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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. The Platform Group SE KGaA's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
six
months ended in Jun. 2026 was €54.6 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was €131.9 Mil.
The Platform Group SE KGaA (CHIX:TPGd) 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.
The Platform Group SE KGaA Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
The Platform Group SE KGaA Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for The Platform Group SE KGaA'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.
The Platform Group SE KGaA Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
CHIX:TPGD vs CRM, SHOP, UBER: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Software - Application subindustry, The Platform Group SE KGaA'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.
The Platform Group SE KGaA Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Software Industry
For the Software industry and Technology sector, The Platform Group SE KGaA's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where The Platform Group SE KGaA's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
The Platform Group SE KGaA 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 €131.9 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 €131.9 Mil mean?
The Platform Group SE KGaA (CHIX:TPGD) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €131.9 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 The Platform Group SE KGaA and its competitors.
Is The Platform Group SE KGaA's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
The Platform Group SE KGaA's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €131.9 Mil. Overall, The Platform Group SE KGaA has a GF Score™ of 18/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does The Platform Group SE KGaA's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to CRM and SHOP?
The Platform Group SE KGaA's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €131.9 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 The Platform Group SE KGaA and its competitors. The Platform Group SE KGaA's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €131.9 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is The Platform Group SE KGaA stock overvalued right now?
The Platform Group SE KGaA (CHIX:TPGD) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €131.9 Mil. The stock's GF Value™ is €72.23, compared to a current price of €8.69 — trading 88% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €131.9 Mil. The Platform Group SE KGaA's overall GF Score™ is 18/100 with 5 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 The Platform Group SE KGaA (CHIX:TPGD), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €131.9 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 The Platform Group SE KGaA (CHIX:TPGD) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, The Platform Group SE KGaA stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of €8.69 is trading 88% below its estimated GF Value™ of €72.23.
Key valuation signals for CHIX:TPGD:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: €131.9 Mil
GF Value™: €72.23 vs. price of €8.69 (88% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the CHIX:TPGD stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
The Platform Group SE & Co KGaA is a software company that operates digital platform solutions. The company's operating segments include Consumer Goods, Freight Goods, Industrial Goods, and Pharma and Retail Goods, and Optics and Hearing. The company generates the majority of its revenue from the Consumer Goods segment.
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