ADVOF (Adtran Networks SE) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $107.1 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2025)


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What is Adtran Networks SE Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Adtran Networks SE ADVOF 55 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $107.1 Mil as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus rates ADVOF with a GF Score™ of 55/100 and a GF Value™ of $21.22. The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review.

Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Adtran Networks SE's selling, general, & admin. expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2025 was $52.3 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was $107.1 Mil.


Adtran Networks SE  (OTCPK:ADVOF) 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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Adtran Networks SE Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Adtran Networks SE's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense can be seen below:

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* 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.

Adtran Networks SE Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Adtran Networks SE Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
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Adtran Networks SE Semi-Annual Data
Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24 Jun25 Dec25
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ADVOF vs CSCO, CIEN, MSI: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Adtran Networks SE'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.


Adtran Networks SE Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Adtran Networks SE's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Adtran Networks SE's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.


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Adtran Networks SE 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 $107.1 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 $107.1 Mil mean?
Adtran Networks SE (ADVOF) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $107.1 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 Adtran Networks SE and its competitors.
Is Adtran Networks SE's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Adtran Networks SE's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $107.1 Mil. Overall, Adtran Networks SE has a GF Score™ of 55/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Adtran Networks SE's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to CSCO and CIEN?
Adtran Networks SE's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $107.1 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 Adtran Networks SE and its competitors. Adtran Networks SE's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $107.1 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Adtran Networks SE stock overvalued right now?
Adtran Networks SE (ADVOF) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $107.1 Mil. The stock's GF Value™ is $21.22, compared to a current price of $24.19 — trading 14% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $107.1 Mil. Adtran Networks SE's overall GF Score™ is 55/100 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 Adtran Networks SE (ADVOF), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $107.1 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 Adtran Networks SE (ADVOF) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Adtran Networks SE stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $24.19 is trading 14% above its estimated GF Value™ of $21.22.

Key valuation signals for ADVOF:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $107.1 Mil
  • GF Value™: $21.22 vs. price of $24.19 (14% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 55/100 with 4 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the ADVOF stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Adtran Networks SE Business Description

Other Exchanges 0NOL:UKADV:Germany
Address 901 Explorer Boulevard, Huntsville, AL, USA, 35806-2807
Adtran Networks SE develops, manufactures, and sells optical and Ethernet-based networking solutions to telecommunications carriers and enterprises to deliver data, storage, voice, and video services. Company segment includes: Network Solutions; and Services and Support,These systems are used by telecommunications service providers, private companies, universities, and government agencies. Some of its product categories are Open optical transport, Packet edge and aggregation, Disaggregated networking, Network virtualization, Network infrastructure assurance, and Automated network management. ADVA's geographical segments are United States, United Kingdom, Germany and Other international generating key revenue from United States.
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