ABSA Bank Kenya (NAI:ABSA) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: KES0 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2026)

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NAI:ABSA ABSA Bank Kenya PLC NAI:ABSA
54 GF Score
Price KES33.70
GF Value KES16.41
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
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What is ABSA Bank Kenya Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

ABSA Bank Kenya NAI:ABSA +0.15% 54 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is KES0 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates NAI:ABSA with a GF Score™ of 54/100 and a GF Value™ of KES16.41 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 5 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. ABSA Bank Kenya's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was KES0 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was KES0 Mil.


ABSA Bank Kenya  (NAI:ABSA) 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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ABSA Bank Kenya Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for ABSA Bank Kenya's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense can be seen below:

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* 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.

ABSA Bank Kenya Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

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ABSA Bank Kenya Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Competitor Comparison

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, ABSA Bank Kenya'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.


ABSA Bank Kenya Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Banks Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where ABSA Bank Kenya's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.


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ABSA Bank Kenya 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 quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was KES0 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 KES0 Mil mean?
ABSA Bank Kenya (NAI:ABSA) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of KES0 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 ABSA Bank Kenya and its competitors.
Is ABSA Bank Kenya's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
ABSA Bank Kenya's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is KES0 Mil. Overall, ABSA Bank Kenya has a GF Score™ of 54/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does ABSA Bank Kenya's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to competitors?
ABSA Bank Kenya's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of KES0 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 ABSA Bank Kenya and its competitors. ABSA Bank Kenya's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is KES0 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is ABSA Bank Kenya stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, ABSA Bank Kenya (NAI:ABSA) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is KES16.41, compared to a current price of KES33.70 — trading 105.4% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is KES0 Mil. ABSA Bank Kenya's overall GF Score™ is 54/100 with 5 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 ABSA Bank Kenya (NAI:ABSA), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is KES0 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 ABSA Bank Kenya (NAI:ABSA) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, ABSA Bank Kenya stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of KES33.70 is trading 105.4% above its estimated GF Value™ of KES16.41. GuruFocus considers ABSA Bank Kenya to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for NAI:ABSA:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: KES0 Mil
  • GF Value™: KES16.41 vs. price of KES33.70 (105.4% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 54/100 with 5 warning signs

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


ABSA Bank Kenya Business Description

Address Waiyaki Way, P.O. Box 30120, Nairobi, KEN, 00100
ABSA Bank Kenya PLC is a diversified financial services company offering clients a range of retail, business, corporate and investment, and wealth management solutions. The company's operating segment includes Consumer banking and Corporate banking. It generates maximum revenue from the Consumer Banking segment. The Consumer Banking segment incorporates private customer current accounts, savings, deposits, credit and debit cards, consumer loans, and mortgages. Its Corporate Banking segment includes the business model that centers on delivering specialist investment banking, financing, risk management, and advisory solutions across asset classes to corporates, financial institutions and government clients.
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