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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Foley Wines's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2025 was NZ$7.05 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was NZ$16.59 Mil.
Foley Wines (NZSE:FWL) 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.
Foley Wines Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Foley Wines Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Foley Wines'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.
Foley Wines Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
NZSE:FWL vs BF.B: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries subindustry, Foley Wines'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.
Foley Wines Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Beverages - Alcoholic Industry
For the Beverages - Alcoholic industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Foley Wines's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Foley Wines's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Foley Wines 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 NZ$16.59 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 NZ$16.59 Mil mean?
Foley Wines (NZSE:FWL) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of NZ$16.59 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 Foley Wines and its competitors.
Is Foley Wines' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Foley Wines' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NZ$16.59 Mil. Overall, Foley Wines has a GF Score™ of 28/100 and is considered Possible Value Trap, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Foley Wines' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to BF.B?
Foley Wines' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of NZ$16.59 Mil can be compared against companies in the Beverages - Alcoholic 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 Beverages - Alcoholic company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Beverages - Alcoholic 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 Foley Wines and its competitors. Foley Wines's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NZ$16.59 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Foley Wines stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Foley Wines (NZSE:FWL) is currently considered Possible Value Trap. The stock's GF Value™ is NZ$0.90, compared to a current price of NZ$0.51 — trading 43.3% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NZ$16.59 Mil. Foley Wines' overall GF Score™ is 28/100 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 Foley Wines (NZSE:FWL), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NZ$16.59 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 Foley Wines (NZSE:FWL) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Foley Wines stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of NZ$0.51 is trading 43.3% below its estimated GF Value™ of NZ$0.90.
GuruFocus considers Foley Wines to be Possible Value Trap.
Key valuation signals for NZSE:FWL:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: NZ$16.59 Mil
GF Value™: NZ$0.90 vs. price of NZ$0.51 (43.3% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the NZSE:FWL stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Foley Wines Ltd is a wine company that produces table wines and markets and sells premium wines in New Zealand and various export markets. The company's vineyards are in Marlborough and Martinborough, New Zealand. The company earns majority of its revenue from sale of bottled wines. It sells its products in New Zealand, Australia, the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, and the rest of the world.
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