MBKL (MBT Bancshares) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $1.06 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2025)

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MBKL MBT Bancshares Inc MBKL
61 GF Score
Price $27.71
GF Value $24.50
Valuation Modestly Overvalued
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What is MBT Bancshares Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

MBT Bancshares MBKL 61 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $1.06 Mil as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus rates MBKL with a GF Score™ of 61/100 and a GF Value™ of $24.50 (Modestly Overvalued). 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. MBT Bancshares's selling, general, & admin. expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2025 was $1.06 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was $1.06 Mil.


MBT Bancshares  (OTCPK:MBKL) 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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MBT Bancshares Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for MBT Bancshares'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.

MBT Bancshares Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

MBT Bancshares Annual Data
Trend Dec06 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.96 1.20 1.29 1.08 1.06

MBT Bancshares Semi-Annual Data
Dec02 Dec03 Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
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 0.96 1.20 1.29 1.08 1.06

MBKL vs BSPA, KEFI, CIZN: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, MBT Bancshares'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.


MBT Bancshares Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, MBT Bancshares's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

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


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MBT Bancshares 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.

For stock reported annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Selling, General, & Admin. Expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was $1.06 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 $1.06 Mil mean?
MBT Bancshares (MBKL) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $1.06 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 MBT Bancshares and its competitors.
Is MBT Bancshares' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
MBT Bancshares' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $1.06 Mil. Overall, MBT Bancshares has a GF Score™ of 61/100 and is considered Modestly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does MBT Bancshares' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to BSPA and KEFI?
MBT Bancshares' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $1.06 Mil can be compared against companies in the Banks 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 Banks company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Banks 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 MBT Bancshares and its competitors. MBT Bancshares's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $1.06 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is MBT Bancshares stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, MBT Bancshares (MBKL) is currently considered Modestly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $24.50, compared to a current price of $27.71 — trading 13.1% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $1.06 Mil. MBT Bancshares' overall GF Score™ is 61/100 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 MBT Bancshares (MBKL), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $1.06 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 MBT Bancshares (MBKL) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, MBT Bancshares stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $27.71 is trading 13.1% above its estimated GF Value™ of $24.50. GuruFocus considers MBT Bancshares to be Modestly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for MBKL:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $1.06 Mil
  • GF Value™: $24.50 vs. price of $27.71 (13.1% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 61/100 with 4 warning signs

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


MBT Bancshares Business Description

Address 3344 Metairie Road, Metairie, LA, USA, 70001
MBT Bancshares Inc is a United States-based company providing commercial banking services. It offers personal banking and business banking services. The services portfolio includes online banking service, checking accounts service, savings account facility, card services, and other services.
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