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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. JSC Amber Latvijas Balzams's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was €1.17 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was €5.62 Mil.
JSC Amber Latvijas Balzams (ORSE:BAL1R) 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.
JSC Amber Latvijas Balzams Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
JSC Amber Latvijas Balzams Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for JSC Amber Latvijas Balzams'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.
JSC Amber Latvijas Balzams Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
ORSE:BAL1R vs BF.B: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries subindustry, JSC Amber Latvijas Balzams'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.
JSC Amber Latvijas Balzams Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Beverages - Alcoholic Industry
For the Beverages - Alcoholic industry and Consumer Defensive sector, JSC Amber Latvijas Balzams's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where JSC Amber Latvijas Balzams's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
JSC Amber Latvijas Balzams 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 €5.62 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 €5.62 Mil mean?
JSC Amber Latvijas Balzams (ORSE:BAL1R) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €5.62 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 JSC Amber Latvijas Balzams and its competitors.
Is JSC Amber Latvijas Balzams' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
JSC Amber Latvijas Balzams' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €5.62 Mil. Overall, JSC Amber Latvijas Balzams has a GF Score™ of 87/100 and is considered Significantly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does JSC Amber Latvijas Balzams' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to BF.B?
JSC Amber Latvijas Balzams' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €5.62 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 JSC Amber Latvijas Balzams and its competitors. JSC Amber Latvijas Balzams's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €5.62 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is JSC Amber Latvijas Balzams stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, JSC Amber Latvijas Balzams (ORSE:BAL1R) is currently considered Significantly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is €6.30, compared to a current price of €1.41 — trading 77.6% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €5.62 Mil. JSC Amber Latvijas Balzams' overall GF Score™ is 87/100 with 3 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 JSC Amber Latvijas Balzams (ORSE:BAL1R), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €5.62 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 JSC Amber Latvijas Balzams (ORSE:BAL1R) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, JSC Amber Latvijas Balzams stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of €1.41 is trading 77.6% below its estimated GF Value™ of €6.30.
GuruFocus considers JSC Amber Latvijas Balzams to be Significantly Undervalued.
Key valuation signals for ORSE:BAL1R:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: €5.62 Mil
GF Value™: €6.30 vs. price of €1.41 (77.6% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the ORSE:BAL1R stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
JSC Amber Latvijas Balzams is a producer of alcoholic beverages in Latvia. The company is mainly engaged in the production of alcoholic beverages. The company produces various types of alcoholic beverages, such as sparkling wines, fortified wines, ciders, alcopops, vodka, liqueurs, brandy, alcoholic beverages, gin, etc. It generates revenue from the Production of alcoholic beverages, Sales of other goods and materials, and other services. The company's brands include Stoli, elit, Moskovskaya, Riga Black Vodka, Bonaparte, Moka, Svetskoje, and others. Geographically, it derives the majority revenue from Cyprus and also has a presence in Latvia, Lithuania, Russia, Estonia, Romania, and other regions.
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