Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. OSRAM Licht AG's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was €111.0 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was €111.0 Mil.
OSRAM Licht AG (HAM:OSR) 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.
OSRAM Licht AG Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
OSRAM Licht AG Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for OSRAM Licht 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.
OSRAM Licht AG Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
HAM:OSR vs VRT, BE, HUBB: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, OSRAM Licht 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.
OSRAM Licht AG Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Industrial Products Industry
For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, OSRAM Licht AG's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where OSRAM Licht AG's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
OSRAM Licht 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 Mar. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €111.0 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 €111.0 Mil mean?
OSRAM Licht AG (HAM:OSR) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €111.0 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 OSRAM Licht AG and its competitors.
Is OSRAM Licht AG's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
OSRAM Licht AG's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €111.0 Mil. Overall, OSRAM Licht AG has a GF Score™ of 64/100 and is considered Modestly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does OSRAM Licht AG's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to VRT and BE?
OSRAM Licht AG's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €111.0 Mil can be compared against companies in the Industrial Products 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 an Industrial Products company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Industrial Products 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 OSRAM Licht AG and its competitors. OSRAM Licht AG's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €111.0 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is OSRAM Licht AG stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, OSRAM Licht AG (HAM:OSR) is currently considered Modestly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is €43.06, compared to a current price of €53.20 — trading 23.5% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €111.0 Mil. OSRAM Licht AG's overall GF Score™ is 64/100 with 5 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 OSRAM Licht AG (HAM:OSR), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €111.0 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 OSRAM Licht AG (HAM:OSR) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, OSRAM Licht AG stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of €53.20 is trading 23.5% above its estimated GF Value™ of €43.06.
GuruFocus considers OSRAM Licht AG to be Modestly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for HAM:OSR:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: €111.0 Mil
GF Value™: €43.06 vs. price of €53.20 (23.5% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the HAM:OSR stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
OSRAM Licht AG is a provider of lighting and sensor technology solutions. The company's products include LED's, Drivers, Lasers, Photodetectors, multi-chips, Sensor solutions, Interfaces, Full-service foundry, ASICs and customized solutions, Lamps, and Boards, kits & accessories. Its segments include Opto Semiconductors (OS), CMOS Sensors & ASICs (CSA), and the Lamps & Systems (L&S) segments. The Opto Semiconductors and CMOS Sensors & ASICs segments cover semiconductor-based products and solutions (including LEDs) for customers in the automotive, consumer, industrial, and medical technology end markets. The Lamps & Systems segment includes lamps and lighting systems; it focuses on the automotive and industrial end markets.
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