gategroup Holding AG (XSWX:GATE) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: CHF217.50 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2019)


What is gategroup Holding AG Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

gategroup Holding AG XSWX:GATE Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CHF217.50 Mil as of Dec. 2019. The stock has 8 warning signs investors should review.

Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. gategroup Holding AG's selling, general, & admin. expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2019 was CHF217.50 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2019 was CHF217.50 Mil.


gategroup Holding AG  (XSWX:GATE) 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.


gategroup Holding AG Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms


gategroup Holding AG Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for gategroup Holding 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.

gategroup Holding AG Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

gategroup Holding AG Annual Data
Trend Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 119.20 140.60 152.20 194.50 217.50

gategroup Holding AG Semi-Annual Data
Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 119.20 140.60 152.20 194.50 217.50

XSWX:GATE vs CAAP, AAWW: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Airports & Air Services subindustry, gategroup Holding 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.


gategroup Holding AG Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, gategroup Holding AG's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where gategroup Holding AG's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.



gategroup Holding 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.

For stock reported annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Selling, General, & Admin. Expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2019 was CHF217.50 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 CHF217.50 Mil mean?
gategroup Holding AG (XSWX:GATE) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of CHF217.50 Mil as of Dec. 2019. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on gategroup Holding AG and its competitors.
Is gategroup Holding AG's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
gategroup Holding AG's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CHF217.50 Mil.
How does gategroup Holding AG's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to CAAP and AAWW?
gategroup Holding AG's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of CHF217.50 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 gategroup Holding AG and its competitors. gategroup Holding AG's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CHF217.50 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is gategroup Holding AG stock overvalued right now?
gategroup Holding AG (XSWX:GATE) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of CHF217.50 Mil. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CHF217.50 Mil. 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 gategroup Holding AG (XSWX:GATE), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CHF217.50 Mil as of Dec. 2019. 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.

gategroup Holding AG Business Description

Address Sagereistrasse 20, Glattbrugg, CHE, CH-8152
gategroup Holding AG is engaged in the operation of airline catering and provision of related services in Switzerland. It provides airline catering, retail and technology services, onboard service equipment, and supply chain and logistics solutions. Its segments include EMEA, North America, Latin America and Asia Pacific regions.