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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. HORNBACH Baumarkt AG's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
six
months ended in Feb. 2026 was €319 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2026 was €319 Mil.
HORNBACH Baumarkt AG (LTS:0ENN) 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.
HORNBACH Baumarkt AG Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
HORNBACH Baumarkt AG Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for HORNBACH Baumarkt 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.
HORNBACH Baumarkt AG Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
LTS:0ENN vs HD, LOW, FND: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Home Improvement Retail subindustry, HORNBACH Baumarkt 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.
HORNBACH Baumarkt AG Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Retail - Cyclical Industry
For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, HORNBACH Baumarkt AG's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where HORNBACH Baumarkt AG's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
HORNBACH Baumarkt 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.
For stock reported annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Selling, General, & Admin. Expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2026 was €319 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 €319 Mil mean?
HORNBACH Baumarkt AG (LTS:0ENN) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €319 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 HORNBACH Baumarkt AG and its competitors.
Is HORNBACH Baumarkt AG's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
HORNBACH Baumarkt AG's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €319 Mil. Overall, HORNBACH Baumarkt AG has a GF Score™ of 24/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does HORNBACH Baumarkt AG's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to HD and LOW?
HORNBACH Baumarkt AG's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €319 Mil can be compared against companies in the Retail - Cyclical 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 Retail - Cyclical company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Retail - Cyclical 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 HORNBACH Baumarkt AG and its competitors. HORNBACH Baumarkt AG's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €319 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is HORNBACH Baumarkt AG stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, HORNBACH Baumarkt AG (LTS:0ENN) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is €61.41, compared to a current price of €62.00 — trading 1% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €319 Mil. HORNBACH Baumarkt AG's overall GF Score™ is 24/100 with 3 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 HORNBACH Baumarkt AG (LTS:0ENN), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €319 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 HORNBACH Baumarkt AG (LTS:0ENN) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, HORNBACH Baumarkt AG stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of €62.00 is trading 1% above its estimated GF Value™ of €61.41.
GuruFocus considers HORNBACH Baumarkt AG to be Fairly Valued.
Key valuation signals for LTS:0ENN:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: €319 Mil
GF Value™: €61.41 vs. price of €62.00 (1% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the LTS:0ENN stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
HORNBACH Baumarkt AG is a German company that operates megastores and offers do-it-yourself (DIY), home improvement, and gardening products. The company also operates in other European countries, including Austria, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, Switzerland, and Romania. The company conducts its activities through its Retail and Real estate segments. The Retail segment operates DIY megastores and garden centers, while the Real estate segment focuses on retail properties. The stores' product range includes hardware/electrical, paint/wallpaper/flooring, construction materials, sanitary tiles, and garden products. The majority of the company's sales are derived from its retail segment.
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