National Investment Co (DAR:NICO) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: TZS Mil (TTM As of . 20)

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DAR:NICO National Investment Co Ltd DAR:NICO
36 GF Score
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What is National Investment Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

National Investment Co DAR:NICO +1.36% 36 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is TZS Mil as of . 20. GuruFocus rates DAR:NICO with a GF Score™ of 36/100.

Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. National Investment Co's selling, general, & admin. expense for the six months ended in . 20 was TZS0.00 Mil. National Investment Co does not have enough years/quarters to calculate its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in . 20.


National Investment Co  (DAR:NICO) 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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National Investment Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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DAR:NICO vs : Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Asset Management subindustry, National Investment Co'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.


National Investment Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, National Investment Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where National Investment Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.


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National Investment Co 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.

What does a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of TZS Mil mean?
National Investment Co (DAR:NICO) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of TZS Mil as of . 20. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on National Investment Co and its competitors.
Is National Investment Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
National Investment Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is TZS Mil. Overall, National Investment Co has a GF Score™ of 36/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does National Investment Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to ?
National Investment Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of TZS Mil can be compared against companies in the Asset Management 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 Asset Management company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Asset Management 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 National Investment Co and its competitors. National Investment Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is TZS Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is National Investment Co stock overvalued right now?
National Investment Co (DAR:NICO) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of TZS Mil. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is TZS Mil. National Investment Co's overall GF Score™ is 36/100. 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 National Investment Co (DAR:NICO), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is TZS Mil as of . 20. 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.

National Investment Co Business Description

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Address 50 Mirambo Street, P.O. Box 7465, Mirambo House, 3rd Floor, Dar es Salaam, TZA
National Investment Co Ltd acquires and manages businesses in manufacturing industries, financial services, telecommunication, agriculture, mining, and services sectors. The company through its subsidiaries is also engaged in custom slaughter.
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