Datron AG (FRA:DAR) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: €2.54 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2025)

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FRA:DAR Datron AG FRA:DAR
85 GF Score
Price €7.85
GF Value €14.57
Valuation Significantly Undervalued
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What is Datron AG Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Datron AG FRA:DAR -1.26% 85 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €2.54 Mil as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus rates FRA:DAR with a GF Score™ of 85/100 and a GF Value™ of €14.57 (Significantly Undervalued). 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. Datron AG's selling, general, & admin. expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2025 was €1.42 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was €2.54 Mil.


Datron AG  (FRA:DAR) 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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Datron AG Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Datron AG'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.

Datron AG Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Datron AG Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.31 2.05 2.26 2.46 2.54

Datron AG Semi-Annual Data
Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24 Jun25 Dec25
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FRA:DAR vs GEV, ETN, PH: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Datron AG'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.


Datron AG Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Industrial Products Industry

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

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


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Datron AG 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 €2.54 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 €2.54 Mil mean?
Datron AG (FRA:DAR) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €2.54 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 Datron AG and its competitors.
Is Datron AG's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Datron AG's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €2.54 Mil. Overall, Datron AG has a GF Score™ of 85/100 and is considered Significantly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Datron AG's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to GEV and ETN?
Datron AG's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €2.54 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 Datron AG and its competitors. Datron AG's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €2.54 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Datron AG stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Datron AG (FRA:DAR) is currently considered Significantly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is €14.57, compared to a current price of €7.85 — trading 46.1% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €2.54 Mil. Datron AG'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 Datron AG (FRA:DAR), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €2.54 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 Datron AG (FRA:DAR) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Datron AG stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of €7.85 is trading 46.1% below its estimated GF Value™ of €14.57. GuruFocus considers Datron AG to be Significantly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for FRA:DAR:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: €2.54 Mil
  • GF Value™: €14.57 vs. price of €7.85 (46.1% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 85/100 with 6 warning signs

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


Datron AG Business Description

Other Exchanges DAR:Germany
Address In Den Gansackern 5, Muhltal, HE, DEU, D - 64367
Datron AG group specializes in the development, production, and sale of high-speed CNC milling machines, dental milling machines, high-performance dosing machines, milling tools as well as device-specific software and after-sales services specialized. DATRON high-speed CNC milling machines are particularly suitable for processing future-oriented materials such as aluminum and composite materials. The dental milling machines ensure efficient processing of all common denture materials in dental laboratories. The high-performance metering machines are ideal for industrial sealing and adhesive applications.
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