Alexander & Baldwin (FRA:ABU) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: €24.6 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2025)

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FRA:ABU Alexander & Baldwin Inc FRA:ABU
71 GF Score
Price €17.80
GF Value €13.88
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What is Alexander & Baldwin Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Alexander & Baldwin FRA:ABU 71 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €24.6 Mil as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus rates FRA:ABU with a GF Score™ of 71/100 and a GF Value™ of €13.88. The stock has 10 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. Alexander & Baldwin's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2025 was €6.9 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was €24.6 Mil.


Alexander & Baldwin  (FRA:ABU) 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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Alexander & Baldwin Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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Alexander & Baldwin Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Alexander & Baldwin Annual Data
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Alexander & Baldwin Quarterly Data
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FRA:ABU vs ALX, CBL, GTY: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the REIT - Retail subindustry, Alexander & Baldwin'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.


Alexander & Baldwin Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs REITs Industry

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

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


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Alexander & Baldwin 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 Dec. 2025 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €24.6 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 €24.6 Mil mean?
Alexander & Baldwin (FRA:ABU) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €24.6 Mil as of Dec. 2025. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Alexander & Baldwin and its competitors.
Is Alexander & Baldwin's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Alexander & Baldwin's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €24.6 Mil. Overall, Alexander & Baldwin has a GF Score™ of 71/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Alexander & Baldwin's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to ALX and CBL?
Alexander & Baldwin's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €24.6 Mil can be compared against companies in the REITs 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 REITs company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the REITs 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 Alexander & Baldwin and its competitors. Alexander & Baldwin's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €24.6 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Alexander & Baldwin stock overvalued right now?
Alexander & Baldwin (FRA:ABU) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €24.6 Mil. The stock's GF Value™ is €13.88, compared to a current price of €17.80 — trading 28.2% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €24.6 Mil. Alexander & Baldwin's overall GF Score™ is 71/100 with 10 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 Alexander & Baldwin (FRA:ABU), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €24.6 Mil as of Dec. 2025. 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 Alexander & Baldwin (FRA:ABU) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Alexander & Baldwin stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of €17.80 is trading 28.2% above its estimated GF Value™ of €13.88.

Key valuation signals for FRA:ABU:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: €24.6 Mil
  • GF Value™: €13.88 vs. price of €17.80 (28.2% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 71/100 with 10 warning signs

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


Alexander & Baldwin Business Description

Industry Real EstateREITs
Address 822 Bishop Street, Post Office Box 3440, Honolulu, HI, USA, 96801
Alexander & Baldwin Inc is a Hawaii commercial real estate company. The group owns, operates, and manages a million square feet of retail, industrial, and office space in Hawaii. It is a real estate investment trust (REIT) and the owner of grocery and drug-anchored retail centers in the state. It functions through two segments, namely Commercial Real Estate and Land Operations. The Commercial Real Estate segment owns and manages retail, industrial spaces, and also urban ground leases in Hawaii, thereby accounting for a majority of the company's revenue. The Land Operations segment actively manages the company's land and real estate-related assets and makes optimum utilization of these assets. Geographically, the activities are carried out across the United States.
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