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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Harte-Hanks's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Jun. 2026 was $28.7 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was $106.5 Mil.
Harte-Hanks (NAS:HHS) 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.
Harte-Hanks Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Harte-Hanks Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Harte-Hanks'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.
Harte-Hanks Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
HHS vs PLAG, LGPS, PTEEF: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Conglomerates subindustry, Harte-Hanks'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.
Harte-Hanks Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Conglomerates Industry
For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, Harte-Hanks's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Harte-Hanks's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Harte-Hanks 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 Jun. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $106.5 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 $106.5 Mil mean?
Harte-Hanks (HHS) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $106.5 Mil as of Jun. 2026. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Harte-Hanks and its competitors.
Is Harte-Hanks' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Harte-Hanks' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $106.5 Mil. Overall, Harte-Hanks has a GF Score™ of 53/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Harte-Hanks' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to PLAG and LGPS?
Harte-Hanks' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $106.5 Mil can be compared against companies in the Conglomerates 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 Conglomerates company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Conglomerates 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 Harte-Hanks and its competitors. Harte-Hanks's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $106.5 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Harte-Hanks stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Harte-Hanks (HHS) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is $4.15, compared to a current price of $4.36 — trading 5.1% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $106.5 Mil. Harte-Hanks' overall GF Score™ is 53/100 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 Harte-Hanks (HHS), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $106.5 Mil as of Jun. 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 Harte-Hanks (HHS) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Harte-Hanks stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of $4.36 is trading 5.1% above its estimated GF Value™ of $4.15.
GuruFocus considers Harte-Hanks to be Fairly Valued.
Key valuation signals for HHS:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $106.5 Mil
GF Value™: $4.15 vs. price of $4.36 (5.1% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the HHS stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Harte-Hanks Inc is a customer experience company. The company operates three business segments: Revenue Solutions; Customer Care; and Fulfillment & Logistics Services. It derives maximum revenue from Fulfillment & Logistics Services segment. The Fulfillment & Logistics Services segment includes printing, lettershop, advanced mail optimization (including commingling services), logistics and transportation optimization, monitoring and tracking, to support traditional and specialized mailings. The company has a geographic presence in the United States and Other countries. The majority of the revenue is earned from the United States.
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