Ceres Power Holdings (FRA:CFJ) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: €24.93 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2025)

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FRA:CFJ Ceres Power Holdings PLC FRA:CFJ
50 GF Score
Price €2.36
GF Value €1.94
Valuation Modestly Overvalued
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What is Ceres Power Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Ceres Power Holdings FRA:CFJ +4.42% 50 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €24.93 Mil as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus rates FRA:CFJ with a GF Score™ of 50/100 and a GF Value™ of €1.94 (Modestly 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. Ceres Power Holdings's selling, general, & admin. expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2025 was €13.16 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was €24.93 Mil.


Ceres Power Holdings  (FRA:CFJ) 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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Ceres Power Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Ceres Power Holdings'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.

Ceres Power Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Ceres Power Holdings Annual Data
Trend Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
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Ceres Power Holdings Semi-Annual Data
Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24 Jun25 Dec25
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FRA:CFJ vs VRT, BE: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, Ceres Power Holdings'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.


Ceres Power Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Ceres Power Holdings's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Ceres Power Holdings's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.


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Ceres Power Holdings 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 semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €24.93 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 €24.93 Mil mean?
Ceres Power Holdings (FRA:CFJ) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €24.93 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 Ceres Power Holdings and its competitors.
Is Ceres Power Holdings' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Ceres Power Holdings' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €24.93 Mil. Overall, Ceres Power Holdings has a GF Score™ of 50/100 and is considered Modestly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Ceres Power Holdings' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to VRT and BE?
Ceres Power Holdings' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €24.93 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 Ceres Power Holdings and its competitors. Ceres Power Holdings's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €24.93 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Ceres Power Holdings stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Ceres Power Holdings (FRA:CFJ) is currently considered Modestly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is €1.94, compared to a current price of €2.36 — trading 21.6% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €24.93 Mil. Ceres Power Holdings' overall GF Score™ is 50/100 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 Ceres Power Holdings (FRA:CFJ), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €24.93 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 Ceres Power Holdings (FRA:CFJ) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Ceres Power Holdings stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of €2.36 is trading 21.6% above its estimated GF Value™ of €1.94. GuruFocus considers Ceres Power Holdings to be Modestly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for FRA:CFJ:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: €24.93 Mil
  • GF Value™: €1.94 vs. price of €2.36 (21.6% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 50/100 with 4 warning signs

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


Ceres Power Holdings Business Description

Address Foundry Lane, Viking House, Horsham, West Sussex, GBR, RH13 5PX
Ceres Power Holdings PLC is a primary developer of clean energy technology fuel cells for power generation and electrolysers to produce green hydrogen. Its licensing model enables partners to develop solid oxide technology supporting greater electrification of energy systems, including AI data centres, commercial and industrial applications, and produce green hydrogen at high efficiencies as a route to decarbonise emissions-intensive industries such as ammonia, steelmaking and electrofuels. The majority of revenue comes from Asian country followed by Europe and North America.
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