Albert Labs International (FRA:VB50) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: €-0.03 Mil (TTM As of Sep. 2023)

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What is Albert Labs International Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Albert Labs International FRA:VB50 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €-0.03 Mil as of Sep. 2023.

Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Albert Labs International's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was €0.01 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2023 was €-0.03 Mil.


Albert Labs International  (FRA:VB50) 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.


Albert Labs International Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms


Albert Labs International Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Albert Labs International's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense can be seen below:

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* 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.

Albert Labs International Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Albert Labs International Annual Data
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Albert Labs International Quarterly Data
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FRA:VB50 vs VRTX, REGN, SGEN: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Albert Labs International'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.


Albert Labs International Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Albert Labs International's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Albert Labs International's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.



Albert Labs International 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 Sep. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €-0.03 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 €-0.03 Mil mean?
Albert Labs International (FRA:VB50) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €-0.03 Mil as of Sep. 2023. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Albert Labs International and its competitors.
Is Albert Labs International's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Albert Labs International's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €-0.03 Mil.
How does Albert Labs International's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to VRTX and REGN?
Albert Labs International's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €-0.03 Mil can be compared against companies in the Biotechnology 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 Biotechnology company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Biotechnology 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 Albert Labs International and its competitors. Albert Labs International's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €-0.03 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Albert Labs International stock overvalued right now?
Albert Labs International (FRA:VB50) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €-0.03 Mil. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €-0.03 Mil. 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 Albert Labs International (FRA:VB50), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €-0.03 Mil as of Sep. 2023. 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.

Albert Labs International Business Description

Address 201-6996 Merritt Avenue, Burnaby, BC, CAN, V5J 4R6
Albert Labs International Corp is a laboratory-based, clinical research, and drug development enterprise addressing mental health care needs. The company is focusing on Real World Evidence (RWE) the company will initially look to commercialize its mycelium-based KRN-101 medicine and treatment with the help of a clinical pathway.