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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Travis Perkins's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2025 was €594 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was €1,225 Mil.
Travis Perkins (FRA:LFPB) 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.
Travis Perkins Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Travis Perkins Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Travis Perkins'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.
Travis Perkins Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
FRA:LFPB vs GWW, FAST, FERG: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Industrial Distribution subindustry, Travis Perkins'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.
Travis Perkins Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Industrial Distribution Industry
For the Industrial Distribution industry and Industrials sector, Travis Perkins's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Travis Perkins's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Travis Perkins 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 €1,225 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 €1,225 Mil mean?
Travis Perkins (FRA:LFPB) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €1,225 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 Travis Perkins and its competitors.
Is Travis Perkins' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Travis Perkins' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €1,225 Mil. Overall, Travis Perkins has a GF Score™ of 72/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Travis Perkins' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to GWW and FAST?
Travis Perkins' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €1,225 Mil can be compared against companies in the Industrial Distribution 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 Distribution company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Industrial Distribution 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 Travis Perkins and its competitors. Travis Perkins's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €1,225 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Travis Perkins stock overvalued right now?
Travis Perkins (FRA:LFPB) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €1,225 Mil. The stock's GF Value™ is €8.25, compared to a current price of €6.40 — trading 22.4% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €1,225 Mil. Travis Perkins' overall GF Score™ is 72/100 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 Travis Perkins (FRA:LFPB), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €1,225 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 Travis Perkins (FRA:LFPB) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Travis Perkins stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of €6.40 is trading 22.4% below its estimated GF Value™ of €8.25.
Key valuation signals for FRA:LFPB:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: €1,225 Mil
GF Value™: €8.25 vs. price of €6.40 (22.4% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the FRA:LFPB stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Travis Perkins PLC makes and sells products to the construction and home improvement industries in the United Kingdom. It offers commercial and industrial heating and cooling solutions, air conditioning, refrigeration, heat pump equipment and installation materials, and interior building products, among others. The company organizes itself into two segments: Merchanting, which generates maximum revenue, and Toolstation. The Merchanting segment sells building materials at prices specifically negotiated with customers, with variation in the products offered in each branch. The Toolstation segment includes both the UK and Benelux businesses, and sells building materials at a fixed price, with a fixed range in each store. Geographically, the company mainly operates in the United Kingdom.
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