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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Labrador Iron Ore Royalty's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was $0.5 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $2.1 Mil.
Labrador Iron Ore Royalty (OTCPK:LIFZF) 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.
Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Labrador Iron Ore Royalty'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.
Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
LIFZF vs NUE, STLD, RS: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Steel subindustry, Labrador Iron Ore Royalty'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.
Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Steel Industry
For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Labrador Iron Ore Royalty's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Labrador Iron Ore Royalty's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Labrador Iron Ore Royalty 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 Mar. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $2.1 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 $2.1 Mil mean?
Labrador Iron Ore Royalty (LIFZF) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $2.1 Mil as of Mar. 2026. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Labrador Iron Ore Royalty and its competitors.
Is Labrador Iron Ore Royalty's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Labrador Iron Ore Royalty's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $2.1 Mil. Overall, Labrador Iron Ore Royalty has a GF Score™ of 73/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Labrador Iron Ore Royalty's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to NUE and STLD?
Labrador Iron Ore Royalty's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $2.1 Mil can be compared against companies in the Steel 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 Steel company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Steel 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 Labrador Iron Ore Royalty and its competitors. Labrador Iron Ore Royalty's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $2.1 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Labrador Iron Ore Royalty stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Labrador Iron Ore Royalty (LIFZF) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is $18.08, compared to a current price of $18.27 — trading 1.1% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $2.1 Mil. Labrador Iron Ore Royalty's overall GF Score™ is 73/100 with 2 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 Labrador Iron Ore Royalty (LIFZF), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $2.1 Mil as of Mar. 2026. 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 Labrador Iron Ore Royalty (LIFZF) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Labrador Iron Ore Royalty stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of $18.27 is trading 1.1% above its estimated GF Value™ of $18.08.
GuruFocus considers Labrador Iron Ore Royalty to be Fairly Valued.
Key valuation signals for LIFZF:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $2.1 Mil
GF Value™: $18.08 vs. price of $18.27 (1.1% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the LIFZF stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Corporation, along with its wholly owned subsidiary, holds approximately fifteen percent interest in Iron Ore Company of Canada (IOC), a North American producer and exporter of iron ore pellets and high-grade concentrate. The company receives approximately seven percent gross overriding royalty on all iron ore products produced, sold, and shipped by IOC and some cents per tonne commission on all iron ore products produced and sold by IOC from the leased lands. Under normal circumstances, Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Corporation pays cash dividends from the free cash flow generated from IOC to the maximum extent possible, subject to the maintenance of appropriate levels of working capital. The firm generates the majority of its revenue in the form of royalty income.
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