Festi hf (OISE:FESTI) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: kr4,235 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2026)

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OISE:FESTI Festi hf OISE:FESTI
100 GF Score
Price kr316.00
GF Value kr317.95
Valuation Fairly Valued
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What is Festi hf Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Festi hf OISE:FESTI +0.64% 100 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is kr4,235 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates OISE:FESTI with a GF Score™ of 100/100 and a GF Value™ of kr317.95 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 2 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. Festi hf's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was kr1,022 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was kr4,235 Mil.


Festi hf  (OISE:FESTI) 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.


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Festi hf Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Festi hf'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.

Festi hf Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Festi hf Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2,534.42 2,936.22 3,059.37 3,681.72 4,180.39

Festi hf Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
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 966.85 1,055.66 970.48 1,187.41 1,021.82

OISE:FESTI vs CASY, WSM, DKS: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, Festi hf'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.


Festi hf Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Festi hf's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Festi hf 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 kr4,235 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 kr4,235 Mil mean?
Festi hf (OISE:FESTI) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of kr4,235 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 Festi hf and its competitors.
Is Festi hf's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Festi hf's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is kr4,235 Mil. Overall, Festi hf has a GF Score™ of 100/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Festi hf's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to CASY and WSM?
Festi hf's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of kr4,235 Mil can be compared against companies in the Retail - Cyclical 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 Retail - Cyclical company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Retail - Cyclical 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 Festi hf and its competitors. Festi hf's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is kr4,235 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Festi hf stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Festi hf (OISE:FESTI) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is kr317.95, compared to a current price of kr316.00 — trading 0.6% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is kr4,235 Mil. Festi hf's overall GF Score™ is 100/100 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 Festi hf (OISE:FESTI), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is kr4,235 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 Festi hf (OISE:FESTI) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Festi hf stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of kr316.00 is trading 0.6% below its estimated GF Value™ of kr317.95. GuruFocus considers Festi hf to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for OISE:FESTI:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: kr4,235 Mil
  • GF Value™: kr317.95 vs. price of kr316.00 (0.6% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 100/100 with 2 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the OISE:FESTI stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Festi hf Business Description

Other Exchanges 0QIS:UK
Address Dalvegur 10-14, Kopavogur, ISL, 201
Festi hf is an Iceland-based company that operates retail companies. Its operations consist of the food market, fuel, and service station market, and electronic equipment and smart devices market. The parent company Festi owns the subsidiaries Kronuna, which operates grocery stores of the same name, N1, which operates fuel and electricity sales service stations and various services related to lubrication and automotive services, ELKO, which is an electronics store, Lyfja, which operates 45 pharmacies and branches, Yrkir, which owns and operates the group's real estate, and Bakkann varuhotel, which specializes in warehouse services and distribution. Maximum of revenue is from Kronuna sector.
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