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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Dangote Sugar Refinery's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2025 was ₦9,758 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was ₦9,758 Mil.
Dangote Sugar Refinery (NSA:DSRP) 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.
Dangote Sugar Refinery Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Dangote Sugar Refinery Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Dangote Sugar Refinery'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.
Dangote Sugar Refinery Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
NSA:DSRP vs MDLZ, HSY, TR: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Confectioners subindustry, Dangote Sugar Refinery'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.
Dangote Sugar Refinery Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Consumer Packaged Goods Industry
For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Dangote Sugar Refinery's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Dangote Sugar Refinery's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Dangote Sugar Refinery 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 ₦9,758 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 ₦9,758 Mil mean?
Dangote Sugar Refinery (NSA:DSRP) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ₦9,758 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 Dangote Sugar Refinery and its competitors.
Is Dangote Sugar Refinery's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Dangote Sugar Refinery's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₦9,758 Mil. Overall, Dangote Sugar Refinery has a GF Score™ of 65/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Dangote Sugar Refinery's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to MDLZ and HSY?
Dangote Sugar Refinery's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ₦9,758 Mil can be compared against companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods 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 Consumer Packaged Goods company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Consumer Packaged Goods 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 Dangote Sugar Refinery and its competitors. Dangote Sugar Refinery's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₦9,758 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Dangote Sugar Refinery stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Dangote Sugar Refinery (NSA:DSRP) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is ₦80.72, compared to a current price of ₦76.50 — trading 5.2% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₦9,758 Mil. Dangote Sugar Refinery's overall GF Score™ is 65/100 with 9 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 Dangote Sugar Refinery (NSA:DSRP), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₦9,758 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 Dangote Sugar Refinery (NSA:DSRP) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Dangote Sugar Refinery stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of ₦76.50 is trading 5.2% below its estimated GF Value™ of ₦80.72.
GuruFocus considers Dangote Sugar Refinery to be Fairly Valued.
Key valuation signals for NSA:DSRP:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: ₦9,758 Mil
GF Value™: ₦80.72 vs. price of ₦76.50 (5.2% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the NSA:DSRP stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Dangote Sugar Refinery PLC is engaged in refining raw sugar to produce fortified and non-fortified granulated white sugar. The company distributes refined white sugar to consumers and industrial customers in Nigeria. The company is also engaged in the cultivation and milling of sugar cane to finished sugar. Its geographical segments include Northern Nigeria, Western Nigeria, Eastern Nigeria, and Lagos. The company derives a majority of its revenue from the Lagos region.
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