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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Tiger Brands's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
six
months ended in Mar. 2026 was €141 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was €266 Mil.
Tiger Brands (FRA:UG5A) 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.
Tiger Brands Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Tiger Brands Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Tiger Brands'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.
Tiger Brands Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
FRA:UG5A vs KHC, GIS: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Tiger Brands'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.
Tiger Brands Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Consumer Packaged Goods Industry
For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Tiger Brands's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Tiger Brands's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Tiger Brands 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 semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €266 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 €266 Mil mean?
Tiger Brands (FRA:UG5A) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €266 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 Tiger Brands and its competitors.
Is Tiger Brands' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Tiger Brands' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €266 Mil. Overall, Tiger Brands has a GF Score™ of 82/100 and is considered Modestly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Tiger Brands' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to KHC and GIS?
Tiger Brands' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €266 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 Tiger Brands and its competitors. Tiger Brands's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €266 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Tiger Brands stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Tiger Brands (FRA:UG5A) is currently considered Modestly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is €13.63, compared to a current price of €15.10 — trading 10.8% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €266 Mil. Tiger Brands' overall GF Score™ is 82/100 with 2 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 Tiger Brands (FRA:UG5A), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €266 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 Tiger Brands (FRA:UG5A) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Tiger Brands stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of €15.10 is trading 10.8% above its estimated GF Value™ of €13.63.
GuruFocus considers Tiger Brands to be Modestly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for FRA:UG5A:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: €266 Mil
GF Value™: €13.63 vs. price of €15.10 (10.8% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the FRA:UG5A stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Tiger Brands Ltd is an African producer and distributor of branded food, beverage, home, and personal care products. Its operations are predominantly in Southern Africa, with additional market presence in other parts of the African continent through exports. The company's reportable product segments are Milling and Baking, Grains, Culinary, Snacks, Treats and Beverages, Home, Personal and Baby Care. The company derives the majority of revenue from the product sales of the Culinary segment, which includes canned fruit and vegetables, condiments and ingredients, spreads, baby nutrition and Davita exports.
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