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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Compagnie Financiere Richemont's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
six
months ended in Mar. 2026 was CHF4,705 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was CHF8,975 Mil.
Compagnie Financiere Richemont (XSWX:CFR) 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.
Compagnie Financiere Richemont Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Compagnie Financiere Richemont 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.
Compagnie Financiere Richemont Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
XSWX:CFR vs TPR, SIG, CPRI: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Luxury Goods subindustry, Compagnie Financiere Richemont'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.
Compagnie Financiere Richemont Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Retail - Cyclical Industry
For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Compagnie Financiere Richemont's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Compagnie Financiere Richemont's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Compagnie Financiere Richemont 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 semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was CHF8,975 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 CHF8,975 Mil mean?
Compagnie Financiere Richemont (XSWX:CFR) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of CHF8,975 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 Compagnie Financiere Richemont and its competitors.
Is Compagnie Financiere Richemont's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Compagnie Financiere Richemont's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CHF8,975 Mil. Overall, Compagnie Financiere Richemont has a GF Score™ of 94/100 and is considered Modestly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Compagnie Financiere Richemont's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to TPR and SIG?
Compagnie Financiere Richemont's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of CHF8,975 Mil can be compared against companies in the Retail - Cyclical 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 Retail - Cyclical company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Retail - Cyclical 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 Compagnie Financiere Richemont and its competitors. Compagnie Financiere Richemont's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CHF8,975 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Compagnie Financiere Richemont stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Compagnie Financiere Richemont (XSWX:CFR) is currently considered Modestly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is CHF145.50, compared to a current price of CHF183.35 — trading 26% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CHF8,975 Mil. Compagnie Financiere Richemont's overall GF Score™ is 94/100 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 Compagnie Financiere Richemont (XSWX:CFR), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CHF8,975 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 Compagnie Financiere Richemont (XSWX:CFR) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Compagnie Financiere Richemont stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of CHF183.35 is trading 26% above its estimated GF Value™ of CHF145.50.
GuruFocus considers Compagnie Financiere Richemont to be Modestly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for XSWX:CFR:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: CHF8,975 Mil
GF Value™: CHF145.50 vs. price of CHF183.35 (26% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the XSWX:CFR stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Compagnie Financiere Richemont Business Description
Richemont is a luxury goods conglomerate with 20 brands. Jewelry and watch brands make up 87% of sales, but the group is also active in accessories, writing instruments, clothing, and online luxury retail. Richemont's Jewellery Maisons, including Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels, account for over 70% of revenue and the vast majority of profits. Its other brands include Vacheron Constantin, Piaget, Jaeger-LeCoultre, IWC Schaffhausen, Lange & Soehne, Officine Panerai, Chloe, and Montblanc.
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