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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Appollo Ispat Complex's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2019 was BDT26 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2019 was BDT-10 Mil.
Appollo Ispat Complex (DHA:APOLOISPAT) 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.
Appollo Ispat Complex Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Appollo Ispat Complex Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Appollo Ispat Complex'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.
Appollo Ispat Complex Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
DHA:APOLOISPAT vs TPCS: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Steel subindustry, Appollo Ispat Complex'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.
Appollo Ispat Complex Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Steel Industry
For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Appollo Ispat Complex's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Appollo Ispat Complex's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Appollo Ispat Complex 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. 2019 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was BDT-10 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 BDT-10 Mil mean?
Appollo Ispat Complex (DHA:APOLOISPAT) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of BDT-10 Mil as of Mar. 2019. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Appollo Ispat Complex and its competitors.
Is Appollo Ispat Complex's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Appollo Ispat Complex's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is BDT-10 Mil. Overall, Appollo Ispat Complex has a GF Score™ of 5/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Appollo Ispat Complex's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to TPCS?
Appollo Ispat Complex's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of BDT-10 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 Appollo Ispat Complex and its competitors. Appollo Ispat Complex's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is BDT-10 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Appollo Ispat Complex stock overvalued right now?
Appollo Ispat Complex (DHA:APOLOISPAT) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of BDT-10 Mil. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is BDT-10 Mil. Appollo Ispat Complex's overall GF Score™ is 5/100. 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 Appollo Ispat Complex (DHA:APOLOISPAT), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is BDT-10 Mil as of Mar. 2019. 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.
Appollo Ispat Complex Ltd manufactures and sells corrugated iron sheets in Bangladesh and internationally. It offers cold rolled coils; iron or steel galvanized sheets/coils; and ridges. The company's products are used for roofing of new factories, warehouses, and sheds in industrial applications; roofing cow sheds, the roofing and side fencing of poultry farms, and the fencing of agricultural projects; and roofing small shops, shutter as well as for fencing around the construction area.
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