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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. PZ Cussons Nigeria's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Feb. 2026 was ₦11,922 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2026 was ₦38,396 Mil.
PZ Cussons Nigeria (NSA:PZ) 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.
PZ Cussons Nigeria Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
PZ Cussons Nigeria Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for PZ Cussons Nigeria'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.
PZ Cussons Nigeria Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
NSA:PZ vs PG, CL, KVUE: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Household & Personal Products subindustry, PZ Cussons Nigeria'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.
PZ Cussons Nigeria Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Consumer Packaged Goods Industry
For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, PZ Cussons Nigeria's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where PZ Cussons Nigeria's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
PZ Cussons Nigeria 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 Feb. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was ₦38,396 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 ₦38,396 Mil mean?
PZ Cussons Nigeria (NSA:PZ) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ₦38,396 Mil as of Feb. 2026. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on PZ Cussons Nigeria and its competitors.
Is PZ Cussons Nigeria's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
PZ Cussons Nigeria's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₦38,396 Mil. Overall, PZ Cussons Nigeria has a GF Score™ of 68/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does PZ Cussons Nigeria's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to PG and CL?
PZ Cussons Nigeria's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ₦38,396 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 PZ Cussons Nigeria and its competitors. PZ Cussons Nigeria's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₦38,396 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is PZ Cussons Nigeria stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, PZ Cussons Nigeria (NSA:PZ) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is ₦52.81, compared to a current price of ₦84.95 — trading 60.9% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₦38,396 Mil. PZ Cussons Nigeria's overall GF Score™ is 68/100 with 1 warning sign 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 PZ Cussons Nigeria (NSA:PZ), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₦38,396 Mil as of Feb. 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 PZ Cussons Nigeria (NSA:PZ) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, PZ Cussons Nigeria stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of ₦84.95 is trading 60.9% above its estimated GF Value™ of ₦52.81.
GuruFocus considers PZ Cussons Nigeria to be Significantly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for NSA:PZ:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: ₦38,396 Mil
GF Value™: ₦52.81 vs. price of ₦84.95 (60.9% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the NSA:PZ stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
PZ Cussons Nigeria PLC manufactures, distributes and sells consumer products and home appliances. The company's operating segment includes Home and Personal Care Products and Durable Electrical Appliances. It generates maximum revenue from the Home and Personal Care Products segment. Home and Personal Care Products segment includes the production and sale of Morning Fresh, Zip, Canoe, Premier, Excel, Joy, Stella, Venus, Imperial Leather, Cussons Baby, Original Source, Carex, Robb, and others. The Durable Electrical Appliances segment includes the production and sale of Haier Thermocool Refrigerators, Freezers, Televisions, Generators, Air conditioners, Washing Machines and others. Geographically it derives revenue from Nigeria.
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