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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Berger Paints Bangladesh's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Sep. 2025 was BDT1,124 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2025 was BDT2,707 Mil.
Berger Paints Bangladesh (DHA:BERGERPBL) 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.
Berger Paints Bangladesh Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Berger Paints Bangladesh Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Berger Paints Bangladesh'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.
Berger Paints Bangladesh Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
DHA:BERGERPBL vs LIN, SHW, ECL: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Berger Paints Bangladesh'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.
Berger Paints Bangladesh Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Chemicals Industry
For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Berger Paints Bangladesh's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Berger Paints Bangladesh's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Berger Paints Bangladesh 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 Sep. 2025 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was BDT2,707 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 BDT2,707 Mil mean?
Berger Paints Bangladesh (DHA:BERGERPBL) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of BDT2,707 Mil as of Sep. 2025. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Berger Paints Bangladesh and its competitors.
Is Berger Paints Bangladesh's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Berger Paints Bangladesh's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is BDT2,707 Mil. Overall, Berger Paints Bangladesh has a GF Score™ of 85/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Berger Paints Bangladesh's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to LIN and SHW?
Berger Paints Bangladesh's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of BDT2,707 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 Berger Paints Bangladesh and its competitors. Berger Paints Bangladesh's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is BDT2,707 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Berger Paints Bangladesh stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Berger Paints Bangladesh (DHA:BERGERPBL) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is BDT2,024.44, compared to a current price of BDT1,501.50 — trading 25.8% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is BDT2,707 Mil. Berger Paints Bangladesh's overall GF Score™ is 85/100 with 4 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 Berger Paints Bangladesh (DHA:BERGERPBL), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is BDT2,707 Mil as of Sep. 2025. 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 Berger Paints Bangladesh (DHA:BERGERPBL) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Berger Paints Bangladesh stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of BDT1,501.50 is trading 25.8% below its estimated GF Value™ of BDT2,024.44.
GuruFocus considers Berger Paints Bangladesh to be Modestly Undervalued.
Key valuation signals for DHA:BERGERPBL:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: BDT2,707 Mil
GF Value™: BDT2,024.44 vs. price of BDT1,501.50 (25.8% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the DHA:BERGERPBL stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Berger Paints Bangladesh Ltd is in the paint industry. The principal activities of the company are manufacturing and marketing of liquid and non-liquid paints and varnishes, emulsion and coating, and trading of painting tools. The company also provides decorative and painting-related services. The product range includes specialized outdoor paints to protect against adverse weather conditions, ColorBank, Superior Marine Paints, Textured Coatings, Adhesive, Pre-treatment chemicals, Heat Resistant Paints, Roofing Compounds, and other related products.
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