Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Sol-Gel Technologies's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was $1.18 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $4.10 Mil.
Sol-Gel Technologies (NAS:SLGL) 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.
Sol-Gel Technologies Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Sol-Gel Technologies Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Sol-Gel Technologies'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.
Sol-Gel Technologies Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
SLGL vs AVXL, FATE, FHTX: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Biotechnology subindustry, Sol-Gel Technologies'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.
Sol-Gel Technologies Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Biotechnology Industry
For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Sol-Gel Technologies's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Sol-Gel Technologies's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Sol-Gel Technologies 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 $4.10 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 $4.10 Mil mean?
Sol-Gel Technologies (SLGL) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $4.10 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 Sol-Gel Technologies and its competitors.
Is Sol-Gel Technologies' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Sol-Gel Technologies' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $4.10 Mil. Overall, Sol-Gel Technologies has a GF Score™ of 55/100 and is considered Modestly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Sol-Gel Technologies' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to AVXL and FATE?
Sol-Gel Technologies' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $4.10 Mil can be compared against companies in the Biotechnology 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 Biotechnology company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Biotechnology 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 Sol-Gel Technologies and its competitors. Sol-Gel Technologies's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $4.10 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Sol-Gel Technologies stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Sol-Gel Technologies (SLGL) is currently considered Modestly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $65.73, compared to a current price of $74.73 — trading 13.7% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $4.10 Mil. Sol-Gel Technologies' overall GF Score™ is 55/100 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 Sol-Gel Technologies (SLGL), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $4.10 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 Sol-Gel Technologies (SLGL) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Sol-Gel Technologies stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of $74.73 is trading 13.7% above its estimated GF Value™ of $65.73.
GuruFocus considers Sol-Gel Technologies to be Modestly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for SLGL:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $4.10 Mil
GF Value™: $65.73 vs. price of $74.73 (13.7% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the SLGL stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Sol-Gel Technologies Ltd is a dermatology company. It is engaged in identifying, developing and commercializing branded and generic topical drug products for the treatment of skin diseases. The company's product candidate pipeline includes SGT-610 (Patidegib Gel 2%), a new chemical entity hedgehog signaling pathway blocker, for the chronic use and prevention of new BCC in Gorlin syndrome patients, and the topical drug candidate SGT-210 for the treatment of Darier Disease and other rare keratosis-related indications such as PC, PPK and Olmsted. It generates the majority of its revenue from the United States.
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