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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Turners Automotive Group's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
six
months ended in Mar. 2026 was A$30.9 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was A$66.1 Mil.
Turners Automotive Group (ASX:TRA) 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.
Turners Automotive Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Turners Automotive Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Turners Automotive Group'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.
Turners Automotive Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
ASX:TRA vs CVNA, PAG, ALTB: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Auto & Truck Dealerships subindustry, Turners Automotive Group'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.
Turners Automotive Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Vehicles & Parts Industry
For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Turners Automotive Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Turners Automotive Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Turners Automotive Group 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$66.1 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 A$66.1 Mil mean?
Turners Automotive Group (ASX:TRA) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of A$66.1 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 Turners Automotive Group and its competitors.
Is Turners Automotive Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Turners Automotive Group's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is A$66.1 Mil. Overall, Turners Automotive Group has a GF Score™ of 41/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Turners Automotive Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to CVNA and PAG?
Turners Automotive Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of A$66.1 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 Turners Automotive Group and its competitors. Turners Automotive Group's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is A$66.1 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Turners Automotive Group stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Turners Automotive Group (ASX:TRA) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is A$3.70, compared to a current price of A$6.92 — trading 87% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is A$66.1 Mil. Turners Automotive Group's overall GF Score™ is 41/100 with 7 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 Turners Automotive Group (ASX:TRA), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is A$66.1 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 Turners Automotive Group (ASX:TRA) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Turners Automotive Group stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of A$6.92 is trading 87% above its estimated GF Value™ of A$3.70.
GuruFocus considers Turners Automotive Group to be Significantly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for ASX:TRA:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: A$66.1 Mil
GF Value™: A$3.70 vs. price of A$6.92 (87% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the ASX:TRA stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Turners Automotive Group Ltd, along with its subsidiaries, operates in the following reportable segments: Auto retail, Finance, Insurance, Credit management, and Corporate and other. The majority of its revenue is generated from the Auto retail segment, which is involved in remarketing (motor vehicles, trucks, heavy machinery, and commercial goods) and purchasing goods for sale. The Finance segment provides asset-based finance to consumers and SME's; the Insurance segment is involved in marketing and administration of a range of life and consumer insurance products; and the Credit management segment provides collection services, credit management, and debt recovery services to the corporate and SME sectors. Geographically, the group operates in New Zealand and Australia.
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