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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Kuwait Finance House's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Jun. 2026 was $114 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was $575 Mil.
Kuwait Finance House (BAH:KFH) 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.
Kuwait Finance House Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Kuwait Finance House Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Kuwait Finance House'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.
Kuwait Finance House Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
BAH:KFH vs JPM, BAC, WFC: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Banks - Diversified subindustry, Kuwait Finance House'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.
Kuwait Finance House Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Banks Industry
For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Kuwait Finance House's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Kuwait Finance House's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Kuwait Finance House 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 Jun. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $575 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 $575 Mil mean?
Kuwait Finance House (BAH:KFH) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $575 Mil as of Jun. 2026. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Kuwait Finance House and its competitors.
Is Kuwait Finance House's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Kuwait Finance House's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $575 Mil. Overall, Kuwait Finance House has a GF Score™ of 76/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Kuwait Finance House's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to JPM and BAC?
Kuwait Finance House's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $575 Mil can be compared against companies in the Banks 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 Banks company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Banks 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 Kuwait Finance House and its competitors. Kuwait Finance House's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $575 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Kuwait Finance House stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Kuwait Finance House (BAH:KFH) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is $2.66, compared to a current price of $2.50 — trading 6% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $575 Mil. Kuwait Finance House's overall GF Score™ is 76/100 with 6 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 Kuwait Finance House (BAH:KFH), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $575 Mil as of Jun. 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 Kuwait Finance House (BAH:KFH) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Kuwait Finance House stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of $2.50 is trading 6% below its estimated GF Value™ of $2.66.
GuruFocus considers Kuwait Finance House to be Fairly Valued.
Key valuation signals for BAH:KFH:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $575 Mil
GF Value™: $2.66 vs. price of $2.50 (6% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the BAH:KFH stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Kuwait Finance House is an Islamic banking institution. It provides a range of banking Sharia-compliant products and services which include real estate, trade finance, investment portfolios, commercial, retail, and corporate banking. The company's segments are Treasury, Investment, Retail & Private Banking, and Corporates Banking. The Treasury and Corporate Banking gains maximum revenue, and it operates in Kuwait, Middle East, European, and others.
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