Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Kistos Holdings's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2025 was $1.4 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was $10.4 Mil.
Kistos Holdings (OTCPK:KSTOF) 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.
Kistos Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Kistos Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Kistos 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.
Kistos Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
KSTOF vs COP, EOG, FANG: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Kistos 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.
Kistos Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Oil & Gas Industry
For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Kistos Holdings's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Kistos Holdings's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Kistos 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 Dec. 2025 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $10.4 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 $10.4 Mil mean?
Kistos Holdings (KSTOF) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $10.4 Mil as of Dec. 2025. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Kistos Holdings and its competitors.
Is Kistos Holdings' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Kistos Holdings' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $10.4 Mil. Overall, Kistos Holdings has a GF Score™ of 28/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Kistos Holdings' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to COP and EOG?
Kistos Holdings' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $10.4 Mil can be compared against companies in the Oil & Gas 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 Oil & Gas company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Oil & Gas 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 Kistos Holdings and its competitors. Kistos Holdings's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $10.4 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Kistos Holdings stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Kistos Holdings (KSTOF) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $1.59, compared to a current price of $3.88 — trading 144% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $10.4 Mil. Kistos Holdings' overall GF Score™ is 28/100 with 3 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 Kistos Holdings (KSTOF), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $10.4 Mil as of Dec. 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 Kistos Holdings (KSTOF) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Kistos Holdings stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of $3.88 is trading 144% above its estimated GF Value™ of $1.59.
GuruFocus considers Kistos Holdings to be Significantly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for KSTOF:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $10.4 Mil
GF Value™: $1.59 vs. price of $3.88 (144% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the KSTOF stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Kistos Holdings PLC is established to create value for its investors through the acquisition and management of companies or businesses in the energy sector. Its principal area of activity is the acquisition and operation of companies or businesses in the energy sector, with a focus on upstream oil and gas activities. The company's reportable segments are; the Netherlands, comprising the production and sale of gas and other hydrocarbons in the Q10-A field and the related costs; the Norway segment comprises the production of oil from interests in the Balder and Ringhorne Ost fields offshore Norway; and the UK segment represents the production and sale of gas and other hydrocarbons from its interest in GLA and related costs.
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