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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Stolt-Nielsen's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in May. 2026 was kr772 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in May. 2026 was kr3,227 Mil.
Stolt-Nielsen (CHIX:SNIo) 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.
Stolt-Nielsen Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Stolt-Nielsen Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Stolt-Nielsen'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.
Stolt-Nielsen Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
Stolt-Nielsen Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Competitor Comparison
For the Marine Shipping subindustry, Stolt-Nielsen'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.
Stolt-Nielsen Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Transportation Industry
For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Stolt-Nielsen's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Stolt-Nielsen's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Stolt-Nielsen 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 May. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was kr3,227 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 kr3,227 Mil mean?
Stolt-Nielsen (CHIX:SNIO) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of kr3,227 Mil as of May. 2026. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Stolt-Nielsen and its competitors.
Is Stolt-Nielsen's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Stolt-Nielsen's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is kr3,227 Mil. Overall, Stolt-Nielsen has a GF Score™ of 80/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Stolt-Nielsen's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to competitors?
Stolt-Nielsen's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of kr3,227 Mil can be compared against companies in the Transportation 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 Transportation company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Transportation 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 Stolt-Nielsen and its competitors. Stolt-Nielsen's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is kr3,227 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Stolt-Nielsen stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Stolt-Nielsen (CHIX:SNIO) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is kr297.47, compared to a current price of kr309.50 — trading 4% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is kr3,227 Mil. Stolt-Nielsen's overall GF Score™ is 80/100 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 Stolt-Nielsen (CHIX:SNIO), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is kr3,227 Mil as of May. 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 Stolt-Nielsen (CHIX:SNIO) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Stolt-Nielsen stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of kr309.50 is trading 4% above its estimated GF Value™ of kr297.47.
GuruFocus considers Stolt-Nielsen to be Fairly Valued.
Key valuation signals for CHIX:SNIO:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: kr3,227 Mil
GF Value™: kr297.47 vs. price of kr309.50 (4% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the CHIX:SNIO stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Stolt-Nielsen Ltd is a transportation and logistics company domiciled in Bermuda. The company organizes itself into five business segments: Tankers, Terminals, Tank Containers, Stolt Sea Farm, and Stolt-Nielsen Gas. The Group generates the majority of its operating revenue through its tanker segment from the transportation of liquids by sea and inland waterways under contracts of affreightment or through contracts on the spot market. Geographically, the company generates a majority of its revenue from the United States and the rest from Belgium, China, and other regions.
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