Calculus VCT (LSE:CLC) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: £0.39 Mil (TTM As of Sep. 2025)

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LSE:CLC Calculus VCT PLC LSE:CLC
37 GF Score
Price £0.53
GF Value £0.95
Valuation Significantly Undervalued
! 3 Warning Signs
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What is Calculus VCT Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Calculus VCT LSE:CLC 37 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is £0.39 Mil as of Sep. 2025. GuruFocus rates LSE:CLC with a GF Score™ of 37/100 and a GF Value™ of £0.95 (Significantly Undervalued). The stock has 3 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. Calculus VCT's selling, general, & admin. expense for the six months ended in Sep. 2025 was £0.24 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2025 was £0.39 Mil.


Calculus VCT  (LSE:CLC) 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.


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Calculus VCT Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Calculus VCT'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.

Calculus VCT Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Calculus VCT Annual Data
Trend Feb15 Feb16 Feb17 Feb18 Feb19 Feb20 Feb21 Feb22 Feb23 Mar25
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Calculus VCT Semi-Annual Data
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LSE:CLC vs BLK, BX, KKR: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Asset Management subindustry, Calculus VCT'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.


Calculus VCT Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Asset Management Industry

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

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


LSE:CLC
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Calculus VCT 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 Sep. 2025 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was £0.39 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 £0.39 Mil mean?
Calculus VCT (LSE:CLC) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of £0.39 Mil as of Sep. 2025. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Calculus VCT and its competitors.
Is Calculus VCT's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Calculus VCT's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is £0.39 Mil. Overall, Calculus VCT has a GF Score™ of 37/100 and is considered Significantly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Calculus VCT's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to BLK and BX?
Calculus VCT's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of £0.39 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 Calculus VCT and its competitors. Calculus VCT's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is £0.39 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Calculus VCT stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Calculus VCT (LSE:CLC) is currently considered Significantly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is £0.95, compared to a current price of £0.53 — trading 43.9% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is £0.39 Mil. Calculus VCT'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 Calculus VCT (LSE:CLC), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is £0.39 Mil as of Sep. 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 Calculus VCT (LSE:CLC) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Calculus VCT stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of £0.53 is trading 43.9% below its estimated GF Value™ of £0.95. GuruFocus considers Calculus VCT to be Significantly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for LSE:CLC:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: £0.39 Mil
  • GF Value™: £0.95 vs. price of £0.53 (43.9% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 37/100 with 3 warning signs

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


Calculus VCT Business Description

Address 12 Conduit Street, London, GBR, W1S 2XH
Calculus VCT PLC is a part of the financial services sector in the United Kingdom. The company operates as a venture capital trust, focusing on the investment business. The investment objective of the company is to invest mainly in a diverse portfolio of United Kingdom growth companies. The company invests in a portfolio of venture capital investments that will provide sufficient returns to allow the company to maximize annual dividends and achieve capital growth over the medium to long term.
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