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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. DNB Bank ASA's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Jun. 2026 was kr276 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was kr1,070 Mil.
DNB Bank ASA (CHIX:DNBo) 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.
DNB Bank ASA Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
DNB Bank ASA Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for DNB Bank ASA'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.
DNB Bank ASA Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
DNB Bank ASA Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Competitor Comparison
For the Banks - Regional subindustry, DNB Bank ASA'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.
DNB Bank ASA Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Banks Industry
For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, DNB Bank ASA's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where DNB Bank ASA's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
DNB Bank ASA 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 kr1,070 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 kr1,070 Mil mean?
DNB Bank ASA (CHIX:DNBO) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of kr1,070 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 DNB Bank ASA and its competitors.
Is DNB Bank ASA's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
DNB Bank ASA's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is kr1,070 Mil. Overall, DNB Bank ASA has a GF Score™ of 70/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does DNB Bank ASA's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to competitors?
DNB Bank ASA's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of kr1,070 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 DNB Bank ASA and its competitors. DNB Bank ASA's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is kr1,070 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is DNB Bank ASA stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, DNB Bank ASA (CHIX:DNBO) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is kr268.55, compared to a current price of kr295.70 — trading 10.1% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is kr1,070 Mil. DNB Bank ASA's overall GF Score™ is 70/100 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 DNB Bank ASA (CHIX:DNBO), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is kr1,070 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 DNB Bank ASA (CHIX:DNBO) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, DNB Bank ASA stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of kr295.70 is trading 10.1% above its estimated GF Value™ of kr268.55.
GuruFocus considers DNB Bank ASA to be Fairly Valued.
Key valuation signals for CHIX:DNBO:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: kr1,070 Mil
GF Value™: kr268.55 vs. price of kr295.70 (10.1% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the CHIX:DNBO stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
DNB Bank ASA is a Norwegian financial services group offering financial products and services, including loans and deposits, mutual funds and asset management, life insurance and pension savings, payment and financing services, real estate broking, and services related to the money and capital markets. DNB has the following operating segments: Personal customers, Corporate customers Norway, Large corporates and international customers, and Others. Maximum revenue is generated from its Large corporates and international customers business, which caters to corporate customers across different industries, providing them with various banking and advisory services as well as access to online and mobile banking, and other digital services. DNB derives maximum revenue from its Banking activities.
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