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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. DNO ASA's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was kr340 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was kr717 Mil.
DNO ASA (CHIX:DNOo) 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.
DNO ASA Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
DNO ASA Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for DNO 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.
CHIX:DNOO vs COP, EOG, FANG: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, DNO 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.
DNO ASA Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Oil & Gas Industry
For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, DNO ASA's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where DNO ASA's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
DNO 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 Mar. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was kr717 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 kr717 Mil mean?
DNO ASA (CHIX:DNOO) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of kr717 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 DNO ASA and its competitors.
Is DNO ASA's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
DNO ASA's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is kr717 Mil. Overall, DNO ASA has a GF Score™ of 76/100 and is considered Possible Value Trap, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does DNO ASA's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to COP and EOG?
DNO ASA's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of kr717 Mil can be compared against companies in the Oil & Gas 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 an Oil & Gas company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Oil & Gas 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 DNO ASA and its competitors. DNO ASA's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is kr717 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is DNO ASA stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, DNO ASA (CHIX:DNOO) is currently considered Possible Value Trap. The stock's GF Value™ is kr31.35, compared to a current price of kr16.34 — trading 47.9% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is kr717 Mil. DNO ASA's overall GF Score™ is 76/100 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 DNO ASA (CHIX:DNOO), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is kr717 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 DNO ASA (CHIX:DNOO) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, DNO ASA stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of kr16.34 is trading 47.9% below its estimated GF Value™ of kr31.35.
GuruFocus considers DNO ASA to be Possible Value Trap.
Key valuation signals for CHIX:DNOO:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: kr717 Mil
GF Value™: kr31.35 vs. price of kr16.34 (47.9% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the CHIX:DNOO stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
DNO ASA is an oil and gas exploration and production company. Its producing assets are located across the North Sea, which generates the majority of the revenue, Kurdistan, and West Africa. The company holds working interests in both onshore and offshore fields and operates as either the sole operator or partner in many of its facilities. The company generates a majority of its revenue from the sale of oil and the rest from tariff income, the sale of gas, and natural gas liquids.
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