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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. British American Tobacco's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2025 was £0 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was £0 Mil.
British American Tobacco (CHIX:BATSl) 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.
British American Tobacco Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
British American Tobacco Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for British American Tobacco'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.
British American Tobacco Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
CHIX:BATSL vs PM, MO, TPB: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Tobacco subindustry, British American Tobacco'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.
British American Tobacco Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Tobacco Products Industry
For the Tobacco Products industry and Consumer Defensive sector, British American Tobacco's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where British American Tobacco's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
British American Tobacco 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 Dec. 2025 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was £0 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 £0 Mil mean?
British American Tobacco (CHIX:BATSL) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of £0 Mil as of Dec. 2025. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on British American Tobacco and its competitors.
Is British American Tobacco's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
British American Tobacco's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is £0 Mil. Overall, British American Tobacco has a GF Score™ of 71/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does British American Tobacco's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to PM and MO?
British American Tobacco's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of £0 Mil can be compared against companies in the Tobacco 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 a Tobacco Products company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Tobacco 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 British American Tobacco and its competitors. British American Tobacco's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is £0 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is British American Tobacco stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, British American Tobacco (CHIX:BATSL) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is £27.87, compared to a current price of £43.74 — trading 56.9% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is £0 Mil. British American Tobacco's overall GF Score™ is 71/100 with 3 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 British American Tobacco (CHIX:BATSL), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is £0 Mil as of Dec. 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 British American Tobacco (CHIX:BATSL) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, British American Tobacco stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of £43.74 is trading 56.9% above its estimated GF Value™ of £27.87.
GuruFocus considers British American Tobacco to be Significantly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for CHIX:BATSL:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: £0 Mil
GF Value™: £27.87 vs. price of £43.74 (56.9% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the CHIX:BATSL stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
The third-largest tobacco company by volume, British American Tobacco sold 465 billion cigarettes in 2025. Its leading brands are Dunhill, Kent, Pall Mall, Lucky Strike, and Rothmans in cigarettes. Its ownership of the Camel, Natural American Spirit, and Newport brands are limited to the US. In next-generation products, the company has the Vuse brand in vaping, Glo in heated tobacco, and Velo in modern oral tobacco. The company also owns a 22.9% stake in ITC limited, the largest Indian cigarette company.
71GF Score
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