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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Green Dot's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Jun. 2026 was $143 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was $575 Mil.
Green Dot (LTS:0J0N) 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.
Green Dot Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Green Dot Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Green Dot'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.
Green Dot Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
LTS:0J0N vs PRAA, FINV, WRLD: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Credit Services subindustry, Green Dot'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.
Green Dot Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Credit Services Industry
For the Credit Services industry and Financial Services sector, Green Dot's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Green Dot's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Green Dot 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 Jun. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $575 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 $575 Mil mean?
Green Dot (LTS:0J0N) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $575 Mil as of Jun. 2026. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Green Dot and its competitors.
Is Green Dot's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Green Dot's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $575 Mil. Overall, Green Dot has a GF Score™ of 69/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Green Dot's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to PRAA and FINV?
Green Dot's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $575 Mil can be compared against companies in the Credit 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 Credit Services company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Credit 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 Green Dot and its competitors. Green Dot's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $575 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Green Dot stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Green Dot (LTS:0J0N) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is $13.41, compared to a current price of $13.23 — trading 1.3% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $575 Mil. Green Dot's overall GF Score™ is 69/100 with 7 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 Green Dot (LTS:0J0N), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $575 Mil as of Jun. 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 Green Dot (LTS:0J0N) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Green Dot stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of $13.23 is trading 1.3% below its estimated GF Value™ of $13.41.
GuruFocus considers Green Dot to be Fairly Valued.
Key valuation signals for LTS:0J0N:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $575 Mil
GF Value™: $13.41 vs. price of $13.23 (1.3% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the LTS:0J0N stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Green Dot Corp is a financial technology company that provides financial services for consumers in the United States without good banking options. It has three segments Consumer Services, Business to Business Services(B2B), and Money Movement Services. The company generates maximum revenue from B2B segment. Its B2B Services segment consists of revenues and expenses derived from (i) its partnerships with prominent consumer and technology companies that make banking products and services available to their consumers, partners and workforce through integration with its banking platform (the "Banking-as-a-Service", or "BaaS channel"), and (ii) a comprehensive payroll platform that it offers to corporate enterprises (the "Employer channel") to facilitate payments for todays workforce.
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