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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Yangtze Optical Fibre and Cable Joint Stock Co's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Dec. 2025 was $-91 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was $44 Mil.
Yangtze Optical Fibre and Cable Joint Stock Co (OTCPK:YZOFF) 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.
Yangtze Optical Fibre and Cable Joint Stock Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Yangtze Optical Fibre and Cable Joint Stock Co 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.
Yangtze Optical Fibre and Cable Joint Stock Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
Yangtze Optical Fibre and Cable Joint Stock Co Annual Data
YZOFF vs CSCO, MSI, HPE: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Yangtze Optical Fibre and Cable Joint Stock Co'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.
Yangtze Optical Fibre and Cable Joint Stock Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Hardware Industry
Yangtze Optical Fibre and Cable Joint Stock Co 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 quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $44 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 $44 Mil mean?
Yangtze Optical Fibre and Cable Joint Stock Co (YZOFF) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $44 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 Yangtze Optical Fibre and Cable Joint Stock Co and its competitors.
Is Yangtze Optical Fibre and Cable Joint Stock Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Yangtze Optical Fibre and Cable Joint Stock Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $44 Mil. Overall, Yangtze Optical Fibre and Cable Joint Stock Co has a GF Score™ of 75/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Yangtze Optical Fibre and Cable Joint Stock Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to CSCO and MSI?
Yangtze Optical Fibre and Cable Joint Stock Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $44 Mil can be compared against companies in the Hardware 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 Hardware company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Hardware 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 Yangtze Optical Fibre and Cable Joint Stock Co and its competitors. Yangtze Optical Fibre and Cable Joint Stock Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $44 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Yangtze Optical Fibre and Cable Joint Stock Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Yangtze Optical Fibre and Cable Joint Stock Co (YZOFF) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $4.45, compared to a current price of $22.76 — trading 411.5% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $44 Mil. Yangtze Optical Fibre and Cable Joint Stock Co's overall GF Score™ is 75/100 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 Yangtze Optical Fibre and Cable Joint Stock Co (YZOFF), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $44 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 Yangtze Optical Fibre and Cable Joint Stock Co (YZOFF) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Yangtze Optical Fibre and Cable Joint Stock Co stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of $22.76 is trading 411.5% above its estimated GF Value™ of $4.45.
GuruFocus considers Yangtze Optical Fibre and Cable Joint Stock Co to be Significantly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for YZOFF:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $44 Mil
GF Value™: $4.45 vs. price of $22.76 (411.5% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the YZOFF stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Yangtze Optical Fibre and Cable Joint Stock Co Business Description
Yangtze Optical Fibre and Cable Joint Stock Ltd Co are principally engaged in the research, development, production and sale of optical fiber preforms, optical fibers, optical cables optical components and modules and related products. The company is the supplier of optical fibre preform, optical fibre, optical fibre cables and other relevant products in telecommunication industry. The group determines the two reporting segments, optical communication products segment and optical transmission components segment. The company generates majority of revenue from optical communication products segment. Its products include Cutting-Edge Product, Specialty Fibre, Raw Material, Submarine Cable, Communication Optical Fibre, Structured Cabling, Optical Transceiver, Coaxial Cable, etc.
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