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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Perrot Duval Holding's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
six
months ended in Oct. 2025 was CHF0.63 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Oct. 2025 was CHF1.50 Mil.
Perrot Duval Holding (XSWX:PEDU) 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.
Perrot Duval Holding Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Perrot Duval Holding Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Perrot Duval Holding'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.
Perrot Duval Holding Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
XSWX:PEDU vs GEV, ETN, PH: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Perrot Duval Holding'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.
Perrot Duval Holding Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Industrial Products Industry
For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Perrot Duval Holding's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Perrot Duval Holding's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Perrot Duval Holding 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 Oct. 2025 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was CHF1.50 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 CHF1.50 Mil mean?
Perrot Duval Holding (XSWX:PEDU) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of CHF1.50 Mil as of Oct. 2025. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Perrot Duval Holding and its competitors.
Is Perrot Duval Holding's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Perrot Duval Holding's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CHF1.50 Mil. Overall, Perrot Duval Holding has a GF Score™ of 55/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Perrot Duval Holding's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to GEV and ETN?
Perrot Duval Holding's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of CHF1.50 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 Perrot Duval Holding and its competitors. Perrot Duval Holding's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CHF1.50 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Perrot Duval Holding stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Perrot Duval Holding (XSWX:PEDU) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is CHF52.17, compared to a current price of CHF51.50 — trading 1.3% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CHF1.50 Mil. Perrot Duval Holding's overall GF Score™ is 55/100 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 Perrot Duval Holding (XSWX:PEDU), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CHF1.50 Mil as of Oct. 2025. 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 Perrot Duval Holding (XSWX:PEDU) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Perrot Duval Holding stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of CHF51.50 is trading 1.3% below its estimated GF Value™ of CHF52.17.
GuruFocus considers Perrot Duval Holding to be Fairly Valued.
Key valuation signals for XSWX:PEDU:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: CHF1.50 Mil
GF Value™: CHF52.17 vs. price of CHF51.50 (1.3% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the XSWX:PEDU stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Perrot Duval Holding SA is a holding company, that invests principally in financial, industrial, or commercial business enterprises. The company pursues its objective by directing its investments toward the creation and acquisition of small or medium-sized companies whose basic activities lie in technologies and, subsequently, the sale of such companies. The company operates in three segments that includes, Automated production processes, Chemical cosmetics activity, and Others.
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