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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Avantium NV's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2025 was $2.23 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was $5.78 Mil.
Avantium NV (OTCPK:AVTXF) 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.
Avantium NV Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Avantium NV Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Avantium NV'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.
Avantium NV Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
AVTXF vs LIN, SHW, ECL: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Avantium NV'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.
Avantium NV Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Chemicals Industry
For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Avantium NV's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Avantium NV's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Avantium NV 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 $5.78 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 $5.78 Mil mean?
Avantium NV (AVTXF) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $5.78 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 Avantium NV and its competitors.
Is Avantium NV's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Avantium NV's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $5.78 Mil. Overall, Avantium NV has a GF Score™ of 60/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Avantium NV's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to LIN and SHW?
Avantium NV's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $5.78 Mil can be compared against companies in the Chemicals 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 Chemicals company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Chemicals 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 Avantium NV and its competitors. Avantium NV's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $5.78 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Avantium NV stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Avantium NV (AVTXF) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $6.83, compared to a current price of $10.25 — trading 50.1% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $5.78 Mil. Avantium NV's overall GF Score™ is 60/100 with 8 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 Avantium NV (AVTXF), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $5.78 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 Avantium NV (AVTXF) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Avantium NV stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of $10.25 is trading 50.1% above its estimated GF Value™ of $6.83.
GuruFocus considers Avantium NV to be Significantly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for AVTXF:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $5.78 Mil
GF Value™: $6.83 vs. price of $10.25 (50.1% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the AVTXF stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Avantium NV along with its subsidiaries is engaged in developing and commercializing next-generation bio-based plastics and chemicals based on its technological capabilities in catalysis research and development. Avantium also provides solutions in the field of sustainable chemistry and provider of catalyst testing technology. The company operates through segments: R&D Solutions, and Renewable Polymer segments. The company generates the majority of its revenue from the R&D Solutions segment. R&D Solutions provides R&D solutions in the field of sustainable chemistry and is the provider of advanced catalyst testing technology and services to accelerate catalyst R&D. The company's products include: PEF & FDCA; CO2-based polyesters & chemicals; PlantMEG & PlantMPG; and R&D Solutions.
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