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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Zumtobel Group AG's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Apr. 2026 was $-174 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Apr. 2026 was $137 Mil.
Zumtobel Group AG (OTCPK:ZMTBY) 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.
Zumtobel Group AG Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Zumtobel Group AG Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Zumtobel Group 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.
Zumtobel Group AG Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
ZMTBY vs VRT, BE, HUBB: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, Zumtobel Group 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.
Zumtobel Group AG Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Industrial Products Industry
For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Zumtobel Group AG's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Zumtobel Group AG's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Zumtobel Group 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 Apr. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $137 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 $137 Mil mean?
Zumtobel Group AG (ZMTBY) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $137 Mil as of Apr. 2026. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Zumtobel Group AG and its competitors.
Is Zumtobel Group AG's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Zumtobel Group AG's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $137 Mil. Overall, Zumtobel Group AG has a GF Score™ of 64/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Zumtobel Group AG's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to VRT and BE?
Zumtobel Group AG's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $137 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 Zumtobel Group AG and its competitors. Zumtobel Group AG's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $137 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Zumtobel Group AG stock overvalued right now?
Zumtobel Group AG (ZMTBY) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $137 Mil. The stock's GF Value™ is $2.17, compared to a current price of $1.92 — trading 11.5% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $137 Mil. Zumtobel Group AG's overall GF Score™ is 64/100 with 10 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 Zumtobel Group AG (ZMTBY), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $137 Mil as of Apr. 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 Zumtobel Group AG (ZMTBY) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Zumtobel Group AG stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of $1.92 is trading 11.5% below its estimated GF Value™ of $2.17.
Key valuation signals for ZMTBY:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $137 Mil
GF Value™: $2.17 vs. price of $1.92 (11.5% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the ZMTBY stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Zumtobel Group AG supplies lighting solutions, lighting components, and associated services. The company also manufactures and hardware and software for lighting systems (LED light sources and LED drivers, sensors, and lighting management). It provides consultation on smart lighting controls and emergency lighting systems, light contracting, design services, and project management of turnkey lighting solutions, as well as new, data-based services focused on delivering connectivity for buildings and municipalities via the lighting infrastructure. The operating segments of the group are the Lighting segment and Components segment, of which a majority of revenue is generated from the Lighting segment, The group has a business presence all around the globe.
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