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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Diales Group's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
six
months ended in Mar. 2026 was £0.00 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was £0.00 Mil.
Diales Group (LSE:DIAL) 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.
Diales Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Diales Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Diales Group'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.
Diales Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
LSE:DIAL vs VRSK, EFX, BAH: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Consulting Services subindustry, Diales Group'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.
Diales Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Business Services Industry
For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Diales Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Diales Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Diales Group 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 £0.00 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 £0.00 Mil mean?
Diales Group (LSE:DIAL) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of £0.00 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 Diales Group and its competitors.
Is Diales Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Diales Group's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is £0.00 Mil. Overall, Diales Group has a GF Score™ of 48/100 and is considered Modestly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Diales Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to VRSK and EFX?
Diales Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of £0.00 Mil can be compared against companies in the Business Services 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 Business Services company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Business Services 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 Diales Group and its competitors. Diales Group's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is £0.00 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Diales Group stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Diales Group (LSE:DIAL) is currently considered Modestly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is £0.26, compared to a current price of £0.32 — trading 23.1% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is £0.00 Mil. Diales Group's overall GF Score™ is 48/100 with 8 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 Diales Group (LSE:DIAL), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is £0.00 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 Diales Group (LSE:DIAL) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Diales Group stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of £0.32 is trading 23.1% above its estimated GF Value™ of £0.26.
GuruFocus considers Diales Group to be Modestly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for LSE:DIAL:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: £0.00 Mil
GF Value™: £0.26 vs. price of £0.32 (23.1% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the LSE:DIAL stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Diales Group PLC provides advisory services to the engineering and construction industries. The company offers quantity surveying, quantum and planning experts, mediators, arbitrators, and project management services; and other consultancy services, including planning, programming, Litigation, and Alternative Dispute Resolution. The company covers building, marine, mining, infrastructure, energy, and other sectors. The company has segments in Europe and America, Middle East, and Asia Pacific. Maximum revenue is gained from Europe and America.
48GF Score
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