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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Renault's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2025 was $3,180 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was $6,095 Mil.
Renault (OTCPK:RNLSY) 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.
Renault Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Renault Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Renault'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.
RNLSY vs TSLA, GM, F: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Auto Manufacturers subindustry, Renault'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.
Renault Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Vehicles & Parts Industry
For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Renault's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Renault's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Renault 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 $6,095 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 $6,095 Mil mean?
Renault (RNLSY) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $6,095 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 Renault and its competitors.
Is Renault's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Renault's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $6,095 Mil. Overall, Renault has a GF Score™ of 61/100 and is considered Possible Value Trap, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Renault's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to TSLA and GM?
Renault's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $6,095 Mil can be compared against companies in the Vehicles & Parts 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 Vehicles & Parts company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Vehicles & Parts 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 Renault and its competitors. Renault's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $6,095 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Renault stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Renault (RNLSY) is currently considered Possible Value Trap. The stock's GF Value™ is $10.39, compared to a current price of $5.86 — trading 43.6% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $6,095 Mil. Renault's overall GF Score™ is 61/100 with 1 warning sign 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 Renault (RNLSY), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $6,095 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 Renault (RNLSY) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Renault stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of $5.86 is trading 43.6% below its estimated GF Value™ of $10.39.
GuruFocus considers Renault to be Possible Value Trap.
Key valuation signals for RNLSY:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $6,095 Mil
GF Value™: $10.39 vs. price of $5.86 (43.6% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the RNLSY stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Renault manufactures and sells around 2.3 million vehicles per year. On a global scale, it is relatively small, with just over 2% market share. With around 80% of its revenue sourced from only three brands - Renault, Dacia, and Alpine - in Europe, the company is the third-largest player, with Renault being the third-largest single brand in Europe. Renault has no exposure to the US and China. Its alliance with Nissan allows it to leverage the scale of 6 million vehicles by sharing platform infrastructure, capacity, and R&D.
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