Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. VinFast Auto's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was $97 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $760 Mil.
VinFast Auto (NAS:VFS) 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.
VinFast Auto Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
VinFast Auto Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for VinFast Auto'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.
VinFast Auto Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
VFS vs XPEV, LCID, LI: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Auto Manufacturers subindustry, VinFast Auto'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.
VinFast Auto Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Vehicles & Parts Industry
For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, VinFast Auto's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where VinFast Auto's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
VinFast Auto 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 $760 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 $760 Mil mean?
VinFast Auto (VFS) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $760 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 VinFast Auto and its competitors.
Is VinFast Auto's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
VinFast Auto's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $760 Mil. Overall, VinFast Auto has a GF Score™ of 44/100 and is considered Possible Value Trap, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does VinFast Auto's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to XPEV and LCID?
VinFast Auto's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $760 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 VinFast Auto and its competitors. VinFast Auto's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $760 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is VinFast Auto stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, VinFast Auto (VFS) is currently considered Possible Value Trap. The stock's GF Value™ is $12.01, compared to a current price of $3.07 — trading 74.4% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $760 Mil. VinFast Auto's overall GF Score™ is 44/100 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 VinFast Auto (VFS), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $760 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 VinFast Auto (VFS) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, VinFast Auto stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of $3.07 is trading 74.4% below its estimated GF Value™ of $12.01.
GuruFocus considers VinFast Auto to be Possible Value Trap.
Key valuation signals for VFS:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $760 Mil
GF Value™: $12.01 vs. price of $3.07 (74.4% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the VFS stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
VinFast Auto Ltd manufactures cars, and motor vehicles, renders leasing activities, trades smartphones, and related businesses. The company is engaged in designing and manufacturing premium EVs, e-scooters, and e-buses. The company's initial EV product line is an all-new range of fully electric A- through E-segment SUVs. The Company has three reportable segments, namely Car, E-scooter and Ebus. The Car segment includes the design, development, manufacturing and sales of cars and related battery lease and battery charging services for cars. The E-scooter segment includes the design, development, manufacturing and sales of e-scooters and related battery lease and battery charging service for e-scooters. The Ebus segment includes the design, development, manufacturing and sales of Ebus.
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