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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Orissa Sponge Iron & Steel's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
six
months ended in Mar. 2025 was ₹17 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2025 was ₹17 Mil.
Orissa Sponge Iron & Steel (BOM:504864) 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.
Orissa Sponge Iron & Steel Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Orissa Sponge Iron & Steel Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Orissa Sponge Iron & Steel'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.
Orissa Sponge Iron & Steel Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
BOM:504864 vs NUE: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Steel subindustry, Orissa Sponge Iron & Steel'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.
Orissa Sponge Iron & Steel Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Steel Industry
For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Orissa Sponge Iron & Steel's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Orissa Sponge Iron & Steel's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Orissa Sponge Iron & Steel 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.
For stock reported annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Selling, General, & Admin. Expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2025 was ₹17 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 ₹17 Mil mean?
Orissa Sponge Iron & Steel (BOM:504864) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ₹17 Mil as of Mar. 2025. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Orissa Sponge Iron & Steel and its competitors.
Is Orissa Sponge Iron & Steel's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Orissa Sponge Iron & Steel's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₹17 Mil.
How does Orissa Sponge Iron & Steel's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to NUE?
Orissa Sponge Iron & Steel's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ₹17 Mil can be compared against companies in the Steel 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 Steel company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Steel 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 Orissa Sponge Iron & Steel and its competitors. Orissa Sponge Iron & Steel's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₹17 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Orissa Sponge Iron & Steel stock overvalued right now?
Orissa Sponge Iron & Steel (BOM:504864) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ₹17 Mil. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₹17 Mil. 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 Orissa Sponge Iron & Steel (BOM:504864), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₹17 Mil as of Mar. 2025. 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.
Orissa Sponge Iron & Steel Ltd is engaged in manufacturing and selling iron and steel. It mainly operates coal-based sponge iron plants, waste energy recovery-based power plants, and a billet-making plant. The Company's business activities falls within a single primary business segment which is Iron & Steel. The firm generates revenues through the sale of surplus power, and also involves in providing engineering and technical services. It operates a coal-based sponge iron plant, waste energy recovery-based power plants, and a billet-making plant.
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