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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Richelieu Hardware's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in May. 2026 was €38 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in May. 2026 was €161 Mil.
Richelieu Hardware (FRA:3R2) 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.
Richelieu Hardware Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Richelieu Hardware Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Richelieu Hardware'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.
Richelieu Hardware Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
FRA:3R2 vs SNA, RBC, SWK: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Tools & Accessories subindustry, Richelieu Hardware'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.
Richelieu Hardware Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Industrial Products Industry
For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Richelieu Hardware's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Richelieu Hardware's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Richelieu Hardware 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 May. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €161 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 €161 Mil mean?
Richelieu Hardware (FRA:3R2) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €161 Mil as of May. 2026. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Richelieu Hardware and its competitors.
Is Richelieu Hardware's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Richelieu Hardware's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €161 Mil. Overall, Richelieu Hardware has a GF Score™ of 86/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Richelieu Hardware's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to SNA and RBC?
Richelieu Hardware's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €161 Mil can be compared against companies in the Industrial 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 an Industrial Products company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Industrial 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 Richelieu Hardware and its competitors. Richelieu Hardware's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €161 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Richelieu Hardware stock overvalued right now?
Richelieu Hardware (FRA:3R2) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €161 Mil. The stock's GF Value™ is €27.34, compared to a current price of €21.80 — trading 20.3% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €161 Mil. Richelieu Hardware's overall GF Score™ is 86/100 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 Richelieu Hardware (FRA:3R2), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €161 Mil as of May. 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 Richelieu Hardware (FRA:3R2) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Richelieu Hardware stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of €21.80 is trading 20.3% below its estimated GF Value™ of €27.34.
Key valuation signals for FRA:3R2:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: €161 Mil
GF Value™: €27.34 vs. price of €21.80 (20.3% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the FRA:3R2 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Richelieu Hardware Ltd is a Canada-based company that imports, manufactures, and distributes specialty hardware and complementary products. The company operates across Canada and the eastern and midwestern regions of the United States. The majority of the company's sales are derived from its operations in Canada. Richelieu's products include Trends and Innovations, New Products, Decorative Hardware, Screws and Fasteners, Furniture Equipment, Hinges Slides and Opening Systems, Kitchen and Bathroom Accessories, Closet and Storage, Lighting Solutions and Accessories, Sinks Washbasins and Faucets, Office Accessories, Sliding System Solutions, and others. The firm majorly serves home furnishing manufacturers, residential and commercial woodworkers, hardware retailers and renovation superstores.
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