British Smaller VCT 2 (LSE:BSC) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: £0.74 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2025)

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LSE:BSC British Smaller Companies VCT 2 PLC LSE:BSC
34 GF Score
Price £0.49
GF Value £0.25
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
! 2 Warning Signs
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What is British Smaller VCT 2 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

British Smaller VCT 2 LSE:BSC 34 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is £0.74 Mil as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus rates LSE:BSC with a GF Score™ of 34/100 and a GF Value™ of £0.25 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review.

Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. British Smaller VCT 2's selling, general, & admin. expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2025 was £0.35 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was £0.74 Mil.


British Smaller VCT 2  (LSE:BSC) 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.


British Smaller VCT 2 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms


British Smaller VCT 2 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for British Smaller VCT 2'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.

British Smaller VCT 2 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

British Smaller VCT 2 Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.39 0.23 0.62 0.70 0.74

British Smaller VCT 2 Semi-Annual Data
Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24 Jun25 Dec25
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.30 0.34 0.36 0.39 0.35

LSE:BSC vs BLK, BX, KKR: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Asset Management subindustry, British Smaller VCT 2'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.


British Smaller VCT 2 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, British Smaller VCT 2's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where British Smaller VCT 2's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.


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British Smaller VCT 2 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 £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?
British Smaller VCT 2 (LSE:BSC) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of £0.74 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 British Smaller VCT 2 and its competitors.
Is British Smaller VCT 2's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
British Smaller VCT 2's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is £0.74 Mil. Overall, British Smaller VCT 2 has a GF Score™ of 34/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does British Smaller VCT 2's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to BLK and BX?
British Smaller VCT 2'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 British Smaller VCT 2 and its competitors. British Smaller VCT 2'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 British Smaller VCT 2 stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, British Smaller VCT 2 (LSE:BSC) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is £0.25, compared to a current price of £0.49 — trading 96.8% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is £0.74 Mil. British Smaller VCT 2's overall GF Score™ is 34/100 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 British Smaller VCT 2 (LSE:BSC), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is £0.74 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 British Smaller VCT 2 (LSE:BSC) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, British Smaller VCT 2 stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of £0.49 is trading 96.8% above its estimated GF Value™ of £0.25. GuruFocus considers British Smaller VCT 2 to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for LSE:BSC:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: £0.74 Mil
  • GF Value™: £0.25 vs. price of £0.49 (96.8% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 34/100 with 2 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the LSE:BSC stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


British Smaller VCT 2 Business Description

Address 2 Bond Court, 4th Floor, Leeds, GBR, LS1 2JZ
British Smaller Companies VCT 2 PLC operates as a venture capital trust in the United Kingdom. The investment planning of the company is to invest in UK businesses across a broad range of sectors that blend a mix of businesses operating in established and emerging industries that offer opportunities for the application and development of innovation in their products and services.
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