Diamond Trust Bank (NAI:DTK) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: KES Mil (TTM As of Jun. 2026)

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NAI:DTK Diamond Trust Bank Ltd NAI:DTK
79 GF Score
Price KES179.50
GF Value KES89.69
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
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What is Diamond Trust Bank Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Diamond Trust Bank NAI:DTK +6.06% 79 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is KES Mil as of Jun. 2026. GuruFocus rates NAI:DTK with a GF Score™ of 79/100 and a GF Value™ of KES89.69 (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. Diamond Trust Bank's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was KES Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was KES Mil.


Diamond Trust Bank  (NAI:DTK) 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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Diamond Trust Bank Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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NAI:DTK vs USB: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, Diamond Trust Bank'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.


Diamond Trust Bank Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Banks Industry

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

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


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Diamond Trust Bank 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 KES 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 KES Mil mean?
Diamond Trust Bank (NAI:DTK) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of KES 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 Diamond Trust Bank and its competitors.
Is Diamond Trust Bank's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Diamond Trust Bank's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is KES Mil. Overall, Diamond Trust Bank has a GF Score™ of 79/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Diamond Trust Bank's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to USB?
Diamond Trust Bank's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of KES 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 Diamond Trust Bank and its competitors. Diamond Trust Bank's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is KES Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Diamond Trust Bank stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Diamond Trust Bank (NAI:DTK) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is KES89.69, compared to a current price of KES179.50 — trading 100.1% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is KES Mil. Diamond Trust Bank's overall GF Score™ is 79/100 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 Diamond Trust Bank (NAI:DTK), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is KES 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 Diamond Trust Bank (NAI:DTK) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Diamond Trust Bank stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of KES179.50 is trading 100.1% above its estimated GF Value™ of KES89.69. GuruFocus considers Diamond Trust Bank to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for NAI:DTK:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: KES Mil
  • GF Value™: KES89.69 vs. price of KES179.50 (100.1% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 79/100 with 5 warning signs

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


Diamond Trust Bank Business Description

Address Mombasa Road, DTB Centre, P.O. Box 61711, Nairobi, KEN, 00200
Diamond Trust Bank Ltd is a regional bank that provides banking, insurance agency, and other related services to the general public. It offers various banking services, including corporate, retail, and commercial. The company focuses on the small and medium-sized enterprises sector. It has four business segments: Diamond Trust Bank Tanzania Limited, Diamond Trust Bank Uganda Limited, Diamond Trust Bank Burundi S.A, and Kenya. The Trust's majority of revenue is generated from its home country, Kenya.
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