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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Sigma Healthcare's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2025 was A$470 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was A$643 Mil.
Sigma Healthcare (ASX:SIG) 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.
Sigma Healthcare Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Sigma Healthcare Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Sigma Healthcare'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.
Sigma Healthcare Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
ASX:SIG vs MCK, CAH, COR: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Medical Distribution subindustry, Sigma Healthcare'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.
Sigma Healthcare Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Medical Distribution Industry
For the Medical Distribution industry and Healthcare sector, Sigma Healthcare's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Sigma Healthcare's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Sigma Healthcare 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$643 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$643 Mil mean?
Sigma Healthcare (ASX:SIG) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of A$643 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 Sigma Healthcare and its competitors.
Is Sigma Healthcare's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Sigma Healthcare's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is A$643 Mil. Overall, Sigma Healthcare has a GF Score™ of 55/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Sigma Healthcare's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to MCK and CAH?
Sigma Healthcare's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of A$643 Mil can be compared against companies in the Medical Distribution 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 Medical Distribution company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Medical Distribution 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 Sigma Healthcare and its competitors. Sigma Healthcare's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is A$643 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Sigma Healthcare stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Sigma Healthcare (ASX:SIG) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is A$0.37, compared to a current price of A$2.93 — trading 691.9% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is A$643 Mil. Sigma Healthcare's overall GF Score™ is 55/100 with 10 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 Sigma Healthcare (ASX:SIG), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is A$643 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 Sigma Healthcare (ASX:SIG) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Sigma Healthcare stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of A$2.93 is trading 691.9% above its estimated GF Value™ of A$0.37.
GuruFocus considers Sigma Healthcare to be Significantly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for ASX:SIG:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: A$643 Mil
GF Value™: A$0.37 vs. price of A$2.93 (691.9% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the ASX:SIG stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Sigma Healthcare is Australia's largest retail pharmacy franchisor, most notably owning the Chemist Warehouse brand, which it merged with in 2025. Sigma is also Australia's largest full-line wholesaler to franchised and independent pharmacies and distributes a broad range of pharmacy products, including prescription medicines, over-the-counter products, and front of store, or FOS, products, at low prices. The group also operates in New Zealand, Ireland, China, and Dubai, has a growing private label range, and offers third-party logistics services.
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