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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. People's Leasing & Financial Services's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2024 was BDT12.43 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2024 was BDT12.43 Mil.
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.
People's Leasing & Financial Services Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
People's Leasing & Financial Services Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
* 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.
DHA:PLFSL vs V, MA, AXP: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Credit Services subindustry, People's Leasing & Financial Services'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.
People's Leasing & Financial Services Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Credit Services Industry
For the Credit Services industry and Financial Services sector, People's Leasing & Financial Services's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where People's Leasing & Financial Services's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
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.
For stock reported annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Selling, General, & Admin. Expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2024 was BDT12.43 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 BDT12.43 Mil mean?
People's Leasing & Financial Services (DHA:PLFSL) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of BDT12.43 Mil as of Dec. 2024. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on People's Leasing & Financial Services and its competitors.
Is People's Leasing & Financial Services' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
People's Leasing & Financial Services' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is BDT12.43 Mil. Overall, People's Leasing & Financial Services has a GF Score™ of 28/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does People's Leasing & Financial Services' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to V and MA?
People's Leasing & Financial Services' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of BDT12.43 Mil can be compared against companies in the Credit Services 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 Credit Services company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Credit Services 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 People's Leasing & Financial Services and its competitors. People's Leasing & Financial Services's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is BDT12.43 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is People's Leasing & Financial Services stock overvalued right now?
People's Leasing & Financial Services (DHA:PLFSL) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of BDT12.43 Mil. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is BDT12.43 Mil. People's Leasing & Financial Services' overall GF Score™ is 28/100 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 People's Leasing & Financial Services (DHA:PLFSL), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is BDT12.43 Mil as of Dec. 2024. 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.
People's Leasing & Financial Services Business Description
People's Leasing & Financial Services Ltd extends lease finance for all types of machinery, equipment, and household durables, including vehicles for industrial, commercial, and personal purposes use in Bangladesh, and allows temporary finance to clients. Its Investment products are divided into the Corporate Division, Consumer Division, and SME Division.
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