Dutch-Bangla Bank (DHA:DUTCHBANGL) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: BDT123 Mil (TTM As of Jun. 2026)

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DHA:DUTCHBANGL Dutch-Bangla Bank PLC DHA:DUTCHBANGL
79 GF Score
Price BDT44.10
GF Value BDT53.10
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
! 2 Warning Signs
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What is Dutch-Bangla Bank Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Dutch-Bangla Bank DHA:DUTCHBANGL -0.23% 79 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is BDT123 Mil as of Jun. 2026. GuruFocus rates DHA:DUTCHBANGL with a GF Score™ of 79/100 and a GF Value™ of BDT53.10 (Modestly Undervalued). The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review.

Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Dutch-Bangla Bank's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was BDT2 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was BDT123 Mil.


Dutch-Bangla Bank  (DHA:DUTCHBANGL) 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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Dutch-Bangla Bank Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Dutch-Bangla Bank'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.

Dutch-Bangla Bank Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Dutch-Bangla Bank Annual Data
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Dutch-Bangla Bank Quarterly Data
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Dutch-Bangla Bank Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Competitor Comparison

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, Dutch-Bangla Bank'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.


Dutch-Bangla Bank Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Dutch-Bangla Bank's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Dutch-Bangla Bank's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.


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Dutch-Bangla Bank 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 BDT123 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 BDT123 Mil mean?
Dutch-Bangla Bank (DHA:DUTCHBANGL) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of BDT123 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 Dutch-Bangla Bank and its competitors.
Is Dutch-Bangla Bank's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Dutch-Bangla Bank's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is BDT123 Mil. Overall, Dutch-Bangla Bank has a GF Score™ of 79/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Dutch-Bangla Bank's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to competitors?
Dutch-Bangla Bank's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of BDT123 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 Dutch-Bangla Bank and its competitors. Dutch-Bangla Bank's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is BDT123 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Dutch-Bangla Bank stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Dutch-Bangla Bank (DHA:DUTCHBANGL) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is BDT53.10, compared to a current price of BDT44.10 — trading 16.9% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is BDT123 Mil. Dutch-Bangla Bank's overall GF Score™ is 79/100 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 Dutch-Bangla Bank (DHA:DUTCHBANGL), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is BDT123 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 Dutch-Bangla Bank (DHA:DUTCHBANGL) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Dutch-Bangla Bank stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of BDT44.10 is trading 16.9% below its estimated GF Value™ of BDT53.10. GuruFocus considers Dutch-Bangla Bank to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for DHA:DUTCHBANGL:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: BDT123 Mil
  • GF Value™: BDT53.10 vs. price of BDT44.10 (16.9% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 79/100 with 2 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the DHA:DUTCHBANGL stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Dutch-Bangla Bank Business Description

Address 47 Motijheel Commercial Area, Dhaka, BGD, 1000
Dutch-Bangla Bank PLC offers a range of banking and investment services for personal and corporate customers. The principal activity of the Bank is to carry on all kinds of commercial banking business in Bangladesh. It provides a full range of real-time online banking services such as retail loan products, business loans, LC trade, and deposits, through all Branches, Internet Payment Gateway, ATMs, ADMs, and Internet Banking Channels. The company's business segments are; Corporate Banking which generates maximum revenue, Retail Banking, SME Banking, Financial Inclusion, Treasury, and Off-shore Banking Unit.
79GF Score

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