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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. London Finance & Investment Group's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2024 was R4.54 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2024 was R10.12 Mil.
London Finance & Investment Group (JSE:LNF) 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.
London Finance & Investment Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
London Finance & Investment Group 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.
London Finance & Investment Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
JSE:LNF vs BLK, KKR, BX: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Asset Management subindustry, London Finance & Investment Group'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.
London Finance & Investment Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Asset Management Industry
For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, London Finance & Investment Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where London Finance & Investment Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
London Finance & Investment Group 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 Dec. 2024 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was R10.12 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 R10.12 Mil mean?
London Finance & Investment Group (JSE:LNF) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of R10.12 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 London Finance & Investment Group and its competitors.
Is London Finance & Investment Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
London Finance & Investment Group's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is R10.12 Mil. Overall, London Finance & Investment Group has a GF Score™ of 15/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does London Finance & Investment Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to BLK and KKR?
London Finance & Investment Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of R10.12 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 London Finance & Investment Group and its competitors. London Finance & Investment Group's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is R10.12 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is London Finance & Investment Group stock overvalued right now?
London Finance & Investment Group (JSE:LNF) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of R10.12 Mil. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is R10.12 Mil. London Finance & Investment Group's overall GF Score™ is 15/100. 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 London Finance & Investment Group (JSE:LNF), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is R10.12 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.
London Finance & Investment Group PLC is an investment finance and management company. Its investment objective is to generate growth in shareholder value in real terms over the medium to long term whilst maintaining a progressive dividend policy. The company's portfolio includes companies in the FTSE Eurofirst 300 and S&P 500 indices. It also holds investments in United Kingdom listed companies. The company operates through two classes of business, Investment Operations, which derives maximum revenue, and Management Services.
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