Avenir Telecom (FRA:AW5) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: €4.77 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2026)

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FRA:AW5 Avenir Telecom FRA:AW5
20 GF Score
Price €0.08
GF Value €0.04
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
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What is Avenir Telecom Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Avenir Telecom FRA:AW5 20 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €4.77 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates FRA:AW5 with a GF Score™ of 20/100 and a GF Value™ of €0.04 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 4 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. Avenir Telecom's selling, general, & admin. expense for the six months ended in Mar. 2026 was €2.48 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was €4.77 Mil.


Avenir Telecom  (FRA:AW5) 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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Avenir Telecom Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Avenir Telecom's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense can be seen below:

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* 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.

Avenir Telecom Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Avenir Telecom Annual Data
Trend Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24 Mar25 Mar26
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
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Avenir Telecom 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:AW5 vs CSCO, MSI, HPE: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Avenir Telecom'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.


Avenir Telecom Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Avenir Telecom's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Avenir Telecom 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 €4.77 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 €4.77 Mil mean?
Avenir Telecom (FRA:AW5) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €4.77 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 Avenir Telecom and its competitors.
Is Avenir Telecom's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Avenir Telecom's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €4.77 Mil. Overall, Avenir Telecom has a GF Score™ of 20/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Avenir Telecom's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to CSCO and MSI?
Avenir Telecom's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €4.77 Mil can be compared against companies in the Hardware 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 Hardware company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Hardware 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 Avenir Telecom and its competitors. Avenir Telecom's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €4.77 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Avenir Telecom stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Avenir Telecom (FRA:AW5) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is €0.04, compared to a current price of €0.08 — trading 102.5% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €4.77 Mil. Avenir Telecom's overall GF Score™ is 20/100 with 4 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 Avenir Telecom (FRA:AW5), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €4.77 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 Avenir Telecom (FRA:AW5) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Avenir Telecom stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of €0.08 is trading 102.5% above its estimated GF Value™ of €0.04. GuruFocus considers Avenir Telecom to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for FRA:AW5:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: €4.77 Mil
  • GF Value™: €0.04 vs. price of €0.08 (102.5% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 20/100 with 4 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the FRA:AW5 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Avenir Telecom Business Description

Address 208, Bd de Plombieres, Marseille, FRA, 13581
Avenir Telecom is a France-based company engaged in designing and distributing phone and accessories. The products are sold in over 55 countries.
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