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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Baronsmead Second Venture Trust's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
six
months ended in Mar. 2026 was £0.39 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was £0.74 Mil.
Baronsmead Second Venture Trust (LSE:BMD) 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.
Baronsmead Second Venture Trust Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Baronsmead Second Venture Trust 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.
Baronsmead Second Venture Trust Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
LSE:BMD vs BLK, BX, KKR: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Asset Management subindustry, Baronsmead Second Venture Trust'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.
Baronsmead Second Venture Trust Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Asset Management Industry
For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Baronsmead Second Venture Trust's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Baronsmead Second Venture Trust's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Baronsmead Second Venture Trust 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 semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was £0.74 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 £0.74 Mil mean?
Baronsmead Second Venture Trust (LSE:BMD) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of £0.74 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 Baronsmead Second Venture Trust and its competitors.
Is Baronsmead Second Venture Trust's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Baronsmead Second Venture Trust's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is £0.74 Mil. Overall, Baronsmead Second Venture Trust has a GF Score™ of 37/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Baronsmead Second Venture Trust's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to BLK and BX?
Baronsmead Second Venture Trust's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of £0.74 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 Baronsmead Second Venture Trust and its competitors. Baronsmead Second Venture Trust's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is £0.74 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Baronsmead Second Venture Trust stock overvalued right now?
Baronsmead Second Venture Trust (LSE:BMD) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of £0.74 Mil. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is £0.74 Mil. Baronsmead Second Venture Trust's overall GF Score™ is 37/100 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 Baronsmead Second Venture Trust (LSE:BMD), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is £0.74 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.
Baronsmead Second Venture Trust PLC is an investment company. The company aims to achieve long-term investment returns for private investors. The company's investment policy is to invest mainly in a diverse portfolio of UK growth businesses, whether unquoted or traded on the Alternative Investment Market. It invests in securities across a range of sectors that have the potential to grow and enhance their value. The company's portfolio includes ordinary and preference shares, loan stocks, convertible securities, permitted non-qualifying investments, and cash. It holds a diversified portfolio of investments across sectors such as Technology, Healthcare and Education, Business Services, and Consumer Markets.
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