Metall Zug (LTS:0QLX) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: CHF61.6 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2025)

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LTS:0QLX Metall Zug Ltd LTS:0QLX
60 GF Score
Price CHF729.00
GF Value CHF763.34
Valuation Fairly Valued
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What is Metall Zug Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Metall Zug LTS:0QLX 60 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CHF61.6 Mil as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus rates LTS:0QLX with a GF Score™ of 60/100 and a GF Value™ of CHF763.34 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 3 warning signs investors should review.

Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Metall Zug's selling, general, & admin. expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2025 was CHF30.6 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was CHF61.6 Mil.


Metall Zug  (LTS:0QLX) 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.


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Metall Zug Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Metall Zug'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.

Metall Zug Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Metall Zug Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
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Metall Zug Semi-Annual Data
Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24 Jun25 Dec25
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LTS:0QLX vs ABT, SYK, MDT: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Medical Devices subindustry, Metall Zug'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.


Metall Zug Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Metall Zug's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Metall Zug's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.


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Metall Zug 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 Dec. 2025 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was CHF61.6 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 CHF61.6 Mil mean?
Metall Zug (LTS:0QLX) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of CHF61.6 Mil as of Dec. 2025. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Metall Zug and its competitors.
Is Metall Zug's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Metall Zug's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CHF61.6 Mil. Overall, Metall Zug has a GF Score™ of 60/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Metall Zug's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to ABT and SYK?
Metall Zug's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of CHF61.6 Mil can be compared against companies in the Medical Devices & Instruments 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 Medical Devices & Instruments company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Medical Devices & Instruments 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 Metall Zug and its competitors. Metall Zug's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CHF61.6 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Metall Zug stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Metall Zug (LTS:0QLX) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is CHF763.34, compared to a current price of CHF729.00 — trading 4.5% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CHF61.6 Mil. Metall Zug's overall GF Score™ is 60/100 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 Metall Zug (LTS:0QLX), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CHF61.6 Mil as of Dec. 2025. 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 Metall Zug (LTS:0QLX) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Metall Zug stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of CHF729.00 is trading 4.5% below its estimated GF Value™ of CHF763.34. GuruFocus considers Metall Zug to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for LTS:0QLX:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: CHF61.6 Mil
  • GF Value™: CHF763.34 vs. price of CHF729.00 (4.5% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 60/100 with 3 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the LTS:0QLX stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Metall Zug Business Description

Address Industriestrasse 66, Zug, CHE, 6302
Metall Zug Ltd is engaged in the industrial sector. The company is organized, into business segments namely; Medical Devices which comprises of products and services for diagnosis and surgery, mainly in the fields of ophthalmology and microsurgery; Technologycluster & Infrastructure is engaged in Management and development of real estate; and Investments & Corporate. The majority of its revenue is generated from the Medical Devices segment. Geographically, the company operates in Switzerland, Europe (excluding Switzerland), the Americas, and Asia /Pacific/Others, and the majority of its revenue is generated from the Americas region.
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