Lakshmi Precision Screws (BOM:506079) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: ₹206 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2017)

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What is Lakshmi Precision Screws Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Lakshmi Precision Screws BOM:506079 -4.86% Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₹206 Mil as of Mar. 2017.

Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Lakshmi Precision Screws's selling, general, & admin. expense for the six months ended in Mar. 2017 was ₹206 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2017 was ₹206 Mil.


Lakshmi Precision Screws  (BOM:506079) 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.


Lakshmi Precision Screws Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms


Lakshmi Precision Screws Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Lakshmi Precision Screws'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.

Lakshmi Precision Screws Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Lakshmi Precision Screws Annual Data
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Lakshmi Precision Screws Semi-Annual Data
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BOM:506079 vs TXHG, TBLT: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Tools & Accessories subindustry, Lakshmi Precision Screws'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.


Lakshmi Precision Screws Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Lakshmi Precision Screws's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Lakshmi Precision Screws's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.



Lakshmi Precision Screws 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. 2017 was ₹206 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 ₹206 Mil mean?
Lakshmi Precision Screws (BOM:506079) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ₹206 Mil as of Mar. 2017. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Lakshmi Precision Screws and its competitors.
Is Lakshmi Precision Screws' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Lakshmi Precision Screws' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₹206 Mil.
How does Lakshmi Precision Screws' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to TXHG and TBLT?
Lakshmi Precision Screws' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ₹206 Mil can be compared against companies in the Industrial Products 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 an Industrial Products company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Industrial Products 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 Lakshmi Precision Screws and its competitors. Lakshmi Precision Screws's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₹206 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Lakshmi Precision Screws stock overvalued right now?
Lakshmi Precision Screws (BOM:506079) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ₹206 Mil. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₹206 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 Lakshmi Precision Screws (BOM:506079), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₹206 Mil as of Mar. 2017. 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.

Lakshmi Precision Screws Business Description

Address Hisar Road, 46/1, Mile Stone, Rohtak, HR, IND, 124001
Lakshmi Precision Screws Ltd is engaged in the business of manufacturing high-tensile fasteners. The product portfolio includes - Bolts and Screws, Pins, Nuts, Allen Key, Anchor Bush, Hammer, Wedges, Threaded road, Ball pins, Clevis pins, and many others. The company caters to the need of many sectors like Wind energy, Automotive, Defence, Electronic and communication, Construction, Agriculture, Tool and die, Oil and gas. The company's area of operation comprises four manufacturing units spread across an area of about 1,00,000 sqm.