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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Controladora Vuela Compania de AviacionB de CV's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Jun. 2026 was $46 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was $245 Mil.
Controladora Vuela Compania de AviacionB de CV (NYSE:VLRS) 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.
Controladora Vuela Compania de AviacionB de CV Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Controladora Vuela Compania de AviacionB de CV Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
* 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.
Controladora Vuela Compania de AviacionB de CV Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
Controladora Vuela Compania de AviacionB de CV Annual Data
VLRS vs DAL, UAL, LUV: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Airlines subindustry, Controladora Vuela Compania de AviacionB de CV'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.
Controladora Vuela Compania de AviacionB de CV Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Transportation Industry
Controladora Vuela Compania de AviacionB de CV 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 Jun. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $245 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 $245 Mil mean?
Controladora Vuela Compania de AviacionB de CV (VLRS) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $245 Mil as of Jun. 2026. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Controladora Vuela Compania de AviacionB de CV and its competitors.
Is Controladora Vuela Compania de AviacionB de CV's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Controladora Vuela Compania de AviacionB de CV's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $245 Mil. Overall, Controladora Vuela Compania de AviacionB de CV has a GF Score™ of 82/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Controladora Vuela Compania de AviacionB de CV's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to DAL and UAL?
Controladora Vuela Compania de AviacionB de CV's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $245 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 Controladora Vuela Compania de AviacionB de CV and its competitors. Controladora Vuela Compania de AviacionB de CV's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $245 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Controladora Vuela Compania de AviacionB de CV stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Controladora Vuela Compania de AviacionB de CV (VLRS) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is $7.83, compared to a current price of $7.85 — trading 0.3% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $245 Mil. Controladora Vuela Compania de AviacionB de CV's overall GF Score™ is 82/100 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 Controladora Vuela Compania de AviacionB de CV (VLRS), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $245 Mil as of Jun. 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 Controladora Vuela Compania de AviacionB de CV (VLRS) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Controladora Vuela Compania de AviacionB de CV stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of $7.85 is trading 0.3% above its estimated GF Value™ of $7.83.
GuruFocus considers Controladora Vuela Compania de AviacionB de CV to be Fairly Valued.
Key valuation signals for VLRS:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $245 Mil
GF Value™: $7.83 vs. price of $7.85 (0.3% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the VLRS stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Controladora Vuela Compania de AviacionB de CV Business Description
Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion SAB de CV is a low-cost airline flying to Mexico, the United States, Central, and South America. It uses promotional fares to stimulate demand, and the base fares are priced to compete with long-distance bus fares in Mexico. Revenues from the air transportation of passengers are recognized earlier when the service is provided or when the non-refundable ticket expires on the date of the scheduled travel. Non-passenger revenues include revenues generated from other non-passenger services and cargo services. The Company has two geographic areas identified as domestic (Mexico) and international (United States of America, Central America, and South America).
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