


Potasios Investments Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Conglomerates Industry

For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, Potasios Investments's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Potasios Investments's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.


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Potasios Investments 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 CLP1,696 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 CLP1,696 Mil mean?
Potasios Investments (XSGO:POTASIOS-A) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of CLP1,696 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 Potasios Investments and its competitors.
Is Potasios Investments' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Potasios Investments' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CLP1,696 Mil. Overall, Potasios Investments has a GF Score™ of 35/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Potasios Investments' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to MMM and HON?
Potasios Investments' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of CLP1,696 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 Potasios Investments and its competitors. Potasios Investments's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CLP1,696 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Potasios Investments stock overvalued right now?
Potasios Investments (XSGO:POTASIOS-A) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of CLP1,696 Mil. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CLP1,696 Mil. Potasios Investments' overall GF Score™ is 35/100. 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 Potasios Investments (XSGO:POTASIOS-A), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CLP1,696 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.

Potasios Investments Business Description

Other Exchanges POTASIOS-B:Chile
Address Avenida Apoquindo N 4700, 16th floor, Las Condes, Santiago, CHL
Potasios De Chile SA is a holding company, focusing on its investments on its stake in a mining company that is dedicated to the integrated production and marketing of specialty plant nutrients, iodine and derivatives, lithium and derivatives, potassium fertilizers and industrial chemicals.
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