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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Gyldendal AS's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2025 was kr148.5 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was kr294.0 Mil.
Gyldendal AS (OCSE:GYLD B) 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.
Gyldendal AS Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Gyldendal AS Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Gyldendal AS'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.
Gyldendal AS Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
OCSE:GYLD B vs NYT, WLY: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Publishing subindustry, Gyldendal AS'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.
Gyldendal AS Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Media - Diversified Industry
For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Gyldendal AS's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Gyldendal AS's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Gyldendal AS 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 kr294.0 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 kr294.0 Mil mean?
Gyldendal AS (OCSE:GYLD B) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of kr294.0 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 Gyldendal AS and its competitors.
Is Gyldendal AS's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Gyldendal AS's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is kr294.0 Mil. Overall, Gyldendal AS has a GF Score™ of 70/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Gyldendal AS's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to NYT and WLY?
Gyldendal AS's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of kr294.0 Mil can be compared against companies in the Media - Diversified 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 Media - Diversified company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Media - Diversified 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 Gyldendal AS and its competitors. Gyldendal AS's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is kr294.0 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Gyldendal AS stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Gyldendal AS (OCSE:GYLD B) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is kr384.15, compared to a current price of kr394.00 — trading 2.6% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is kr294.0 Mil. Gyldendal AS's overall GF Score™ is 70/100 with 2 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 Gyldendal AS (OCSE:GYLD B), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is kr294.0 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 Gyldendal AS (OCSE:GYLD B) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Gyldendal AS stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of kr394.00 is trading 2.6% above its estimated GF Value™ of kr384.15.
GuruFocus considers Gyldendal AS to be Fairly Valued.
Key valuation signals for OCSE:GYLD B:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: kr294.0 Mil
GF Value™: kr384.15 vs. price of kr394.00 (2.6% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the OCSE:GYLD B stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Gyldendal AS along with its holdings is engaged in publishing activities and management of its subsidiaries. It publishes school books, textbooks, children's books, as well as trade books, professional books, dictionaries, and encyclopedias. It also publishes nonfiction books such as biographies, history, food and drinks, art and culture, and philosophy.
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