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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Smiths News's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
six
months ended in Feb. 2026 was £19 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2026 was £37 Mil.
Smiths News (CHIX:SNWSl) 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.
Smiths News Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Smiths News Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Smiths News'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.
Smiths News Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
CHIX:SNWSL vs NYT, WLY: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Publishing subindustry, Smiths News'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.
Smiths News Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Media - Diversified Industry
For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Smiths News's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Smiths News's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Smiths News 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 Feb. 2026 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was £37 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 £37 Mil mean?
Smiths News (CHIX:SNWSL) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of £37 Mil as of Feb. 2026. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Smiths News and its competitors.
Is Smiths News' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Smiths News' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is £37 Mil. Overall, Smiths News has a GF Score™ of 52/100 and is considered Modestly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Smiths News' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to NYT and WLY?
Smiths News' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of £37 Mil can be compared against companies in the Media - Diversified 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 Media - Diversified company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Media - Diversified 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 Smiths News and its competitors. Smiths News's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is £37 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Smiths News stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Smiths News (CHIX:SNWSL) is currently considered Modestly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is £0.54, compared to a current price of £0.70 — trading 29.6% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is £37 Mil. Smiths News' overall GF Score™ is 52/100 with 2 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 Smiths News (CHIX:SNWSL), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is £37 Mil as of Feb. 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 Smiths News (CHIX:SNWSL) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Smiths News stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of £0.70 is trading 29.6% above its estimated GF Value™ of £0.54.
GuruFocus considers Smiths News to be Modestly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for CHIX:SNWSL:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: £37 Mil
GF Value™: £0.54 vs. price of £0.70 (29.6% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the CHIX:SNWSL stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Smiths News PLC is a UK wholesaler of newspapers and magazines, providing nationwide early-morning distribution and logistics services. The company supplies newspapers, magazines, and related products to a wide network of retail outlets, supported by integrated services such as warehousing, pick-and-pack, returns collection, recycling, invoicing, and market insight. Operating through a hub-and-spoke distribution network across England and Wales, Smiths News delivers seven days a week, reaching locations from urban centres to remote rural communities, and also offers recycling and waste management solutions through its dedicated recycling operations.
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