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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Vanda Pharmaceuticals's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was $68.4 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $256.2 Mil.
Vanda Pharmaceuticals (NAS:VNDA) 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.
Vanda Pharmaceuticals Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Vanda Pharmaceuticals Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Vanda Pharmaceuticals'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.
Vanda Pharmaceuticals Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
VNDA vs AVIR, OABI, TENX: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Biotechnology subindustry, Vanda Pharmaceuticals'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.
Vanda Pharmaceuticals Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Biotechnology Industry
For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Vanda Pharmaceuticals's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Vanda Pharmaceuticals's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Vanda Pharmaceuticals 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 $256.2 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 $256.2 Mil mean?
Vanda Pharmaceuticals (VNDA) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $256.2 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 Vanda Pharmaceuticals and its competitors.
Is Vanda Pharmaceuticals' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Vanda Pharmaceuticals' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $256.2 Mil. Overall, Vanda Pharmaceuticals has a GF Score™ of 73/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Vanda Pharmaceuticals' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to AVIR and OABI?
Vanda Pharmaceuticals' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $256.2 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 Vanda Pharmaceuticals and its competitors. Vanda Pharmaceuticals's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $256.2 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Vanda Pharmaceuticals stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Vanda Pharmaceuticals (VNDA) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is $5.58, compared to a current price of $5.18 — trading 7.2% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $256.2 Mil. Vanda Pharmaceuticals' overall GF Score™ is 73/100 with 4 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 Vanda Pharmaceuticals (VNDA), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $256.2 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 Vanda Pharmaceuticals (VNDA) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Vanda Pharmaceuticals stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of $5.18 is trading 7.2% below its estimated GF Value™ of $5.58.
GuruFocus considers Vanda Pharmaceuticals to be Fairly Valued.
Key valuation signals for VNDA:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $256.2 Mil
GF Value™: $5.58 vs. price of $5.18 (7.2% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the VNDA stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc is a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the development and commercialization of therapies to address high unmet medical needs and improve the lives of patients. Its commercial portfolio comprises three products; HETLIOZ for the treatment of Non-24-Hour Sleep-Wake Disorder (Non-24) & nighttime sleep disturbances in Smith-Magenis Syndrome (SMS); Fanapt for the treatment of schizophrenia; and PONVORY. Its other products include ASO Molecules, VQW-765, Tradipitant, and VTR-297. The maximum of revenue is derived from the Fanapt product sales. Geographically, the company sells its product predominantly in the United States, and also in Israel, Europe, and Canada.
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