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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Advance Auto Parts's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was MXN19,457 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was MXN64,529 Mil.
Advance Auto Parts (MEX:AAP) 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.
Advance Auto Parts Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Advance Auto Parts Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Advance Auto Parts'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.
Advance Auto Parts Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
MEX:AAP vs DORM, PHIN, ATMU: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Auto Parts subindustry, Advance Auto Parts'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.
Advance Auto Parts Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Vehicles & Parts Industry
For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Advance Auto Parts's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Advance Auto Parts's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Advance Auto Parts 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 MXN64,529 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 MXN64,529 Mil mean?
Advance Auto Parts (MEX:AAP) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of MXN64,529 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 Advance Auto Parts and its competitors.
Is Advance Auto Parts' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Advance Auto Parts' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is MXN64,529 Mil. Overall, Advance Auto Parts has a GF Score™ of 55/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Advance Auto Parts' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to DORM and PHIN?
Advance Auto Parts' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of MXN64,529 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 Advance Auto Parts and its competitors. Advance Auto Parts's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is MXN64,529 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Advance Auto Parts stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Advance Auto Parts (MEX:AAP) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is MXN948.33, compared to a current price of MXN968.18 — trading 2.1% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is MXN64,529 Mil. Advance Auto Parts' overall GF Score™ is 55/100 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 Advance Auto Parts (MEX:AAP), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is MXN64,529 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 Advance Auto Parts (MEX:AAP) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Advance Auto Parts stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of MXN968.18 is trading 2.1% above its estimated GF Value™ of MXN948.33.
GuruFocus considers Advance Auto Parts to be Fairly Valued.
Key valuation signals for MEX:AAP:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: MXN64,529 Mil
GF Value™: MXN948.33 vs. price of MXN968.18 (2.1% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the MEX:AAP stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Advance Auto Parts is a leading auto-parts retailer in North America with more than 4,000 store and branch locations. About half of the firm's sales are geared toward the professional channel, with the remaining sales in the do-it-yourself market. Through its vast store footprint and distribution network, Advance manages thousands of stock-keeping units for various vehicle makes and models. The retailer primarily competes on inventory availability and service speed, making the operating efficiency of its hub-and-spoke distribution model critical to meeting customer needs.
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