First Security Islami Bank (DHA:FIRSTSBANK) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: BDT108.79 Mil (TTM As of Jun. 2025)

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DHA:FIRSTSBANK First Security Islami Bank PLC DHA:FIRSTSBANK
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What is First Security Islami Bank Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

First Security Islami Bank DHA:FIRSTSBANK 58 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is BDT108.79 Mil as of Jun. 2025. GuruFocus rates DHA:FIRSTSBANK with a GF Score™ of 58/100.

Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. First Security Islami Bank's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Jun. 2025 was BDT19.63 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2025 was BDT108.79 Mil.


First Security Islami Bank  (DHA:FIRSTSBANK) 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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First Security Islami Bank Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for First Security Islami 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.

First Security Islami Bank Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

First Security Islami Bank Annual Data
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First Security Islami Bank Quarterly Data
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First Security Islami Bank Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Competitor Comparison

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, First Security Islami 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.


First Security Islami Bank Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Banks Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where First Security Islami Bank's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.


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First Security Islami 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. 2025 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was BDT108.79 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 BDT108.79 Mil mean?
First Security Islami Bank (DHA:FIRSTSBANK) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of BDT108.79 Mil as of Jun. 2025. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on First Security Islami Bank and its competitors.
Is First Security Islami Bank's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
First Security Islami Bank's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is BDT108.79 Mil. Overall, First Security Islami Bank has a GF Score™ of 58/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does First Security Islami Bank's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to competitors?
First Security Islami Bank's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of BDT108.79 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 First Security Islami Bank and its competitors. First Security Islami Bank's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is BDT108.79 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is First Security Islami Bank stock overvalued right now?
First Security Islami Bank (DHA:FIRSTSBANK) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of BDT108.79 Mil. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is BDT108.79 Mil. First Security Islami Bank's overall GF Score™ is 58/100. 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 First Security Islami Bank (DHA:FIRSTSBANK), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is BDT108.79 Mil as of Jun. 2025. 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.

First Security Islami Bank Business Description

Address Rangs RD Center, Block: SE (F), Plot:03, Gulshan Avenue, Gulshan - 1, Dhaka, BGD, 1212
First Security Islami Bank PLC is a commercial bank. The bank's activities include accepting deposits, making loans, discounting bills, conducting money transfers and foreign exchange transactions, and performing other services. The company mainly focuses on deposit mobilization and investing activities comprising short-term, long-term, import, and export financing. The company invests in rural and agriculture, garments, jute, cement and bricks, tannery, steel and engineering, food and beverage, chemical and pharmaceuticals, printing and packaging, glass, and ceramics.
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