Punj Lloyd (BOM:532693) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: ₹ Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2018)

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What is Punj Lloyd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Punj Lloyd BOM:532693 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₹ Mil as of Mar. 2018. The stock has 6 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. Punj Lloyd's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2018 was ₹ Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2018 was ₹ Mil.


Punj Lloyd  (BOM:532693) 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.


Punj Lloyd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms


Punj Lloyd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Punj Lloyd'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.

Punj Lloyd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Punj Lloyd Annual Data
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BOM:532693 vs SFHI: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Punj Lloyd'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.


Punj Lloyd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Punj Lloyd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Punj Lloyd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.



Punj Lloyd 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 Mar. 2018 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was ₹ 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 ₹ Mil mean?
Punj Lloyd (BOM:532693) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ₹ Mil as of Mar. 2018. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Punj Lloyd and its competitors.
Is Punj Lloyd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Punj Lloyd's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₹ Mil.
How does Punj Lloyd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to SFHI?
Punj Lloyd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ₹ Mil can be compared against companies in the Construction 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 Construction company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Construction 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 Punj Lloyd and its competitors. Punj Lloyd's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₹ Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Punj Lloyd stock overvalued right now?
Punj Lloyd (BOM:532693) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ₹ Mil. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₹ 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 Punj Lloyd (BOM:532693), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₹ Mil as of Mar. 2018. 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.

Punj Lloyd Business Description

Address NBCC Plaza, Sector 5, Plate No. 2, Second Floor, Tower No. 2, Pushp Vihar, Saket, New Delhi, Delhi, IND, 110017
Punj Lloyd Ltd is an Indian engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) company that executes large-scale infrastructure and energy projects. Its service offerings include pipelines, oil and gas process facilities, storage tanks, and transportation infrastructure such as roads and bridges, along with power and civil construction work. The company also has a defense manufacturing arm, producing specialized equipment and systems for military applications. Punj Lloyd serves government agencies, public sector undertakings, and private clients in the oil and gas, energy, and infrastructure sectors. It operates across India and internationally, with project experience in the Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific, and Europe. Revenue is generated primarily through contract-based EPC services, with project execution and engineering work billed to clients under fixed-price or reimbursable contracts. The company has faced significant financial and operational challenges in recent years.