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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. dorma+kaba Holding AG's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2025 was CHF364 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was CHF744 Mil.
dorma+kaba Holding AG (LTS:0QMS) 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.
dorma+kaba Holding AG Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
dorma+kaba Holding AG Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for dorma+kaba Holding 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.
dorma+kaba Holding AG Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
LTS:0QMS vs TT, JCI, CARR: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Building Products & Equipment subindustry, dorma+kaba Holding 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.
dorma+kaba Holding AG Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Construction Industry
For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, dorma+kaba Holding AG's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where dorma+kaba Holding AG's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
dorma+kaba Holding 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.
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 CHF744 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 CHF744 Mil mean?
dorma+kaba Holding AG (LTS:0QMS) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of CHF744 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 dorma+kaba Holding AG and its competitors.
Is dorma+kaba Holding AG's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
dorma+kaba Holding AG's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CHF744 Mil. Overall, dorma+kaba Holding AG has a GF Score™ of 64/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does dorma+kaba Holding AG's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to TT and JCI?
dorma+kaba Holding AG's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of CHF744 Mil can be compared against companies in the Construction 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 Construction company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Construction 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 dorma+kaba Holding AG and its competitors. dorma+kaba Holding AG's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CHF744 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is dorma+kaba Holding AG stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, dorma+kaba Holding AG (LTS:0QMS) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is CHF52.75, compared to a current price of CHF55.49 — trading 5.2% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CHF744 Mil. dorma+kaba Holding AG's overall GF Score™ is 64/100 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 dorma+kaba Holding AG (LTS:0QMS), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CHF744 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 dorma+kaba Holding AG (LTS:0QMS) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, dorma+kaba Holding AG stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of CHF55.49 is trading 5.2% above its estimated GF Value™ of CHF52.75.
GuruFocus considers dorma+kaba Holding AG to be Fairly Valued.
Key valuation signals for LTS:0QMS:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: CHF744 Mil
GF Value™: CHF52.75 vs. price of CHF55.49 (5.2% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the LTS:0QMS stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
dorma+kaba Holding AG is a security group that provides smart and secure access solutions and systems in the security industry. The group offers products such as Door Hardware, Entrance Systems, Electronic Access & Data, Mechanical Key Systems, Lodging Systems, Safe Locks, Movable Walls, Key Systems, and dormakaba digital. Its Services are Maintenance, Emergency Callout & Repair, Genuine Spare Parts, Modernization & Upgrades, Installation, Training & Webinars, Consulting, and Digital Services. The company has two operating segments: Access Solutions and Key & Wall Solutions and OEM. It generates the majority of its revenue from the Access Solutions segment.
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