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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Arctic Paper's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was kr297 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was kr1,126 Mil.
Arctic Paper (CHIX:ARPs) 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.
Arctic Paper Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Arctic Paper Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Arctic Paper'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.
Arctic Paper Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
CHIX:ARPS vs SLVM: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Paper & Paper Products subindustry, Arctic Paper'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.
Arctic Paper Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Forest Products Industry
For the Forest Products industry and Basic Materials sector, Arctic Paper's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Arctic Paper's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Arctic Paper 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 quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was kr1,126 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 kr1,126 Mil mean?
Arctic Paper (CHIX:ARPS) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of kr1,126 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 Arctic Paper and its competitors.
Is Arctic Paper's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Arctic Paper's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is kr1,126 Mil. Overall, Arctic Paper has a GF Score™ of 58/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Arctic Paper's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to SLVM?
Arctic Paper's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of kr1,126 Mil can be compared against companies in the Forest Products 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 Forest Products company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Forest Products 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 Arctic Paper and its competitors. Arctic Paper's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is kr1,126 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Arctic Paper stock overvalued right now?
Arctic Paper (CHIX:ARPS) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of kr1,126 Mil. The stock's GF Value™ is kr120.89, compared to a current price of kr52.50 — trading 56.6% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is kr1,126 Mil. Arctic Paper's overall GF Score™ is 58/100 with 6 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 Arctic Paper (CHIX:ARPS), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is kr1,126 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 Arctic Paper (CHIX:ARPS) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Arctic Paper stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of kr52.50 is trading 56.6% below its estimated GF Value™ of kr120.89.
Key valuation signals for CHIX:ARPS:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: kr1,126 Mil
GF Value™: kr120.89 vs. price of kr52.50 (56.6% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the CHIX:ARPS stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Arctic Paper SA produces a volume of bulky book paper and produces high-quality graphic paper in Europe. The group produces numerous types of uncoated and coated wood-free paper as well as wood-containing uncoated paper for printing houses, paper distributors, book and magazine publishing houses, and the advertising industry. The company's segment includes Paper and Pulp. The firm derives maximum revenue from the Paper segment. The majority of revenue is generated from Uncoated segment. Geographically, the firm derives revenue from Germany, France, the UK, Scandinavia, Western Europe (other countries), Poland, Central and Eastern Europe (other than Poland), and Outside Europe.
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