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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Qualco Group's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2025 was €-2.3 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was €28.6 Mil.
Qualco Group (ATH:QLCO) 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.
Qualco Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Qualco Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Qualco 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.
Qualco Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
ATH:QLCO vs QH, SHOP, UBER: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Software - Application subindustry, Qualco 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.
Qualco Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Software Industry
For the Software industry and Technology sector, Qualco Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Qualco Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Qualco 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 €28.6 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 €28.6 Mil mean?
Qualco Group (ATH:QLCO) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €28.6 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 Qualco Group and its competitors.
Is Qualco Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Qualco Group's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €28.6 Mil. Overall, Qualco Group has a GF Score™ of 22/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Qualco Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to QH and SHOP?
Qualco Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €28.6 Mil can be compared against companies in the Software 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 Software company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Software 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 Qualco Group and its competitors. Qualco Group's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €28.6 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Qualco Group stock overvalued right now?
Qualco Group (ATH:QLCO) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €28.6 Mil. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €28.6 Mil. Qualco Group's overall GF Score™ is 22/100 with 2 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 Qualco Group (ATH:QLCO), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €28.6 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.
Qualco Group SA is a software and technology solutions provider, specializing in operational platforms, data-driven insights, and customized digital experiences. Its portfolio includes technology and technology-enabled solutions across receivables management, credit/lending management, analytics, digital transformation, and real estate. The company provides credit and lending management software solutions, including debt management, loan origination and administration, supply chain finance, asset-backed securities solutions, and E2E platforms that automate and enable digital financial services. Its offerings include technology-driven credit portfolio underwriting, debt collection, and recovery strategies.
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