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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Leifheit AG's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was €30.0 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was €59.3 Mil.
Leifheit AG (WBO:LEIF) 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.
Leifheit AG Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Leifheit AG Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Leifheit AG'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.
Leifheit AG Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
WBO:LEIF vs PG, CL, KVUE: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Household & Personal Products subindustry, Leifheit AG'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.
Leifheit AG Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Consumer Packaged Goods Industry
For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Leifheit AG's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Leifheit AG's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Leifheit AG 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 €59.3 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 €59.3 Mil mean?
Leifheit AG (WBO:LEIF) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €59.3 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 Leifheit AG and its competitors.
Is Leifheit AG's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Leifheit AG's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €59.3 Mil. Overall, Leifheit AG has a GF Score™ of 74/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Leifheit AG's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to PG and CL?
Leifheit AG's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €59.3 Mil can be compared against companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods 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 Consumer Packaged Goods company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Consumer Packaged Goods 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 Leifheit AG and its competitors. Leifheit AG's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €59.3 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Leifheit AG stock overvalued right now?
Leifheit AG (WBO:LEIF) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €59.3 Mil. The stock's GF Value™ is €15.41, compared to a current price of €13.25 — trading 14% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €59.3 Mil. Leifheit AG's overall GF Score™ is 74/100 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 Leifheit AG (WBO:LEIF), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €59.3 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 Leifheit AG (WBO:LEIF) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Leifheit AG stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of €13.25 is trading 14% below its estimated GF Value™ of €15.41.
Key valuation signals for WBO:LEIF:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: €59.3 Mil
GF Value™: €15.41 vs. price of €13.25 (14% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the WBO:LEIF stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Leifheit AG is a brand supplier of household items. It divides its operating business into the Household, Wellbeing, and Private Label segments. Leifheit and Soehnle products, two of Germany's household brands, are known for quality and utility for consumers. Its French subsidiaries Birambeau and Herby are active in the service-oriented Private Label segment with a selected product range. In each segment, the company focuses on its core product categories of cleaning, laundry care, kitchen goods, and well-being. Its key markets are Germany and Central Europe. It recognizes revenue from the sale of products.
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