Vital (NZSE:VTL) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: NZ$9.27 Mil (TTM As of Jun. 2025)

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What is Vital Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Vital NZSE:VTL Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NZ$9.27 Mil as of Jun. 2025. The stock has 7 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. Vital's selling, general, & admin. expense for the six months ended in Jun. 2025 was NZ$4.02 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2025 was NZ$9.27 Mil.


Vital  (NZSE:VTL) 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.


Vital Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms


Vital Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Vital'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.

Vital Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Vital Annual Data
Trend Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24 Jun25
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 10.37 11.47 10.97 9.21 9.27

Vital Semi-Annual Data
Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24 Jun25
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.61 5.01 4.20 5.25 4.02

NZSE:VTL vs TMUS, T, VZ: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Vital'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.


Vital Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Vital's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

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



Vital 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 Jun. 2025 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was NZ$9.27 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$9.27 Mil mean?
Vital (NZSE:VTL) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of NZ$9.27 Mil as of Jun. 2025. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Vital and its competitors.
Is Vital's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Vital's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NZ$9.27 Mil.
How does Vital's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to TMUS and T?
Vital's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of NZ$9.27 Mil can be compared against companies in the Telecommunication Services 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 Telecommunication Services company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Telecommunication Services 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 Vital and its competitors. Vital's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NZ$9.27 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Vital stock overvalued right now?
Vital (NZSE:VTL) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of NZ$9.27 Mil. The stock's GF Value™ is NZ$0.24, compared to a current price of NZ$0.44 — trading 83.3% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NZ$9.27 Mil. 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 Vital (NZSE:VTL), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NZ$9.27 Mil as of Jun. 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.

Vital Business Description

Address Cambridge Terrace, Te Aro, Level 6, No.25-27, Te Aro, Wellington, NTL, NZL, 6011
Vital Ltd provides communication services in New Zealand. The company operates through segments: Wireless Networks, Wired Networks and others, The majority of the revenue comes from the Wireless Networks that include traditional mobile radio business along with it is associated with finance leasing, data, and GPS tracking products, and the wireless broadband business. The Wired Networks segment includes the wired broadband business and provides broadband connectivity and ancillary-related services to a range of wholesale customers and end-users.