Hindustan Organic Chemicals (BOM:500449) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: ₹286 Mil (TTM As of Jun. 2026)

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BOM:500449 Hindustan Organic Chemicals Ltd BOM:500449
55 GF Score
Price ₹38.43
GF Value ₹31.39
Valuation Modestly Overvalued
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What is Hindustan Organic Chemicals Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Hindustan Organic Chemicals BOM:500449 +6.10% 55 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₹286 Mil as of Jun. 2026. GuruFocus rates BOM:500449 with a GF Score™ of 55/100 and a GF Value™ of ₹31.39 (Modestly Overvalued). The stock has 4 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. Hindustan Organic Chemicals's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was ₹53 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was ₹286 Mil.


Hindustan Organic Chemicals  (BOM:500449) 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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Hindustan Organic Chemicals Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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Hindustan Organic Chemicals Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Hindustan Organic Chemicals Annual Data
Trend Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24 Mar25 Mar26
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Hindustan Organic Chemicals Quarterly Data
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BOM:500449 vs DOW: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Chemicals subindustry, Hindustan Organic Chemicals'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.


Hindustan Organic Chemicals Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Hindustan Organic Chemicals's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Hindustan Organic Chemicals's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.


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Hindustan Organic Chemicals 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 ₹286 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 ₹286 Mil mean?
Hindustan Organic Chemicals (BOM:500449) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ₹286 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 Hindustan Organic Chemicals and its competitors.
Is Hindustan Organic Chemicals' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Hindustan Organic Chemicals' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₹286 Mil. Overall, Hindustan Organic Chemicals has a GF Score™ of 55/100 and is considered Modestly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Hindustan Organic Chemicals' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to DOW?
Hindustan Organic Chemicals' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ₹286 Mil can be compared against companies in the Chemicals 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 Chemicals company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Chemicals 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 Hindustan Organic Chemicals and its competitors. Hindustan Organic Chemicals's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₹286 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Hindustan Organic Chemicals stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Hindustan Organic Chemicals (BOM:500449) is currently considered Modestly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is ₹31.39, compared to a current price of ₹38.43 — trading 22.4% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₹286 Mil. Hindustan Organic Chemicals' overall GF Score™ is 55/100 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 Hindustan Organic Chemicals (BOM:500449), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₹286 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 Hindustan Organic Chemicals (BOM:500449) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Hindustan Organic Chemicals stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of ₹38.43 is trading 22.4% above its estimated GF Value™ of ₹31.39. GuruFocus considers Hindustan Organic Chemicals to be Modestly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for BOM:500449:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: ₹286 Mil
  • GF Value™: ₹31.39 vs. price of ₹38.43 (22.4% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 55/100 with 4 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the BOM:500449 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Hindustan Organic Chemicals Business Description

Address Ambalamugal PO, Post Bag: No: 18, Kunnathunad, Ernakulam, KL, IND, 682302
Hindustan Organic Chemicals Ltd is engaged in the manufacturing of bulk industrial chemicals and chemical intermediates. It has manufacturing units in Kochi, Kerala. The company produces Phenol, Acetone, and Hydrogen Peroxide using Benzene and LPG from petroleum refineries. These chemicals are essential for industries such as resins, pharmaceuticals, dyes, rubber chemicals, paints, and pesticides. Phenol is used in resins, plasticizers, and pharmaceuticals; Acetone serves as a solvent and chemical intermediate in explosives and lacquers; Hydrogen Peroxide is an eco-friendly bleaching agent used in textiles, paper, electronics, and environmental applications. The company also produces polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) plastic through its subsidiary and focuses on quality and safety.
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