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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. IG Group Holdings's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
six
months ended in May. 2025 was $144 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in May. 2025 was $259 Mil.
IG Group Holdings (OTCPK:IGGRF) 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.
IG Group Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
IG Group Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for IG Group Holdings'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.
IG Group Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
IGGRF vs MS, GS, SCHW: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Capital Markets subindustry, IG Group Holdings'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.
IG Group Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Capital Markets Industry
For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, IG Group Holdings's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where IG Group Holdings's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
IG Group Holdings 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 May. 2025 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $259 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 $259 Mil mean?
IG Group Holdings (IGGRF) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $259 Mil as of May. 2025. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on IG Group Holdings and its competitors.
Is IG Group Holdings' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
IG Group Holdings' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $259 Mil. Overall, IG Group Holdings has a GF Score™ of 69/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does IG Group Holdings' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to MS and GS?
IG Group Holdings' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $259 Mil can be compared against companies in the Capital Markets 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 Capital Markets company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Capital Markets 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 IG Group Holdings and its competitors. IG Group Holdings's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $259 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is IG Group Holdings stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, IG Group Holdings (IGGRF) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $13.78, compared to a current price of $24.30 — trading 76.3% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $259 Mil. IG Group Holdings' overall GF Score™ is 69/100 with 5 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 IG Group Holdings (IGGRF), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $259 Mil as of May. 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.
Is IG Group Holdings (IGGRF) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, IG Group Holdings stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of $24.30 is trading 76.3% above its estimated GF Value™ of $13.78.
GuruFocus considers IG Group Holdings to be Significantly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for IGGRF:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $259 Mil
GF Value™: $13.78 vs. price of $24.30 (76.3% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the IGGRF stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
IG Group Holdings PLC provides online trading services to its clients. The majority of the company's revenue stems from its derivative products and contracts for difference (CFDs). The company operates through various segments which are The U.K. segment which derives its revenue from financial spread bets, CFDs, binary options, and execution-only stockbroking. The Australian segment derives its revenue from CFDs and binary options. The European segment derives its revenue from CFDs, binary options, and execution-only stockbroking. The Rest of the World segment derives its revenue from the operation of a regulated futures and options exchange as well as CFDs and binary options. The company generates more than half of its revenue from the U.K., followed by Europe and Australia.
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