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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Western Bulk Chartering AS's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2025 was kr124 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was kr223 Mil.
Western Bulk Chartering AS (OSL:WEST) 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.
Western Bulk Chartering AS Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Western Bulk Chartering AS Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Western Bulk Chartering 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.
Western Bulk Chartering AS Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
Western Bulk Chartering AS Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Competitor Comparison
For the Marine Shipping subindustry, Western Bulk Chartering 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.
Western Bulk Chartering AS Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Transportation Industry
For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Western Bulk Chartering AS's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Western Bulk Chartering AS's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Western Bulk Chartering 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 kr223 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 kr223 Mil mean?
Western Bulk Chartering AS (OSL:WEST) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of kr223 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 Western Bulk Chartering AS and its competitors.
Is Western Bulk Chartering AS's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Western Bulk Chartering AS's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is kr223 Mil. Overall, Western Bulk Chartering AS has a GF Score™ of 67/100 and is considered Modestly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Western Bulk Chartering AS's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to competitors?
Western Bulk Chartering AS's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of kr223 Mil can be compared against companies in the Transportation 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 Transportation company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Transportation 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 Western Bulk Chartering AS and its competitors. Western Bulk Chartering AS's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is kr223 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Western Bulk Chartering AS stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Western Bulk Chartering AS (OSL:WEST) is currently considered Modestly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is kr16.62, compared to a current price of kr21.10 — trading 27% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is kr223 Mil. Western Bulk Chartering AS's overall GF Score™ is 67/100 with 7 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 Western Bulk Chartering AS (OSL:WEST), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is kr223 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 Western Bulk Chartering AS (OSL:WEST) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Western Bulk Chartering AS stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of kr21.10 is trading 27% above its estimated GF Value™ of kr16.62.
GuruFocus considers Western Bulk Chartering AS to be Modestly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for OSL:WEST:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: kr223 Mil
GF Value™: kr16.62 vs. price of kr21.10 (27% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the OSL:WEST stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Western Bulk Chartering AS is a transporter of dry bulk commodities. Its commodities include coal, minerals, steel products, cement, agriculture or grains, ferrous ores, and fertilizers, among others. It operates in dry bulk vessels in the Panamax to Handysize segment. Geographic diversification is the Far East, Europe, India, North America, Africa, South America, and the Middle East. The majority of revenue is from the Far East.
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