Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. SemiLEDs's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Feb. 2026 was $0.58 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2026 was $2.84 Mil.
SemiLEDs (NAS:LEDS) 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.
SemiLEDs Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
SemiLEDs Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for SemiLEDs'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.
LEDS vs PRSO, GUER, MOBX: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Semiconductors subindustry, SemiLEDs'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.
SemiLEDs Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Semiconductors Industry
For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, SemiLEDs's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where SemiLEDs's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
SemiLEDs 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 Feb. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $2.84 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 $2.84 Mil mean?
SemiLEDs (LEDS) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $2.84 Mil as of Feb. 2026. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on SemiLEDs and its competitors.
Is SemiLEDs' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
SemiLEDs' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $2.84 Mil. Overall, SemiLEDs has a GF Score™ of 51/100 and is considered Possible Value Trap, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does SemiLEDs' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to PRSO and GUER?
SemiLEDs' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $2.84 Mil can be compared against companies in the Semiconductors 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 Semiconductors company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Semiconductors 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 SemiLEDs and its competitors. SemiLEDs's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $2.84 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is SemiLEDs stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, SemiLEDs (LEDS) is currently considered Possible Value Trap. The stock's GF Value™ is $6.01, compared to a current price of $1.57 — trading 73.9% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $2.84 Mil. SemiLEDs' overall GF Score™ is 51/100 with 4 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 SemiLEDs (LEDS), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $2.84 Mil as of Feb. 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 SemiLEDs (LEDS) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, SemiLEDs stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of $1.57 is trading 73.9% below its estimated GF Value™ of $6.01.
GuruFocus considers SemiLEDs to be Possible Value Trap.
Key valuation signals for LEDS:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $2.84 Mil
GF Value™: $6.01 vs. price of $1.57 (73.9% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the LEDS stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
SemiLEDs Corp develops, manufactures, and sells light-emitting diode chips and LED components. The company's products include LED Chips, LED Components, and Lighting Products. Its products are used for general lighting applications, including street lights and commercial, industrial, system, and residential lighting; specialty industrial applications, such as ultraviolet, or Ultraviolet, curing of polymers, LED light therapy in medical/cosmetic applications, counterfeit detection, LED lighting for horticulture applications, architectural lighting and entertainment lighting. Substantial revenue is generated from the sale of LED components products. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from Japan.
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