Peter Warren Automotive Holdings (ASX:PWR) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: A$219 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2025)

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ASX:PWR Peter Warren Automotive Holdings Ltd ASX:PWR
47 GF Score
Price A$0.94
GF Value A$1.97
Valuation Significantly Undervalued
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What is Peter Warren Automotive Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Peter Warren Automotive Holdings ASX:PWR +2.75% 47 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is A$219 Mil as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus rates ASX:PWR with a GF Score™ of 47/100 and a GF Value™ of A$1.97 (Significantly Undervalued). 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. Peter Warren Automotive Holdings's selling, general, & admin. expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2025 was A$113 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was A$219 Mil.


Peter Warren Automotive Holdings  (ASX:PWR) 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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Peter Warren Automotive Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Peter Warren Automotive Holdings'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.

Peter Warren Automotive Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Peter Warren Automotive Holdings Annual Data
Trend Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24 Jun25
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
135.98 164.57 193.66 213.78 216.51

Peter Warren Automotive Holdings Semi-Annual Data
Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24 Jun25 Dec25
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 107.66 106.12 110.14 106.37 113.02

ASX:PWR vs CVNA, PAG, ALTB: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Auto & Truck Dealerships subindustry, Peter Warren Automotive Holdings'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.


Peter Warren Automotive Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Peter Warren Automotive Holdings's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Peter Warren Automotive Holdings's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.


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Peter Warren Automotive Holdings 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 A$219 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$219 Mil mean?
Peter Warren Automotive Holdings (ASX:PWR) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of A$219 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 Peter Warren Automotive Holdings and its competitors.
Is Peter Warren Automotive Holdings' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Peter Warren Automotive Holdings' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is A$219 Mil. Overall, Peter Warren Automotive Holdings has a GF Score™ of 47/100 and is considered Significantly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Peter Warren Automotive Holdings' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to CVNA and PAG?
Peter Warren Automotive Holdings' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of A$219 Mil can be compared against companies in the Vehicles & Parts 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 Vehicles & Parts company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Vehicles & Parts 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 Peter Warren Automotive Holdings and its competitors. Peter Warren Automotive Holdings's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is A$219 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Peter Warren Automotive Holdings stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Peter Warren Automotive Holdings (ASX:PWR) is currently considered Significantly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is A$1.97, compared to a current price of A$0.94 — trading 52.5% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is A$219 Mil. Peter Warren Automotive Holdings' overall GF Score™ is 47/100 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 Peter Warren Automotive Holdings (ASX:PWR), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is A$219 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 Peter Warren Automotive Holdings (ASX:PWR) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Peter Warren Automotive Holdings stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of A$0.94 is trading 52.5% below its estimated GF Value™ of A$1.97. GuruFocus considers Peter Warren Automotive Holdings to be Significantly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for ASX:PWR:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: A$219 Mil
  • GF Value™: A$1.97 vs. price of A$0.94 (52.5% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 47/100 with 5 warning signs

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


Peter Warren Automotive Holdings Business Description

Address 13 Hume Highway, Warwick Farm, Sydney, NSW, AUS, 2170
Peter Warren Automotive Holdings Ltd is a dealership group operating in Australia. The company operates an integrated new and used car retailing business providing the full range of sales and support, including parts, servicing, finance, insurance, and aftermarket products to an extensive list of long-term customers, many of whom have purchased multiple vehicles over a lifetime. The group has two operating segments, vehicle retailing and property. The firm generates the majority of its revenue from the Vehicle Retailing segment, which offers a diversified range of automotive products and services, including new vehicles, used vehicles, vehicle maintenance and repair services, vehicle parts, extended service contracts, vehicle protection products, and other aftermarket products.
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