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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Compania Industrial El Volcan's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was CLP8,363 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was CLP36,302 Mil.
Compania Industrial El Volcan (XSGO:VOLCAN) 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.
Compania Industrial El Volcan Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Compania Industrial El Volcan Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
* 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.
Compania Industrial El Volcan Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
XSGO:VOLCAN vs CRH, VMC, MLM: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Building Materials subindustry, Compania Industrial El Volcan'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.
Compania Industrial El Volcan Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Building Materials Industry
For the Building Materials industry and Basic Materials sector, Compania Industrial El Volcan's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Compania Industrial El Volcan's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Compania Industrial El Volcan 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 CLP36,302 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 CLP36,302 Mil mean?
Compania Industrial El Volcan (XSGO:VOLCAN) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of CLP36,302 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 Compania Industrial El Volcan and its competitors.
Is Compania Industrial El Volcan's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Compania Industrial El Volcan's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CLP36,302 Mil. Overall, Compania Industrial El Volcan has a GF Score™ of 57/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Compania Industrial El Volcan's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to CRH and VMC?
Compania Industrial El Volcan's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of CLP36,302 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 Compania Industrial El Volcan and its competitors. Compania Industrial El Volcan's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CLP36,302 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Compania Industrial El Volcan stock overvalued right now?
Compania Industrial El Volcan (XSGO:VOLCAN) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of CLP36,302 Mil. The stock's GF Value™ is CLP2,569.30, compared to a current price of CLP3,107.60 — trading 21% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CLP36,302 Mil. Compania Industrial El Volcan's overall GF Score™ is 57/100 with 8 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 Compania Industrial El Volcan (XSGO:VOLCAN), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CLP36,302 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.
Is Compania Industrial El Volcan (XSGO:VOLCAN) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Compania Industrial El Volcan stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of CLP3,107.60 is trading 21% above its estimated GF Value™ of CLP2,569.30.
Key valuation signals for XSGO:VOLCAN:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: CLP36,302 Mil
GF Value™: CLP2,569.30 vs. price of CLP3,107.60 (21% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the XSGO:VOLCAN stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Compania Industrial El Volcan SA is a producer and marketer of materials for construction in Chile, Peru, Colombia and Brazil. It supplies building materials and provides constructive solutions. Through its subsidiaries it produces plasterboard plates, mineral wool, glass wool, and many others. It also distributes mines gypsum and lime. Its products include Perimeter walls, Finishing the facade, Plates for wet areas, High hardness / impact plates, Plates with built-in color, Thermal insulation, Insulation of boilers and ponds, Insulation for pipes, Insulation for industrial sheds.
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