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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Viva Energy Group's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2025 was A$989 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was A$1,924 Mil.
Viva Energy Group (ASX:VEA) 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.
Viva Energy Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Viva Energy Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Viva Energy 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.
Viva Energy Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
ASX:VEA vs VLO, MPC, PSX: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing subindustry, Viva Energy 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.
Viva Energy Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Oil & Gas Industry
For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Viva Energy Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Viva Energy Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Viva Energy 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 Dec. 2025 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was A$1,924 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$1,924 Mil mean?
Viva Energy Group (ASX:VEA) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of A$1,924 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 Viva Energy Group and its competitors.
Is Viva Energy Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Viva Energy Group's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is A$1,924 Mil. Overall, Viva Energy Group has a GF Score™ of 70/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Viva Energy Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to VLO and MPC?
Viva Energy Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of A$1,924 Mil can be compared against companies in the Oil & Gas 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 an Oil & Gas company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Oil & Gas 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 Viva Energy Group and its competitors. Viva Energy Group's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is A$1,924 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Viva Energy Group stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Viva Energy Group (ASX:VEA) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is A$3.24, compared to a current price of A$2.50 — trading 22.8% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is A$1,924 Mil. Viva Energy Group's overall GF Score™ is 70/100 with 11 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 Viva Energy Group (ASX:VEA), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is A$1,924 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 Viva Energy Group (ASX:VEA) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Viva Energy Group stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of A$2.50 is trading 22.8% below its estimated GF Value™ of A$3.24.
GuruFocus considers Viva Energy Group to be Modestly Undervalued.
Key valuation signals for ASX:VEA:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: A$1,924 Mil
GF Value™: A$3.24 vs. price of A$2.50 (22.8% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the ASX:VEA stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Viva is Australia's second-largest vertically integrated refined transport fuel supplier. We rate Viva as the second-most-significant pipeline owner, and at approximately 1,155 locations, Viva supplies the third-largest number of retail sites in Australia behind Ampol at approximately 1,985 and BP at 1,400.Vitol bought Shell's Australian downstream operations in 2014, and renamed them Viva Energy. Viva subsequently bought Shell's Australian aviation operations and a 50% investment in Liberty Oil. In 2016, Viva sold (and leased back) a portfolio of its retail sites to Viva Energy REIT and listed Viva Energy REIT on the ASX. It has since sold its entire REIT stake for AUD 734 million.Viva acquired OTR Group in 2014 for AUD 1.2 billion bringing over 200 South Australian stores.
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