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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. GL-Carlink Technology Holding's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2025 was €32.53 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was €55.37 Mil.
GL-Carlink Technology Holding (FRA:U7Y) 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.
GL-Carlink Technology Holding Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
GL-Carlink Technology Holding Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
* 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.
GL-Carlink Technology Holding Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
FRA:U7Y vs ORLY, AZO: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Auto Parts subindustry, GL-Carlink Technology Holding'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.
GL-Carlink Technology Holding Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Vehicles & Parts Industry
For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, GL-Carlink Technology Holding's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where GL-Carlink Technology Holding's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
GL-Carlink Technology Holding 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 €55.37 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 €55.37 Mil mean?
GL-Carlink Technology Holding (FRA:U7Y) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €55.37 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 GL-Carlink Technology Holding and its competitors.
Is GL-Carlink Technology Holding's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
GL-Carlink Technology Holding's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €55.37 Mil. Overall, GL-Carlink Technology Holding has a GF Score™ of 20/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does GL-Carlink Technology Holding's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to ORLY and AZO?
GL-Carlink Technology Holding's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €55.37 Mil can be compared against companies in the Vehicles & Parts 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 Vehicles & Parts company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Vehicles & Parts 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 GL-Carlink Technology Holding and its competitors. GL-Carlink Technology Holding's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €55.37 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is GL-Carlink Technology Holding stock overvalued right now?
GL-Carlink Technology Holding (FRA:U7Y) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €55.37 Mil. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €55.37 Mil. GL-Carlink Technology Holding'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 GL-Carlink Technology Holding (FRA:U7Y), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €55.37 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.
GL-Carlink Technology Holding Ltd is an in-vehicle hardware and SaaS marketing and management service provider for players within the automotive aftermarket industry in China. The Group focuses on sales of in-vehicle hardware products and provision of SaaS marketing and management services, including SaaS subscription services and SaaS value-added services to industry participants along the industry value chain. The Group generates maximum revenue from SaaS value-added services. The Group's revenue is derived from the PRC.
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