Forestar Group (FRA:4F31) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: €133 Mil (TTM As of Jun. 2026)

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FRA:4F31 Forestar Group Inc FRA:4F31
85 GF Score
Price €25.00
GF Value €25.79
Valuation Fairly Valued
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What is Forestar Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Forestar Group FRA:4F31 +2.46% 85 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €133 Mil as of Jun. 2026. GuruFocus rates FRA:4F31 with a GF Score™ of 85/100 and a GF Value™ of €25.79 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 6 warning signs investors should review.

Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Forestar Group's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was €33 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was €133 Mil.


Forestar Group  (FRA:4F31) 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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Forestar Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Forestar 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.

Forestar Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Forestar Group Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23 Sep24 Sep25
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
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Forestar Group Quarterly Data
Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26 Jun26
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FRA:4F31 vs CCS, FPH, SKYH: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Real Estate - Development subindustry, Forestar 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.


Forestar Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Real Estate Industry

For the Real Estate industry and Real Estate sector, Forestar Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Forestar 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 Jun. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €133 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 €133 Mil mean?
Forestar Group (FRA:4F31) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €133 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 Forestar Group and its competitors.
Is Forestar Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Forestar Group's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €133 Mil. Overall, Forestar Group has a GF Score™ of 85/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Forestar Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to CCS and FPH?
Forestar Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €133 Mil can be compared against companies in the Real Estate 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 Real Estate company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Real Estate 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 Forestar Group and its competitors. Forestar Group's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €133 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Forestar Group stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Forestar Group (FRA:4F31) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is €25.79, compared to a current price of €25.00 — trading 3.1% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €133 Mil. Forestar Group's overall GF Score™ is 85/100 with 6 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 Forestar Group (FRA:4F31), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €133 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 Forestar Group (FRA:4F31) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Forestar Group stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of €25.00 is trading 3.1% below its estimated GF Value™ of €25.79. GuruFocus considers Forestar Group to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for FRA:4F31:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: €133 Mil
  • GF Value™: €25.79 vs. price of €25.00 (3.1% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 85/100 with 6 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the FRA:4F31 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Forestar Group Business Description

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Address 2221 E. Lamar Boulevard, Suite 790, Arlington, TX, USA, 76006
Forestar Group Inc is a residential lot development company engaged in land acquisition and development for the sale of finished single-family residential lots to local, regional, and national homebuilders. The company operates through a single real estate segment, which acquires land, installs infrastructure for residential communities, and generates all revenue from lot sales. Its communities mainly support entry-level, first-time move-up, and active-adult homes, with certain communities also marketed to build-to-rent operators. The company generally invests in entitled, short-duration projects that can be developed in phases to align lot production with market demand and support efficient capital deployment.
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