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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Sanderson Design Group's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
six
months ended in Jan. 2026 was £35.70 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2026 was £69.18 Mil.
Sanderson Design Group (LSE:SDG) 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.
Sanderson Design Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Sanderson Design Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Sanderson Design 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.
Sanderson Design Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
LSE:SDG vs SN, SGI, MHK: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances subindustry, Sanderson Design 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.
Sanderson Design Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances Industry
For the Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Sanderson Design Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Sanderson Design Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Sanderson Design 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 Jan. 2026 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was £69.18 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 £69.18 Mil mean?
Sanderson Design Group (LSE:SDG) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of £69.18 Mil as of Jan. 2026. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Sanderson Design Group and its competitors.
Is Sanderson Design Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Sanderson Design Group's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is £69.18 Mil. Overall, Sanderson Design Group has a GF Score™ of 50/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Sanderson Design Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to SN and SGI?
Sanderson Design Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of £69.18 Mil can be compared against companies in the Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances 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 Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances 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 Sanderson Design Group and its competitors. Sanderson Design Group's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is £69.18 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Sanderson Design Group stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Sanderson Design Group (LSE:SDG) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is £0.72, compared to a current price of £0.78 — trading 7.6% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is £69.18 Mil. Sanderson Design Group's overall GF Score™ is 50/100 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 Sanderson Design Group (LSE:SDG), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is £69.18 Mil as of Jan. 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 Sanderson Design Group (LSE:SDG) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Sanderson Design Group stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of £0.78 is trading 7.6% above its estimated GF Value™ of £0.72.
GuruFocus considers Sanderson Design Group to be Fairly Valued.
Key valuation signals for LSE:SDG:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: £69.18 Mil
GF Value™: £0.72 vs. price of £0.78 (7.6% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the LSE:SDG stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Sanderson Design Group PLC is a luxury interior furnishings company that designs, manufactures, and markets wallpapers and fabrics together with a wide range of ancillary interior products. Its reportable segments are Brands, Licensing, and Manufacturing. The Brands division comprises the design, marketing, sales, and distribution of Morris & Co., Sanderson, Zoffany, Clarke & Clarke, Harlequin, and Scion brands. The Licensing segment represents the licensing activities of various brands, and the Manufacturing segment represents the wallcovering and printed fabric manufacturing businesses operated by Anstey and Standfast & Barracks, respectively. The company generates a majority of its revenue from the Brands segment.
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