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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Bhatia Colour Chem's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
six
months ended in Mar. 2026 was ₹131 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was ₹208 Mil.
Bhatia Colour Chem (BOM:543497) 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.
Bhatia Colour Chem Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Bhatia Colour Chem Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Bhatia Colour Chem'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.
Bhatia Colour Chem Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
BOM:543497 vs LIN, SHW, ECL: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Bhatia Colour Chem'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.
Bhatia Colour Chem Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Chemicals Industry
For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Bhatia Colour Chem's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Bhatia Colour Chem's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Bhatia Colour Chem 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. 2026 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was ₹208 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 ₹208 Mil mean?
Bhatia Colour Chem (BOM:543497) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ₹208 Mil as of Mar. 2026. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Bhatia Colour Chem and its competitors.
Is Bhatia Colour Chem's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Bhatia Colour Chem's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₹208 Mil. Overall, Bhatia Colour Chem has a GF Score™ of 42/100 and is considered Possible Value Trap, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Bhatia Colour Chem's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to LIN and SHW?
Bhatia Colour Chem's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ₹208 Mil can be compared against companies in the Chemicals 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 Chemicals company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Chemicals 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 Bhatia Colour Chem and its competitors. Bhatia Colour Chem's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₹208 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Bhatia Colour Chem stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Bhatia Colour Chem (BOM:543497) is currently considered Possible Value Trap. The stock's GF Value™ is ₹147.79, compared to a current price of ₹26.88 — trading 81.8% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₹208 Mil. Bhatia Colour Chem's overall GF Score™ is 42/100 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 Bhatia Colour Chem (BOM:543497), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₹208 Mil as of Mar. 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 Bhatia Colour Chem (BOM:543497) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Bhatia Colour Chem stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of ₹26.88 is trading 81.8% below its estimated GF Value™ of ₹147.79.
GuruFocus considers Bhatia Colour Chem to be Possible Value Trap.
Key valuation signals for BOM:543497:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: ₹208 Mil
GF Value™: ₹147.79 vs. price of ₹26.88 (81.8% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the BOM:543497 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Bhatia Colour Chem Ltd Ltd specializes in the trading and manufacturing of chemicals, dyes, and auxiliary products. The company produces Value Added Printing Products, Textile Auxiliaries and Chemicals, Foil Binders, Glitter Powder, Printing Inks, and Zari Binders with a variety of ranges and specializations as per the demand of the client. The products are mainly useful for printing on Textile materials like Polyester and Cotton which includes, ambos on T-shirts, Zari Prints, and shading.
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