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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Bankers Investment Trust's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
six
months ended in Apr. 2026 was NZ$1.0 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Apr. 2026 was NZ$2.0 Mil.
Bankers Investment Trust (NZSE:BIT) 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.
Bankers Investment Trust Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Bankers Investment Trust Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Bankers Investment Trust'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.
Bankers Investment Trust Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
NZSE:BIT vs BLK, BX, KKR: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Asset Management subindustry, Bankers Investment Trust'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.
Bankers Investment Trust Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Asset Management Industry
For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Bankers Investment Trust's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Bankers Investment Trust's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Bankers Investment Trust 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 Apr. 2026 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was NZ$2.0 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 NZ$2.0 Mil mean?
Bankers Investment Trust (NZSE:BIT) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of NZ$2.0 Mil as of Apr. 2026. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Bankers Investment Trust and its competitors.
Is Bankers Investment Trust's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Bankers Investment Trust's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NZ$2.0 Mil. Overall, Bankers Investment Trust has a GF Score™ of 36/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Bankers Investment Trust's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to BLK and BX?
Bankers Investment Trust's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of NZ$2.0 Mil can be compared against companies in the Asset Management 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 an Asset Management company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Asset Management 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 Bankers Investment Trust and its competitors. Bankers Investment Trust's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NZ$2.0 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Bankers Investment Trust stock overvalued right now?
Bankers Investment Trust (NZSE:BIT) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of NZ$2.0 Mil. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NZ$2.0 Mil. Bankers Investment Trust's overall GF Score™ is 36/100 with 4 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 Bankers Investment Trust (NZSE:BIT), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is NZ$2.0 Mil as of Apr. 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.
Bankers Investment Trust PLC is a UK-based investment trust company. The company's investment objective is to achieve capital growth in excess of the FTSE World Index and annual dividend growth greater than inflation, as defined by the UK Retail Prices Index. Its investments include Equities, Debt securities, cash investments, investment trusts, collective funds, and derivatives. Its geographical segments are the United Kingdom and Pan Europe, North America, Japan, and Pan Asia. it generate maximum Revenue from Bank Interest.
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