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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Dyno Nobel's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
six
months ended in Mar. 2026 was A$422 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was A$1,207 Mil.
Dyno Nobel (ASX:DNL) 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.
Dyno Nobel Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Dyno Nobel Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Dyno Nobel'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.
Dyno Nobel Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
ASX:DNL vs LIN, SHW, ECL: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Dyno Nobel'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.
Dyno Nobel Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Chemicals Industry
For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Dyno Nobel's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Dyno Nobel's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Dyno Nobel 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 A$1,207 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 A$1,207 Mil mean?
Dyno Nobel (ASX:DNL) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of A$1,207 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 Dyno Nobel and its competitors.
Is Dyno Nobel's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Dyno Nobel's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is A$1,207 Mil. Overall, Dyno Nobel has a GF Score™ of 57/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Dyno Nobel's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to LIN and SHW?
Dyno Nobel's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of A$1,207 Mil can be compared against companies in the Chemicals 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 Chemicals company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Chemicals 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 Dyno Nobel and its competitors. Dyno Nobel's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is A$1,207 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Dyno Nobel stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Dyno Nobel (ASX:DNL) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is A$2.21, compared to a current price of A$3.73 — trading 68.8% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is A$1,207 Mil. Dyno Nobel's overall GF Score™ is 57/100 with 8 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 Dyno Nobel (ASX:DNL), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is A$1,207 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 Dyno Nobel (ASX:DNL) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Dyno Nobel stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of A$3.73 is trading 68.8% above its estimated GF Value™ of A$2.21.
GuruFocus considers Dyno Nobel to be Significantly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for ASX:DNL:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: A$1,207 Mil
GF Value™: A$2.21 vs. price of A$3.73 (68.8% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the ASX:DNL stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Dyno Nobel is a leading global explosives company with operations in Australia, Asia, and the Americas. We estimate its share of the global commercial explosives market at about 15%. Explosives traditionally contributed around 80% of EBIT, but with the sale of the fertilizers business, this moves to 100%.
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