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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Bavarian Nordic AS's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was kr306 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was kr728 Mil.
Bavarian Nordic AS (CHIX:BAVAc) 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.
Bavarian Nordic AS Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Bavarian Nordic AS Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Bavarian Nordic AS'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.
Bavarian Nordic AS Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
CHIX:BAVAC vs VRTX, REGN, ALNY: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Biotechnology subindustry, Bavarian Nordic AS'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.
Bavarian Nordic AS Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Biotechnology Industry
For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Bavarian Nordic AS's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Bavarian Nordic AS's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Bavarian Nordic AS 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 kr728 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 kr728 Mil mean?
Bavarian Nordic AS (CHIX:BAVAC) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of kr728 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 Bavarian Nordic AS and its competitors.
Is Bavarian Nordic AS's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Bavarian Nordic AS's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is kr728 Mil. Overall, Bavarian Nordic AS has a GF Score™ of 79/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Bavarian Nordic AS's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to VRTX and REGN?
Bavarian Nordic AS's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of kr728 Mil can be compared against companies in the Biotechnology 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 Biotechnology company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Biotechnology 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 Bavarian Nordic AS and its competitors. Bavarian Nordic AS's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is kr728 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Bavarian Nordic AS stock overvalued right now?
Bavarian Nordic AS (CHIX:BAVAC) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of kr728 Mil. The stock's GF Value™ is kr165.27, compared to a current price of kr188.30 — trading 13.9% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is kr728 Mil. Bavarian Nordic AS's overall GF Score™ is 79/100 with 3 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 Bavarian Nordic AS (CHIX:BAVAC), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is kr728 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 Bavarian Nordic AS (CHIX:BAVAC) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Bavarian Nordic AS stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of kr188.30 is trading 13.9% above its estimated GF Value™ of kr165.27.
Key valuation signals for CHIX:BAVAC:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: kr728 Mil
GF Value™: kr165.27 vs. price of kr188.30 (13.9% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the CHIX:BAVAC stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Bavarian Nordic AS is a biotechnology company focused on the research, development, manufacturing, and commercialization of life-saving vaccines. The group is a supplier of mpox and smallpox vaccines to governments to enhance public health preparedness and has a portfolio of travel vaccines. The vast majority of the company's revenue is generated in the United States, Germany, and other geographic markets. Its products include Encepur, Jynneos, Rabipur, Vaxchora, VIMKUNYA and Vivotif.
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