Vianet Group (FRA:AS2) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: €7.97 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2026)


FRA:AS2 Vianet Group PLC FRA:AS2
48 GF Score
Price €0.72
GF Value €0.90
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
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What is Vianet Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Vianet Group FRA:AS2 +0.70% 48 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €7.97 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates FRA:AS2 with a GF Score™ of 48/100 and a GF Value™ of €0.90 (Modestly Undervalued). The stock has 5 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. Vianet Group's selling, general, & admin. expense for the six months ended in Mar. 2026 was €3.66 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was €7.97 Mil.


Vianet Group  (FRA:AS2) 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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Vianet Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Vianet 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.

Vianet Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Vianet Group Annual Data
Trend Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24 Mar25 Mar26
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
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Vianet Group Semi-Annual Data
Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23 Mar24 Sep24 Mar25 Sep25 Mar26
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FRA:AS2 vs CTAS, CPRT, ULS: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Vianet 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.


Vianet Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Vianet Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Vianet 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 Mar. 2026 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €7.97 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 €7.97 Mil mean?
Vianet Group (FRA:AS2) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €7.97 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 Vianet Group and its competitors.
Is Vianet Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Vianet Group's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €7.97 Mil. Overall, Vianet Group has a GF Score™ of 48/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Vianet Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to CTAS and CPRT?
Vianet Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €7.97 Mil can be compared against companies in the Business Services 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 Business Services company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Business Services 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 Vianet Group and its competitors. Vianet Group's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €7.97 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Vianet Group stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Vianet Group (FRA:AS2) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is €0.90, compared to a current price of €0.72 — trading 20.6% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €7.97 Mil. Vianet Group's overall GF Score™ is 48/100 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 Vianet Group (FRA:AS2), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €7.97 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 Vianet Group (FRA:AS2) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Vianet Group stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of €0.72 is trading 20.6% below its estimated GF Value™ of €0.90. GuruFocus considers Vianet Group to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for FRA:AS2:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: €7.97 Mil
  • GF Value™: €0.90 vs. price of €0.72 (20.6% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 48/100 with 5 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the FRA:AS2 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Vianet Group Business Description

Other Exchanges VNET:UK
Address One Surtees Way, Surtees Business Park, Stockton on Tees, GBR, TS18 3HR
Vianet Group PLC is a provider of actionable management information and business insight created by combining data from the smart Internet of Things solutions and external information sources. Smart Zones include Data insight and actionable data services as well as design, product development, sale, and rental of fluid monitoring equipment. The business of the group is divided into two divisions: Smart Machines, Smart Zones and Corporate/Technology. The company generates maximum revenue from the Smart Zones segment. Geographically, the company derives maximum of the revenue from the United Kingdom and has a presence in the Rest of Europe and the United States/Canada.
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