Barita Investments (XJAM:BIL) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: JMD3,838 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2026)

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XJAM:BIL Barita Investments Ltd XJAM:BIL
61 GF Score
Price JMD67.59
GF Value JMD17,073.88
Valuation Possible Value Trap
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What is Barita Investments Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Barita Investments XJAM:BIL -0.57% 61 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is JMD3,838 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates XJAM:BIL with a GF Score™ of 61/100 and a GF Value™ of JMD17,073.88 (Possible Value Trap). The stock has 5 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. Barita Investments's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was JMD1,755 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was JMD3,838 Mil.


Barita Investments  (XJAM:BIL) 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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Barita Investments Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Barita Investments'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.

Barita Investments Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Barita Investments Annual Data
Trend Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23 Sep24 Sep25
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 754.24 755.37 1,527.06 1,306.02 1,334.45

Barita Investments Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 791.53 737.98 750.22 594.71 1,755.24

XJAM:BIL vs MS, GS, SCHW: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Capital Markets subindustry, Barita Investments'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.


Barita Investments Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Capital Markets Industry

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, Barita Investments's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Barita Investments 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 JMD3,838 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 JMD3,838 Mil mean?
Barita Investments (XJAM:BIL) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of JMD3,838 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 Barita Investments and its competitors.
Is Barita Investments' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Barita Investments' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is JMD3,838 Mil. Overall, Barita Investments has a GF Score™ of 61/100 and is considered Possible Value Trap, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Barita Investments' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to MS and GS?
Barita Investments' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of JMD3,838 Mil can be compared against companies in the Capital Markets 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 Capital Markets company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Capital Markets 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 Barita Investments and its competitors. Barita Investments's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is JMD3,838 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Barita Investments stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Barita Investments (XJAM:BIL) is currently considered Possible Value Trap. The stock's GF Value™ is JMD17,073.88, compared to a current price of JMD67.59 — trading 99.6% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is JMD3,838 Mil. Barita Investments' overall GF Score™ is 61/100 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 Barita Investments (XJAM:BIL), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is JMD3,838 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 Barita Investments (XJAM:BIL) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Barita Investments stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of JMD67.59 is trading 99.6% below its estimated GF Value™ of JMD17,073.88. GuruFocus considers Barita Investments to be Possible Value Trap.

Key valuation signals for XJAM:BIL:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: JMD3,838 Mil
  • GF Value™: JMD17,073.88 vs. price of JMD67.59 (99.6% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 61/100 with 5 warning signs

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


Barita Investments Business Description

Address 15 Street Lucia Way, Kingston, JAM, 5
Barita Investments Ltd is a licensed securities dealer, investment manager, pension administrator and cambio operator and has primary dealer status from Bank of Jamaica. The principal activities of company are securities brokerage, money market activities, cambio operations, investment banking, and fund management. Its products are Unit Trust Funds, Barita GPS, FX Income Accumulator, Capital Growth Fund, Money Market Fund, FX Growth Portfolio, FX Bond Portfolio, Real Estate Portfolio, Income Portfolio, Pension Management Fund, Individual Retirement Scheme, Fixed Income, Stocks and Research, etc. The company has three segments Fixed Income, Fund Management, and Other operations. The majority of revenue comes from Fixed Income which includes money market activities and securities broking.
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