Luminar Technologies (STU:9FS1) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: €37.99 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2025)

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STU:9FS1 Luminar Technologies Inc STU:9FS1
16 GF Score
Price €0.14
GF Value €45.19
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What is Luminar Technologies Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Luminar Technologies STU:9FS1 16 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €37.99 Mil as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus rates STU:9FS1 with a GF Score™ of 16/100 and a GF Value™ of €45.19. The stock has 5 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. Luminar Technologies's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2025 was €10.12 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was €37.99 Mil.


Luminar Technologies  (STU:9FS1) 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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Luminar Technologies Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Luminar 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.

Luminar Technologies Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Luminar Technologies Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 98.72 185.81 195.24 154.00 36.37

Luminar Technologies Quarterly Data
Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25
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STU:9FS1 vs FFLO, OMTK, ORLY: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Auto Parts subindustry, Luminar 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.


Luminar Technologies Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Luminar Technologies's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Luminar 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 Dec. 2025 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €37.99 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 €37.99 Mil mean?
Luminar Technologies (STU:9FS1) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €37.99 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 Luminar Technologies and its competitors.
Is Luminar Technologies' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Luminar Technologies' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €37.99 Mil. Overall, Luminar Technologies has a GF Score™ of 16/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Luminar Technologies' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to FFLO and OMTK?
Luminar Technologies' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €37.99 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 Luminar Technologies and its competitors. Luminar Technologies's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €37.99 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Luminar Technologies stock overvalued right now?
Luminar Technologies (STU:9FS1) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €37.99 Mil. The stock's GF Value™ is €45.19, compared to a current price of €0.14 — trading 99.7% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €37.99 Mil. Luminar Technologies' overall GF Score™ is 16/100 with 5 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 Luminar Technologies (STU:9FS1), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €37.99 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 Luminar Technologies (STU:9FS1) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Luminar Technologies stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of €0.14 is trading 99.7% below its estimated GF Value™ of €45.19.

Key valuation signals for STU:9FS1:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: €37.99 Mil
  • GF Value™: €45.19 vs. price of €0.14 (99.7% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 16/100 with 5 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the STU:9FS1 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Luminar Technologies Business Description

Address 151 Gibraltar Court, Sunnyvale, CA, USA, 94089
Luminar Technologies Inc is a technology firm specializing in Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) hardware and software solutions for automotive and related applications. It develops LiDAR systems, semiconductor components, and software in-house for use in passenger and commercial vehicles, as well as other markets, to support safety and autonomous driving functions. The company's business activities are organized in two operating segments: (i) Autonomy Solutions and (ii) Advanced Technologies and Services. The majority of revenue is derived from the Autonomy Solutions segment, which is engaged in the design, manufacturing, and sale of LiDAR sensors catering mainly to OEMs in the automotive, commercial vehicle, robo-taxi and adjacent industries.
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