Barco NV (CHIX:BARB) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: €189.0 Mil (TTM As of Jun. 2026)

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CHIX:BARB Barco NV CHIX:BARB
73 GF Score
Price €9.71
GF Value €17.43
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What is Barco NV Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Barco NV CHIX:BARB 73 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €189.0 Mil as of Jun. 2026. GuruFocus rates CHIX:BARB with a GF Score™ of 73/100 and a GF Value™ of €17.43.

Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Barco NV's selling, general, & admin. expense for the six months ended in Jun. 2026 was €94.9 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was €189.0 Mil.


Barco NV  (CHIX:BARb) 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.


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Barco NV Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Barco NV's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense can be seen below:

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* 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.

Barco NV Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Barco NV Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
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Barco NV Semi-Annual Data
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CHIX:BARB vs APH, GLW, TEL: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Electronic Components subindustry, Barco 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.


Barco NV Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Barco NV's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Barco NV's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.


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Barco 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 Jun. 2026 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €189.0 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 €189.0 Mil mean?
Barco NV (CHIX:BARB) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €189.0 Mil as of Jun. 2026. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Barco NV and its competitors.
Is Barco NV's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Barco NV's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €189.0 Mil. Overall, Barco NV has a GF Score™ of 73/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Barco NV's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to APH and GLW?
Barco NV's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €189.0 Mil can be compared against companies in the Hardware 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 Hardware company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Hardware 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 Barco NV and its competitors. Barco NV's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €189.0 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Barco NV stock overvalued right now?
Barco NV (CHIX:BARB) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €189.0 Mil. The stock's GF Value™ is €17.43, compared to a current price of €9.71 — trading 44.3% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €189.0 Mil. Barco NV's overall GF Score™ is 73/100. 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 Barco NV (CHIX:BARB), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €189.0 Mil as of Jun. 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 Barco NV (CHIX:BARB) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Barco NV stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of €9.71 is trading 44.3% below its estimated GF Value™ of €17.43.

Key valuation signals for CHIX:BARB:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: €189.0 Mil
  • GF Value™: €17.43 vs. price of €9.71 (44.3% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 73/100

No single metric tells the full story. See the CHIX:BARB stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Barco NV Business Description

Address 35 President Kennedypark, Kortrijk, BEL, 8500
Barco NV is an electronics company with three business segments: Entertainment, Enterprise, and Healthcare. The Entertainment business segment, which generates maximum revenue, comprises two business units; Cinema which offers the industry's complete range of laser and lamp-based cinema projectors, including image processing and audio solutions; and the Immersive Experience business unit, which offers solutions tailored to the specific needs of large venues, live events, themed entertainment (museums, theme parks, digital immersive art installations, projection mapping, etc.) and simulation applications: projection, image processing, and related services. Geographically, the group generates maximum revenue from the Americas, followed by EMEA and the Asia-Pacific regions.
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