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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Yancoal Australia's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2025 was $592 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was $1,121 Mil.
Yancoal Australia (OTCPK:YACAF) 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.
Yancoal Australia Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Yancoal Australia Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Yancoal Australia'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.
Yancoal Australia Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
Yancoal Australia Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Competitor Comparison
For the Thermal Coal subindustry, Yancoal Australia'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.
Yancoal Australia Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Other Energy Sources Industry
For the Other Energy Sources industry and Energy sector, Yancoal Australia's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Yancoal Australia's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Yancoal Australia 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 Dec. 2025 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $1,121 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 $1,121 Mil mean?
Yancoal Australia (YACAF) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $1,121 Mil as of Dec. 2025. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Yancoal Australia and its competitors.
Is Yancoal Australia's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Yancoal Australia's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $1,121 Mil. Overall, Yancoal Australia has a GF Score™ of 71/100 and is considered Modestly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Yancoal Australia's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to competitors?
Yancoal Australia's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $1,121 Mil can be compared against companies in the Other Energy Sources 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 Other Energy Sources company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Other Energy Sources 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 Yancoal Australia and its competitors. Yancoal Australia's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $1,121 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Yancoal Australia stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Yancoal Australia (YACAF) is currently considered Modestly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $3.36, compared to a current price of $3.80 — trading 13.1% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $1,121 Mil. Yancoal Australia's overall GF Score™ is 71/100 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 Yancoal Australia (YACAF), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $1,121 Mil as of Dec. 2025. 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 Yancoal Australia (YACAF) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Yancoal Australia stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of $3.80 is trading 13.1% above its estimated GF Value™ of $3.36.
GuruFocus considers Yancoal Australia to be Modestly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for YACAF:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $1,121 Mil
GF Value™: $3.36 vs. price of $3.80 (13.1% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the YACAF stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Yancoal Australia Ltd is involved in identifying, developing, and operating coal-related projects in Australia. It has a diversified product mix of metallurgical and thermal coal mines in New South Wales and Queensland. The company generates maximum revenue from the New South Wales segment. It operates coal mines in the Hunter Valley, Moolarben, Mount Thorley Warkworth, Ashton and Stratford Duralie, Yarrabee and Middlemoun. The company's geographical markets include Japan, Singapore, China, South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand, and other countries.
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