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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Super Micro Computer's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was CHF139 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was CHF451 Mil.
Super Micro Computer (XSWX:SMCI) 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.
Super Micro Computer Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Super Micro Computer Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Super Micro Computer'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.
Super Micro Computer Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
XSWX:SMCI vs HPQ, IONQ, P: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Computer Hardware subindustry, Super Micro Computer'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.
Super Micro Computer Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Hardware Industry
For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Super Micro Computer's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Super Micro Computer's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Super Micro Computer 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 CHF451 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 CHF451 Mil mean?
Super Micro Computer (XSWX:SMCI) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of CHF451 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 Super Micro Computer and its competitors.
Is Super Micro Computer's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Super Micro Computer's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CHF451 Mil. Overall, Super Micro Computer has a GF Score™ of 60/100 and is considered Possible Value Trap, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Super Micro Computer's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to HPQ and IONQ?
Super Micro Computer's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of CHF451 Mil can be compared against companies in the Hardware 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 Hardware company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Hardware 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 Super Micro Computer and its competitors. Super Micro Computer's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CHF451 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Super Micro Computer stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Super Micro Computer (XSWX:SMCI) is currently considered Possible Value Trap. The stock's GF Value™ is CHF72.95, compared to a current price of CHF20.25 — trading 72.2% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CHF451 Mil. Super Micro Computer's overall GF Score™ is 60/100 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 Super Micro Computer (XSWX:SMCI), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CHF451 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 Super Micro Computer (XSWX:SMCI) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Super Micro Computer stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of CHF20.25 is trading 72.2% below its estimated GF Value™ of CHF72.95.
GuruFocus considers Super Micro Computer to be Possible Value Trap.
Key valuation signals for XSWX:SMCI:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: CHF451 Mil
GF Value™: CHF72.95 vs. price of CHF20.25 (72.2% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the XSWX:SMCI stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Super Micro Computer Inc provides high-performance server technology services to cloud computing, data centers, high-performance computing, and the Internet of Things embedded markets. Its solutions include servers, storage systems, modular blade servers, workstations, full-rack scale solutions, networking devices, server sub-systems, and server management. These turn-key solutions are designed, developed, validated, and installed for AI datacenters. The company has one operating segment that develops and provides high-performance server solutions based upon a, modular and open-standard architecture. More than half of the firm's revenue is generated in the United States, with the rest coming from Europe, Asia, and other regions.
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