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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Elastron's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2025 was €4.9 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was €9.6 Mil.
Elastron (ATH:ELSTR) 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.
Elastron Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Elastron Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Elastron'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.
ATH:ELSTR vs NUE, STLD, RS: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Steel subindustry, Elastron'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.
Elastron Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Steel Industry
For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Elastron's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Elastron's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Elastron 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 €9.6 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 €9.6 Mil mean?
Elastron (ATH:ELSTR) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €9.6 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 Elastron and its competitors.
Is Elastron's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Elastron's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €9.6 Mil. Overall, Elastron has a GF Score™ of 66/100 and is considered Modestly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Elastron's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to NUE and STLD?
Elastron's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €9.6 Mil can be compared against companies in the Steel 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 Steel company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Steel 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 Elastron and its competitors. Elastron's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €9.6 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Elastron stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Elastron (ATH:ELSTR) is currently considered Modestly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is €2.38, compared to a current price of €2.67 — trading 12.2% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €9.6 Mil. Elastron's overall GF Score™ is 66/100 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 Elastron (ATH:ELSTR), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €9.6 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 Elastron (ATH:ELSTR) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Elastron stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of €2.67 is trading 12.2% above its estimated GF Value™ of €2.38.
GuruFocus considers Elastron to be Modestly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for ATH:ELSTR:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: €9.6 Mil
GF Value™: €2.38 vs. price of €2.67 (12.2% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the ATH:ELSTR stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Elastron SA is a Greece based company engaged in importing, processing, and trading of steel, steel plates, iron and metal goods, and related goods. The business segments are Steel products, Energy segment, and Agricultural products. The company processes, produces and resells steel products and insulated composite panels in Steel products segment. Electrical energy segment includes production of electric energy from photovoltaic stations. Agricultural products segment consists production of agricultural products from glasshouse cultivations. The group generates majority of the revenue from the Steel products segment. It makes sales in Greece, and internationally, of which sales in Greece constitutes mainly to the revenue.
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