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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Magna Electro Castings's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Jun. 2026 was ₹58 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was ₹212 Mil.
Magna Electro Castings (BOM:517449) 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.
Magna Electro Castings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Magna Electro Castings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Magna Electro Castings'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.
Magna Electro Castings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
BOM:517449 vs ATI, CRS, MLI: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Metal Fabrication subindustry, Magna Electro Castings'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.
Magna Electro Castings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Industrial Products Industry
For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Magna Electro Castings's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Magna Electro Castings's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Magna Electro Castings 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 ₹212 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 ₹212 Mil mean?
Magna Electro Castings (BOM:517449) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ₹212 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 Magna Electro Castings and its competitors.
Is Magna Electro Castings' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Magna Electro Castings' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₹212 Mil. Overall, Magna Electro Castings has a GF Score™ of 73/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Magna Electro Castings' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to ATI and CRS?
Magna Electro Castings' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ₹212 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 Magna Electro Castings and its competitors. Magna Electro Castings's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₹212 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Magna Electro Castings stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Magna Electro Castings (BOM:517449) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is ₹1,038.00, compared to a current price of ₹1,364.90 — trading 31.5% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₹212 Mil. Magna Electro Castings' overall GF Score™ is 73/100 with 8 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 Magna Electro Castings (BOM:517449), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₹212 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 Magna Electro Castings (BOM:517449) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Magna Electro Castings stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of ₹1,364.90 is trading 31.5% above its estimated GF Value™ of ₹1,038.00.
GuruFocus considers Magna Electro Castings to be Significantly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for BOM:517449:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: ₹212 Mil
GF Value™: ₹1,038.00 vs. price of ₹1,364.90 (31.5% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the BOM:517449 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Magna Electro Castings Ltd is engaged in manufacturing and supplying ferrous components in small and medium volumes. The company specializes in the manufacture of Ductile Iron and Gray Iron castings including Grey Iron, SG (spheroidal graphite) iron, and other iron alloy castings-machined and unmachined steel components. The company also produces fully machined components. The company has the following divisions; the Foundry division; the Wind Energy Generation division; and the Solar Energy division. The company earns the majority of its revenue from the Foundry division.
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