Peel Hunt (LSE:PEEL) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: £35.2 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2026)

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LSE:PEEL Peel Hunt Ltd LSE:PEEL
64 GF Score
Price £0.94
GF Value £1.46
Valuation Possible Value Trap
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What is Peel Hunt Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Peel Hunt LSE:PEEL 64 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is £35.2 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates LSE:PEEL with a GF Score™ of 64/100 and a GF Value™ of £1.46 (Possible Value Trap). The stock has 4 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. Peel Hunt's selling, general, & admin. expense for the six months ended in Mar. 2026 was £18.2 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was £35.2 Mil.


Peel Hunt  (LSE:PEEL) 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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Peel Hunt Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Peel Hunt'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.

Peel Hunt Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Peel Hunt Annual Data
Trend Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24 Mar25 Mar26
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 32.70 29.87 33.05 33.97 35.20

Peel Hunt Semi-Annual Data
Mar19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23 Mar24 Sep24 Mar25 Sep25 Mar26
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 17.32 17.47 16.51 16.96 18.24

LSE:PEEL vs MS, GS, SCHW: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Capital Markets subindustry, Peel Hunt'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.


Peel Hunt Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Capital Markets Industry

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, Peel Hunt's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Peel Hunt 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 £35.2 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 £35.2 Mil mean?
Peel Hunt (LSE:PEEL) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of £35.2 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 Peel Hunt and its competitors.
Is Peel Hunt's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Peel Hunt's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is £35.2 Mil. Overall, Peel Hunt has a GF Score™ of 64/100 and is considered Possible Value Trap, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Peel Hunt's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to MS and GS?
Peel Hunt's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of £35.2 Mil can be compared against companies in the Capital Markets 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 Capital Markets company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Capital Markets 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 Peel Hunt and its competitors. Peel Hunt's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is £35.2 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Peel Hunt stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Peel Hunt (LSE:PEEL) is currently considered Possible Value Trap. The stock's GF Value™ is £1.46, compared to a current price of £0.94 — trading 36% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is £35.2 Mil. Peel Hunt's overall GF Score™ is 64/100 with 4 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 Peel Hunt (LSE:PEEL), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is £35.2 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 Peel Hunt (LSE:PEEL) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Peel Hunt stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of £0.94 is trading 36% below its estimated GF Value™ of £1.46. GuruFocus considers Peel Hunt to be Possible Value Trap.

Key valuation signals for LSE:PEEL:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: £35.2 Mil
  • GF Value™: £1.46 vs. price of £0.94 (36% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 64/100 with 4 warning signs

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


Peel Hunt Business Description

Address 100 Liverpool Street, London, GBR, EC2M 2AT
Peel Hunt Ltd provides investment banking services to mid and small-cap companies in the UK, with a consistent track record of investment and growth across. The company's operations are supported by differentiated proprietary technology and each of its three divisions, investment banking, research and distribution, and execution and trading. The company earns maximum revenue from Execution Services.
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