Carlo Gavazzi Holding AG (XSWX:GAV) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: CHF56.6 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2026)


XSWX:GAV Carlo Gavazzi Holding AG XSWX:GAV
74 GF Score
Price CHF155.00
GF Value CHF203.23
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
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What is Carlo Gavazzi Holding AG Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Carlo Gavazzi Holding AG XSWX:GAV -0.64% 74 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CHF56.6 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates XSWX:GAV with a GF Score™ of 74/100 and a GF Value™ of CHF203.23 (Modestly Undervalued). The stock has 4 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. Carlo Gavazzi Holding AG's selling, general, & admin. expense for the six months ended in Mar. 2026 was CHF28.3 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was CHF56.6 Mil.


Carlo Gavazzi Holding AG  (XSWX:GAV) 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.


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Carlo Gavazzi Holding AG Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Carlo Gavazzi 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.

Carlo Gavazzi Holding AG Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Carlo Gavazzi Holding AG Annual Data
Trend Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24 Mar25 Mar26
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
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Carlo Gavazzi Holding AG Semi-Annual Data
Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23 Mar24 Sep24 Mar25 Sep25 Mar26
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XSWX:GAV vs VRT, BE, HUBB: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, Carlo Gavazzi 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.


Carlo Gavazzi Holding AG Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Industrial Products Industry

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

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


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Carlo Gavazzi 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.

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 CHF56.6 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 CHF56.6 Mil mean?
Carlo Gavazzi Holding AG (XSWX:GAV) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of CHF56.6 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 Carlo Gavazzi Holding AG and its competitors.
Is Carlo Gavazzi Holding AG's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Carlo Gavazzi Holding AG's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CHF56.6 Mil. Overall, Carlo Gavazzi Holding AG has a GF Score™ of 74/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Carlo Gavazzi Holding AG's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to VRT and BE?
Carlo Gavazzi Holding AG's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of CHF56.6 Mil can be compared against companies in the Industrial Products 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 an Industrial Products company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Industrial Products 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 Carlo Gavazzi Holding AG and its competitors. Carlo Gavazzi Holding AG's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CHF56.6 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Carlo Gavazzi Holding AG stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Carlo Gavazzi Holding AG (XSWX:GAV) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is CHF203.23, compared to a current price of CHF155.00 — trading 23.7% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CHF56.6 Mil. Carlo Gavazzi Holding AG's overall GF Score™ is 74/100 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 Carlo Gavazzi Holding AG (XSWX:GAV), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CHF56.6 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 Carlo Gavazzi Holding AG (XSWX:GAV) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Carlo Gavazzi Holding AG stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of CHF155.00 is trading 23.7% below its estimated GF Value™ of CHF203.23. GuruFocus considers Carlo Gavazzi Holding AG to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for XSWX:GAV:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: CHF56.6 Mil
  • GF Value™: CHF203.23 vs. price of CHF155.00 (23.7% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 74/100 with 4 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the XSWX:GAV stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Carlo Gavazzi Holding AG Business Description

Other Exchanges GAVz:UK0QL5:UKD9N0:Germany
Address Sumpfstrasse 3, Steinhausen, CHE, CH-6312
Carlo Gavazzi Holding AG is engaged in the designing, manufacturing, and marketing of electronic control components for industrial and building automation markets. The product portfolio of the company comprises sensors, monitoring relays, timers, energy management systems, solid-state relays, safety devices, Fieldbus systems, and others. Its products are marketed through a network of sales companies and independent national distributors. It has operational footprints across Switzerland, Italy, other Europe, the Middle East and Africa, the United States of America, other North America, and Asia.
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