Lifeway Foods (FRA:LWF) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: €37.0 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2026)

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FRA:LWF Lifeway Foods Inc FRA:LWF
85 GF Score
Price €26.60
GF Value €22.19
Valuation Modestly Overvalued
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What is Lifeway Foods Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Lifeway Foods FRA:LWF -1.48% 85 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €37.0 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates FRA:LWF with a GF Score™ of 85/100 and a GF Value™ of €22.19 (Modestly Overvalued). The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review.

Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Lifeway Foods's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was €9.4 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was €37.0 Mil.


Lifeway Foods  (FRA:LWF) 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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Lifeway Foods Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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

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Lifeway Foods Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Lifeway Foods Annual Data
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Lifeway Foods Quarterly Data
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FRA:LWF vs USNA, ENHA, NATR: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Lifeway Foods'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.


Lifeway Foods Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Lifeway Foods's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Lifeway Foods 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 quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €37.0 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 €37.0 Mil mean?
Lifeway Foods (FRA:LWF) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €37.0 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 Lifeway Foods and its competitors.
Is Lifeway Foods' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Lifeway Foods' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €37.0 Mil. Overall, Lifeway Foods has a GF Score™ of 85/100 and is considered Modestly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Lifeway Foods' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to USNA and ENHA?
Lifeway Foods' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €37.0 Mil can be compared against companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods 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 Consumer Packaged Goods company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Consumer Packaged Goods 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 Lifeway Foods and its competitors. Lifeway Foods's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €37.0 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Lifeway Foods stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Lifeway Foods (FRA:LWF) is currently considered Modestly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is €22.19, compared to a current price of €26.60 — trading 19.9% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €37.0 Mil. Lifeway Foods' overall GF Score™ is 85/100 with 1 warning sign 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 Lifeway Foods (FRA:LWF), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €37.0 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 Lifeway Foods (FRA:LWF) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Lifeway Foods stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of €26.60 is trading 19.9% above its estimated GF Value™ of €22.19. GuruFocus considers Lifeway Foods to be Modestly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for FRA:LWF:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: €37.0 Mil
  • GF Value™: €22.19 vs. price of €26.60 (19.9% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 85/100 with 1 warning sign

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


Lifeway Foods Business Description

Other Exchanges LWAY:USA
Address 6431 West Oakton Street, Morton Grove, IL, USA, 60053
Lifeway Foods Inc is engaged in manufacturing probiotic, cultured, functional dairy health food products. Its primary product is drinkable kefir, which is a cultured dairy product. Its product categories are Drinkable Kefir, which is the key revenue-driving product, European-style soft cheeses, Cream, ProBugs, Frozen Kefir, and Other dairy. The company manufactures and markets products under the Lifeway and Fresh Made brand names, as well as under private labels on behalf of customers. It sells the products through a direct sales force, brokers, and distributors.
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