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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Automatic Systems's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was MUR2.7 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was MUR18.9 Mil.
Automatic Systems (XMAU:ASL) 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.
Automatic Systems Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Automatic Systems Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Automatic Systems'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.
Automatic Systems Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
XMAU:ASL vs FLUT, DKNG, SGHC: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Gambling subindustry, Automatic Systems'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.
Automatic Systems Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Travel & Leisure Industry
For the Travel & Leisure industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Automatic Systems's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Automatic Systems's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Automatic Systems 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 MUR18.9 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 MUR18.9 Mil mean?
Automatic Systems (XMAU:ASL) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of MUR18.9 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 Automatic Systems and its competitors.
Is Automatic Systems' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Automatic Systems' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is MUR18.9 Mil. Overall, Automatic Systems has a GF Score™ of 27/100 and is considered Modestly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Automatic Systems' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to FLUT and DKNG?
Automatic Systems' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of MUR18.9 Mil can be compared against companies in the Travel & Leisure 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 Travel & Leisure company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Travel & Leisure 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 Automatic Systems and its competitors. Automatic Systems's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is MUR18.9 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Automatic Systems stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Automatic Systems (XMAU:ASL) is currently considered Modestly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is MUR49.81, compared to a current price of MUR57.00 — trading 14.4% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is MUR18.9 Mil. Automatic Systems' overall GF Score™ is 27/100 with 6 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 Automatic Systems (XMAU:ASL), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is MUR18.9 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 Automatic Systems (XMAU:ASL) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Automatic Systems stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of MUR57.00 is trading 14.4% above its estimated GF Value™ of MUR49.81.
GuruFocus considers Automatic Systems to be Modestly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for XMAU:ASL:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: MUR18.9 Mil
GF Value™: MUR49.81 vs. price of MUR57.00 (14.4% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the XMAU:ASL stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Automatic Systems Ltd is a Mauritius-based firm. The company is engaged in the operations of a totalizator system of betting on races organized by the Mauritius Turf Club. The company also organizes fixed-odds betting on foreign football matches. It conducts its activities under the Supertote name for betting on horse racing and under the Superscore name for football betting. Its reportable segments include Totalisator, which generates maximum revenue, Fixed Odds, and all other segments.
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