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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Ford Otomotivnayi AS's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was ₺6,509 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was ₺17,060 Mil.
Ford Otomotivnayi AS (IST:FROTO) 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.
Ford Otomotivnayi AS Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Ford Otomotivnayi AS Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Ford Otomotivnayi AS'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.
Ford Otomotivnayi AS Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
IST:FROTO vs TSLA, GM, F: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Auto Manufacturers subindustry, Ford Otomotivnayi AS'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.
Ford Otomotivnayi AS Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Vehicles & Parts Industry
For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Ford Otomotivnayi AS's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Ford Otomotivnayi AS's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Ford Otomotivnayi AS 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 ₺17,060 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 ₺17,060 Mil mean?
Ford Otomotivnayi AS (IST:FROTO) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ₺17,060 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 Ford Otomotivnayi AS and its competitors.
Is Ford Otomotivnayi AS's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Ford Otomotivnayi AS's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₺17,060 Mil. Overall, Ford Otomotivnayi AS has a GF Score™ of 85/100 and is considered Significantly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Ford Otomotivnayi AS's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to TSLA and GM?
Ford Otomotivnayi AS's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ₺17,060 Mil can be compared against companies in the Vehicles & Parts 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 Vehicles & Parts company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Vehicles & Parts 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 Ford Otomotivnayi AS and its competitors. Ford Otomotivnayi AS's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₺17,060 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Ford Otomotivnayi AS stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Ford Otomotivnayi AS (IST:FROTO) is currently considered Significantly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is ₺128.67, compared to a current price of ₺80.55 — trading 37.4% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₺17,060 Mil. Ford Otomotivnayi AS's overall GF Score™ is 85/100 with 6 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 Ford Otomotivnayi AS (IST:FROTO), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₺17,060 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 Ford Otomotivnayi AS (IST:FROTO) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Ford Otomotivnayi AS stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of ₺80.55 is trading 37.4% below its estimated GF Value™ of ₺128.67.
GuruFocus considers Ford Otomotivnayi AS to be Significantly Undervalued.
Key valuation signals for IST:FROTO:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: ₺17,060 Mil
GF Value™: ₺128.67 vs. price of ₺80.55 (37.4% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the IST:FROTO stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Ford Otomotiv Sanayi AS is an automobile manufacturing company domiciled in Turkey. The company principally manufactures, imports, and distributes passenger vehicles, commercial vehicles, and spare parts and accessories under the Ford brand. The company organises itself into four segments, based on product type: passenger cars, light commercial vehicles, medium commercial vehicles, and trucks. Geographically, domestic sales are most significant, and constitute more than a third of consolidated revenue, followed by England and Germany.
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