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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Bin Dawood Holding's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Jun. 2026 was ﷼476 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was ﷼397 Mil.
Bin Dawood Holding (SAU:4161) 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.
Bin Dawood Holding Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Bin Dawood Holding Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Bin Dawood Holding'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.
Bin Dawood Holding Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
SAU:4161 vs KR: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Grocery Stores subindustry, Bin Dawood Holding'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.
Bin Dawood Holding Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Retail - Defensive Industry
For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Bin Dawood Holding's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Bin Dawood Holding's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Bin Dawood Holding 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 ﷼397 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 ﷼397 Mil mean?
Bin Dawood Holding (SAU:4161) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ﷼397 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 Bin Dawood Holding and its competitors.
Is Bin Dawood Holding's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Bin Dawood Holding's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ﷼397 Mil. Overall, Bin Dawood Holding has a GF Score™ of 79/100 and is considered Significantly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Bin Dawood Holding's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to KR?
Bin Dawood Holding's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ﷼397 Mil can be compared against companies in the Retail - Defensive 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 Retail - Defensive company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Retail - Defensive 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 Bin Dawood Holding and its competitors. Bin Dawood Holding's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ﷼397 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Bin Dawood Holding stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Bin Dawood Holding (SAU:4161) is currently considered Significantly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is ﷼7.50, compared to a current price of ﷼4.69 — trading 37.5% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ﷼397 Mil. Bin Dawood Holding'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 Bin Dawood Holding (SAU:4161), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ﷼397 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 Bin Dawood Holding (SAU:4161) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Bin Dawood Holding stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of ﷼4.69 is trading 37.5% below its estimated GF Value™ of ﷼7.50.
GuruFocus considers Bin Dawood Holding to be Significantly Undervalued.
Key valuation signals for SAU:4161:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: ﷼397 Mil
GF Value™: ﷼7.50 vs. price of ﷼4.69 (37.5% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the SAU:4161 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Bin Dawood Holding is the grocery retail operator of hypermarkets and supermarkets in Saudi Arabia. The company's Stores comprise trading of FMCG, fresh Food Products, and Non-Food Products, including household consumable items, as well as the ownership and management of in-store bakeries. The company also engaged in the retail trading of foodstuff and household items, operating bakeries and restaurants, pharmacies, providing information technology and communication services, providing delivery, storage, and transportation services, acquiring and managing investments, and providing market influencing and digital marketing services. The company operates its business under the brands of BinDawood, Danube, BinDawood Dash, Danube Dash, IACo, and Ykone.
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