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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. ZK International Group Co's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
six
months ended in Sep. 2025 was $2.92 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2025 was $5.20 Mil.
ZK International Group Co (NAS:ZKIN) 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.
ZK International Group Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
ZK International Group Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for ZK International Group Co'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.
ZK International Group Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
ZKIN vs HLP, LUD, HUDI: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Steel subindustry, ZK International Group 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.
ZK International Group Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Steel Industry
For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, ZK International Group Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where ZK International Group Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
ZK International Group 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 Sep. 2025 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $5.20 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 $5.20 Mil mean?
ZK International Group Co (ZKIN) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $5.20 Mil as of Sep. 2025. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on ZK International Group Co and its competitors.
Is ZK International Group Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
ZK International Group Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $5.20 Mil. Overall, ZK International Group Co has a GF Score™ of 55/100 and is considered Possible Value Trap, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does ZK International Group Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to HLP and LUD?
ZK International Group Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $5.20 Mil can be compared against companies in the Steel 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 Steel company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Steel 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 ZK International Group Co and its competitors. ZK International Group Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $5.20 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is ZK International Group Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, ZK International Group Co (ZKIN) is currently considered Possible Value Trap. The stock's GF Value™ is $1.76, compared to a current price of $1.08 — trading 38.6% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $5.20 Mil. ZK International Group Co's overall GF Score™ is 55/100 with 7 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 ZK International Group Co (ZKIN), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $5.20 Mil as of Sep. 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 ZK International Group Co (ZKIN) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, ZK International Group Co stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of $1.08 is trading 38.6% below its estimated GF Value™ of $1.76.
GuruFocus considers ZK International Group Co to be Possible Value Trap.
Key valuation signals for ZKIN:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $5.20 Mil
GF Value™: $1.76 vs. price of $1.08 (38.6% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the ZKIN stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
ZK International Group Co Ltd is engaged in the manufacture and marketing of metal pipes. The company is specialized in producing double-press thin-walled stainless steel tubes and fittings, carbon steel tubes and fittings, single-press tubes and fittings, and stainless-steel strips. The products are used in restaurants, hotels, hospitals, firefighting, food, beverage, ships, engines, industrial seawater desalination and systems of direct-drinking water, cold /hot water supply, city water supply, and gas of large/middle scale construction projects.
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