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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Pennant International Group's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2025 was £2.85 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was £6.85 Mil.
Pennant International Group (LSE:PEN) 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.
Pennant International Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Pennant International Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Pennant International 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.
Pennant International Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
LSE:PEN vs QH, SHOP, UBER: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Software - Application subindustry, Pennant International 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.
Pennant International Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Software Industry
For the Software industry and Technology sector, Pennant International Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Pennant International Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Pennant International 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 Dec. 2025 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was £6.85 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 £6.85 Mil mean?
Pennant International Group (LSE:PEN) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of £6.85 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 Pennant International Group and its competitors.
Is Pennant International Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Pennant International Group's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is £6.85 Mil. Overall, Pennant International Group has a GF Score™ of 41/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Pennant International Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to QH and SHOP?
Pennant International Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of £6.85 Mil can be compared against companies in the Software 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 Software company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Software 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 Pennant International Group and its competitors. Pennant International Group's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is £6.85 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Pennant International Group stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Pennant International Group (LSE:PEN) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is £0.21, compared to a current price of £0.30 — trading 40.5% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is £6.85 Mil. Pennant International Group's overall GF Score™ is 41/100 with 9 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 Pennant International Group (LSE:PEN), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is £6.85 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 Pennant International Group (LSE:PEN) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Pennant International Group stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of £0.30 is trading 40.5% above its estimated GF Value™ of £0.21.
GuruFocus considers Pennant International Group to be Significantly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for LSE:PEN:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: £6.85 Mil
GF Value™: £0.21 vs. price of £0.30 (40.5% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the LSE:PEN stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Pennant International Group PLC is engaged in the delivery of integrated support solutions. The company has three operating segments: Systems Support Software; Technical Services; and, Training Systems delivered for financial reporting purposes presented as two cash generating units Software & Services and Training Systems. It offers a range of services that cover training equipment, hardware, and related support, including simulation, virtual reality, and computer-based training, technical documentation, media development, software development, and related consultancy. It operates in four geographical areas - the United Kingdom, USA, Canada, and Australia of which the United Kingdom contributes majority of the total revenue.
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