AOUT (American Outdoor Brands) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $84.7 Mil (TTM As of Apr. 2026)


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52 GF Score
Price $14.20
GF Value $9.05
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
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What is American Outdoor Brands Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

American Outdoor Brands AOUT +6.81% 52 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $84.7 Mil as of Apr. 2026. GuruFocus rates AOUT with a GF Score™ of 52/100 and a GF Value™ of $9.05 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 5 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. American Outdoor Brands's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Apr. 2026 was $20.8 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Apr. 2026 was $84.7 Mil.


American Outdoor Brands  (NAS:AOUT) 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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American Outdoor Brands Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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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.

American Outdoor Brands Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

American Outdoor Brands Annual Data
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American Outdoor Brands Quarterly Data
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AOUT vs PLBY, CLAR, PUSA: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Leisure subindustry, American Outdoor Brands'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.


American Outdoor Brands Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Travel & Leisure Industry

For the Travel & Leisure industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, American Outdoor Brands's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where American Outdoor Brands's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.


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American Outdoor Brands 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 Apr. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $84.7 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 $84.7 Mil mean?
American Outdoor Brands (AOUT) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $84.7 Mil as of Apr. 2026. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on American Outdoor Brands and its competitors.
Is American Outdoor Brands' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
American Outdoor Brands' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $84.7 Mil. Overall, American Outdoor Brands has a GF Score™ of 52/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does American Outdoor Brands' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to PLBY and CLAR?
American Outdoor Brands' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $84.7 Mil can be compared against companies in the Travel & Leisure 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 Travel & Leisure company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Travel & Leisure 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 American Outdoor Brands and its competitors. American Outdoor Brands's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $84.7 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is American Outdoor Brands stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, American Outdoor Brands (AOUT) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $9.05, compared to a current price of $14.20 — trading 56.9% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $84.7 Mil. American Outdoor Brands' overall GF Score™ is 52/100 with 5 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 American Outdoor Brands (AOUT), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $84.7 Mil as of Apr. 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 American Outdoor Brands (AOUT) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, American Outdoor Brands stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $14.20 is trading 56.9% above its estimated GF Value™ of $9.05. GuruFocus considers American Outdoor Brands to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for AOUT:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $84.7 Mil
  • GF Value™: $9.05 vs. price of $14.20 (56.9% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 52/100 with 5 warning signs

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


American Outdoor Brands Business Description

Address 1800 North Route Z, Columbia, MO, USA, 65202
American Outdoor Brands Inc is engaged in the business of providing outdoor products and accessories for hunting, fishing, camping, shooting, and personal security and defense products. The company designs and produces products and accessories, including shooting supplies, rest, vaults, and other related accessories; premium sportsman knives and tools for fishing and hunting; land management tools for hunting preparedness; harvesting products for post-hunt or post-fishing activities; electro-optical devices, including hunting optics, firearm aiming devices, flashlights, and laser grips; reloading, gunsmithing, and firearm cleaning supplies; and survival, camping, and emergency preparedness products.
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