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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Procter & Gamble Hygiene and Health Care's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Jun. 2026 was ₹833 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was ₹5,373 Mil.
Procter & Gamble Hygiene and Health Care (BOM:500459) 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.
Procter & Gamble Hygiene and Health Care Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Procter & Gamble Hygiene and Health Care Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
* 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.
Procter & Gamble Hygiene and Health Care Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
Procter & Gamble Hygiene and Health Care Annual Data
BOM:500459 vs PG, CL, EL: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Household & Personal Products subindustry, Procter & Gamble Hygiene and Health Care'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.
Procter & Gamble Hygiene and Health Care Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Consumer Packaged Goods Industry
For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Procter & Gamble Hygiene and Health Care's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Procter & Gamble Hygiene and Health Care's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Procter & Gamble Hygiene and Health Care 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 ₹5,373 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 ₹5,373 Mil mean?
Procter & Gamble Hygiene and Health Care (BOM:500459) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ₹5,373 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 Procter & Gamble Hygiene and Health Care and its competitors.
Is Procter & Gamble Hygiene and Health Care's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Procter & Gamble Hygiene and Health Care's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₹5,373 Mil. Overall, Procter & Gamble Hygiene and Health Care has a GF Score™ of 76/100 and is considered Significantly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Procter & Gamble Hygiene and Health Care's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to PG and CL?
Procter & Gamble Hygiene and Health Care's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ₹5,373 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 Procter & Gamble Hygiene and Health Care and its competitors. Procter & Gamble Hygiene and Health Care's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₹5,373 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Procter & Gamble Hygiene and Health Care stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Procter & Gamble Hygiene and Health Care (BOM:500459) is currently considered Significantly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is ₹14,319.91, compared to a current price of ₹7,519.40 — trading 47.5% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₹5,373 Mil. Procter & Gamble Hygiene and Health Care's overall GF Score™ is 76/100 with 2 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 Procter & Gamble Hygiene and Health Care (BOM:500459), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₹5,373 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 Procter & Gamble Hygiene and Health Care (BOM:500459) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Procter & Gamble Hygiene and Health Care stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of ₹7,519.40 is trading 47.5% below its estimated GF Value™ of ₹14,319.91.
GuruFocus considers Procter & Gamble Hygiene and Health Care to be Significantly Undervalued.
Key valuation signals for BOM:500459:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: ₹5,373 Mil
GF Value™: ₹14,319.91 vs. price of ₹7,519.40 (47.5% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the BOM:500459 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Procter & Gamble Hygiene and Health Care Ltd is an Indian company engaged in the manufacturing and selling of feminine hygiene care and healthcare products. The portfolio includes brands like Ambi Pur, Head & Shoulders, Olay, Oral-B, Pampers, Pantene, Tide Ariel, Duracell, Gillette, Vicks, and Wella. The business is divided into a feminine hygiene business and a healthcare business. The feminine hygiene business offers sanitary napkins and feminine sanitary hygiene products; its popular brand is Whisper. The healthcare business offers creams, cough drops, and other health products. The company distributes its products through various channels: from retail locations such as mass merchandizers and grocery stores, to drug stores and department stores.
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