Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Elders's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
six
months ended in Mar. 2026 was A$320 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was A$601 Mil.
Elders (ASX:ELD) 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.
Elders Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Elders Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Elders'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.
ASX:ELD vs ADM, BG, TSN: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Farm Products subindustry, Elders'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.
Elders Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Consumer Packaged Goods Industry
For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Elders's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Elders's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Elders 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 Mar. 2026 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was A$601 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 A$601 Mil mean?
Elders (ASX:ELD) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of A$601 Mil as of Mar. 2026. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Elders and its competitors.
Is Elders' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Elders' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is A$601 Mil. Overall, Elders has a GF Score™ of 81/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Elders' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to ADM and BG?
Elders' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of A$601 Mil can be compared against companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods 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 Consumer Packaged Goods company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Consumer Packaged Goods 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 Elders and its competitors. Elders's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is A$601 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Elders stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Elders (ASX:ELD) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is A$7.27, compared to a current price of A$5.58 — trading 23.2% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is A$601 Mil. Elders' overall GF Score™ is 81/100 with 9 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 Elders (ASX:ELD), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is A$601 Mil as of Mar. 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 Elders (ASX:ELD) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Elders stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of A$5.58 is trading 23.2% below its estimated GF Value™ of A$7.27.
GuruFocus considers Elders to be Modestly Undervalued.
Key valuation signals for ASX:ELD:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: A$601 Mil
GF Value™: A$7.27 vs. price of A$5.58 (23.2% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the ASX:ELD stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Elders Ltd is a farm products company with segments including Branch Network, Wholesale Products, Feed and Processing Services, and Corporate Services and Other Costs. The Branch Network generates maximum revenue and supplies rural farm inputs and production and cropping advice to primary producers and corporate farm customers. Elders operates retail services under the Elders and Ag, Horse and Pet brands and a wholesale products business supplying independently owned member stores under the AIRR brand. Feed and Processing Services includes Killara Feedlot with grain-fed beef distribution, grass-fattening operations, cow manure processing, and irrigated feed crop production, while Corporate Services and Other Costs covers general investment and administrative corporate office activities.
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