DFS Furniture (CHIX:DFSL) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: £445 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2025)


CHIX:DFSL DFS Furniture PLC CHIX:DFSL
67 GF Score
Price £1.33
GF Value £1.34
Valuation Fairly Valued
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What is DFS Furniture Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

DFS Furniture CHIX:DFSL -1.85% 67 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is £445 Mil as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus rates CHIX:DFSL with a GF Score™ of 67/100 and a GF Value™ of £1.34 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review.

Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. DFS Furniture's selling, general, & admin. expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2025 was £226 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was £445 Mil.


DFS Furniture  (CHIX:DFSl) 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.


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DFS Furniture Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for DFS Furniture'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.

DFS Furniture Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

DFS Furniture Annual Data
Trend Jul16 Jul17 Jul18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24 Jun25
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
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DFS Furniture Semi-Annual Data
Jan16 Jul16 Jan17 Jul17 Jan18 Jul18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24 Jun25 Dec25
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CHIX:DFSL vs CASY, WSM, DKS: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, DFS Furniture'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.


DFS Furniture Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, DFS Furniture's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where DFS Furniture's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.


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DFS Furniture 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 £445 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 £445 Mil mean?
DFS Furniture (CHIX:DFSL) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of £445 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 DFS Furniture and its competitors.
Is DFS Furniture's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
DFS Furniture's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is £445 Mil. Overall, DFS Furniture has a GF Score™ of 67/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does DFS Furniture's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to CASY and WSM?
DFS Furniture's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of £445 Mil can be compared against companies in the Retail - Cyclical 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 Retail - Cyclical company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Retail - Cyclical 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 DFS Furniture and its competitors. DFS Furniture's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is £445 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is DFS Furniture stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, DFS Furniture (CHIX:DFSL) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is £1.34, compared to a current price of £1.33 — trading 0.7% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is £445 Mil. DFS Furniture's overall GF Score™ is 67/100 with 4 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 DFS Furniture (CHIX:DFSL), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is £445 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 DFS Furniture (CHIX:DFSL) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, DFS Furniture stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of £1.33 is trading 0.7% below its estimated GF Value™ of £1.34. GuruFocus considers DFS Furniture to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for CHIX:DFSL:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: £445 Mil
  • GF Value™: £1.34 vs. price of £1.33 (0.7% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 67/100 with 4 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the CHIX:DFSL stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


DFS Furniture Business Description

Other Exchanges DFS:UKDF0:Germany
Address Adwick-le-Street, 1 Rockingham Way, Redhouse Interchange, Doncaster, GBR, DN6 7NA
DFS Furniture PLC is a retailer and manufacturer of upholstered furniture in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. It designs, manufactures, sells, delivers, and installs products, including sofas, armchairs, reclining chairs, and footstools, through its brand portfolio, which comprises DFS, Sofology, and Dwell. The company operates a network of physical showrooms and online platforms, offering an integrated shopping experience. The company's prominent business segments include DFS and Sofology, out of which DFS generates the maximum revenue through the retailing of upholstered furniture and related products through branded stores and website. The company operates under an omnichannel retail plan, balancing physical presence and e-commerce to meet customer needs.
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