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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Auction Technology Group's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
six
months ended in Mar. 2026 was £47.0 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was £90.3 Mil.
Auction Technology Group (CHIX:ATGl) 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.
Auction Technology Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Auction Technology Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Auction Technology 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.
Auction Technology Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
CHIX:ATGL vs UBER, SHOP, CRM: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Software - Application subindustry, Auction Technology 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.
Auction Technology Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Software Industry
For the Software industry and Technology sector, Auction Technology Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Auction Technology Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Auction Technology 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 Mar. 2026 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was £90.3 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 £90.3 Mil mean?
Auction Technology Group (CHIX:ATGL) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of £90.3 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 Auction Technology Group and its competitors.
Is Auction Technology Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Auction Technology Group's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is £90.3 Mil. Overall, Auction Technology Group has a GF Score™ of 73/100 and is considered Possible Value Trap, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Auction Technology Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to UBER and SHOP?
Auction Technology Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of £90.3 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 Auction Technology Group and its competitors. Auction Technology Group's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is £90.3 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Auction Technology Group stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Auction Technology Group (CHIX:ATGL) is currently considered Possible Value Trap. The stock's GF Value™ is £6.60, compared to a current price of £4.23 — trading 36% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is £90.3 Mil. Auction Technology Group's overall GF Score™ is 73/100 with 4 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 Auction Technology Group (CHIX:ATGL), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is £90.3 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 Auction Technology Group (CHIX:ATGL) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Auction Technology Group stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of £4.23 is trading 36% below its estimated GF Value™ of £6.60.
GuruFocus considers Auction Technology Group to be Possible Value Trap.
Key valuation signals for CHIX:ATGL:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: £90.3 Mil
GF Value™: £6.60 vs. price of £4.23 (36% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the CHIX:ATGL stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Auction Technology Group PLC is a digital marketplace operator that powers the discovery and sale of curated secondary goods through trusted online platforms. The Group operates curated auction and list-price marketplaces and provides value-added services, including seller marketing, integrated payments, shipping solutions, cross-listing capabilities, white-label auction technology, and partner network services. Its operations are organised into two reportable segments: Arts & Antiques and Industrial & Commercial, across which it operates multiple specialist marketplaces. The majority of revenue is generated from the Arts & Antiques segment. Geographically, it serves the United Kingdom, Mexico, Germany, and the United States, with the majority of revenue generated from the United States.
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