NL (NLI Holdings) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $26.9 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2026)

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64 GF Score
Price $5.90
GF Value $6.41
Valuation Fairly Valued
! 2 Warning Signs
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What is NLI Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

NLI Holdings NL -1.99% 64 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $26.9 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates NL with a GF Score™ of 64/100 and a GF Value™ of $6.41 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 2 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. NLI Holdings's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was $6.2 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $26.9 Mil.


NLI Holdings  (NYSE:NL) 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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NLI Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for NLI Holdings'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.

NLI Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

NLI Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
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NLI Holdings Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
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NL vs CIX, BAER, YOOV: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Security & Protection Services subindustry, NLI Holdings'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.


NLI Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, NLI Holdings's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

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


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NLI Holdings 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 $26.9 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 $26.9 Mil mean?
NLI Holdings (NL) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $26.9 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 NLI Holdings and its competitors.
Is NLI Holdings' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
NLI Holdings' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $26.9 Mil. Overall, NLI Holdings has a GF Score™ of 64/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does NLI Holdings' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to CIX and BAER?
NLI Holdings' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $26.9 Mil can be compared against companies in the Business 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 Business Services company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Business 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 NLI Holdings and its competitors. NLI Holdings's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $26.9 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is NLI Holdings stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, NLI Holdings (NL) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is $6.41, compared to a current price of $5.90 — trading 8% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $26.9 Mil. NLI Holdings' overall GF Score™ is 64/100 with 2 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 NLI Holdings (NL), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $26.9 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 NLI Holdings (NL) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, NLI Holdings stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of $5.90 is trading 8% below its estimated GF Value™ of $6.41. GuruFocus considers NLI Holdings to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for NL:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $26.9 Mil
  • GF Value™: $6.41 vs. price of $5.90 (8% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 64/100 with 2 warning signs

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


NLI Holdings Business Description

Address 5430 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1700, Dallas, TX, USA, 75240-2620
NLI Holdings Inc, formerly known as NL Industries Inc, is a holding company that operates in the component products industry. Through its subsidiary, it manufactures engineered components that are sold to a range of industries, including recreational transportation, postal, office and institutional furniture, cabinetry, tool storage, healthcare, gas stations and vending equipment. It also produces a precision ball bearing slide, security products, and ergonomic computer support systems. The company derives majority of its revenue from Europe.
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