HolidayCheck Group AG (HAM:HOC) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: €15.38 Mil (TTM As of Sep. 2021)

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What is HolidayCheck Group AG Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

HolidayCheck Group AG HAM:HOC 10 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €15.38 Mil as of Sep. 2021. GuruFocus rates HAM:HOC with a GF Score™ of 10/100.

Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. HolidayCheck Group AG's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2021 was €12.58 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2021 was €15.38 Mil.


HolidayCheck Group AG  (HAM:HOC) 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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HolidayCheck Group AG Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for HolidayCheck Group AG'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.

HolidayCheck Group AG Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

HolidayCheck Group AG Annual Data
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HolidayCheck Group AG Quarterly Data
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HAM:HOC vs BKNG, ABNB, TCOM: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Travel Services subindustry, HolidayCheck Group AG'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.


HolidayCheck Group AG Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Travel & Leisure Industry

For the Travel & Leisure industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, HolidayCheck Group AG's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where HolidayCheck Group AG's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.


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HolidayCheck Group AG 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. 2021 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €15.38 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 €15.38 Mil mean?
HolidayCheck Group AG (HAM:HOC) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €15.38 Mil as of Sep. 2021. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on HolidayCheck Group AG and its competitors.
Is HolidayCheck Group AG's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
HolidayCheck Group AG's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €15.38 Mil. Overall, HolidayCheck Group AG has a GF Score™ of 10/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does HolidayCheck Group AG's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to BKNG and ABNB?
HolidayCheck Group AG's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €15.38 Mil can be compared against companies in the Travel & Leisure 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 Travel & Leisure company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Travel & Leisure 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 HolidayCheck Group AG and its competitors. HolidayCheck Group AG's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €15.38 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is HolidayCheck Group AG stock overvalued right now?
HolidayCheck Group AG (HAM:HOC) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €15.38 Mil. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €15.38 Mil. HolidayCheck Group AG's overall GF Score™ is 10/100. 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 HolidayCheck Group AG (HAM:HOC), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €15.38 Mil as of Sep. 2021. 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.

HolidayCheck Group AG Business Description

Address Neumarkter Strasse 61, Munich, DEU, 81673
HolidayCheck Group AG is a European digital company for holidaymakers. Its business activities include the operation of hotel rating and travel booking portals and rental car portal. Its core sales markets for the web portals are Australia, Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, and Switzerland. It derives revenue in the form of brokerage on travel and hotel booking and online advertising.
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