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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Baraka Patenga Power's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was BDT65 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was BDT246 Mil.
Baraka Patenga Power (DHA:BPPL) 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.
Baraka Patenga Power Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Baraka Patenga Power Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Baraka Patenga Power'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.
Baraka Patenga Power Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
DHA:BPPL vs NEE, SO, DUK: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, Baraka Patenga Power'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.
Baraka Patenga Power Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Utilities - Regulated Industry
For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Baraka Patenga Power's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Baraka Patenga Power's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Baraka Patenga Power 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 quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was BDT246 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 BDT246 Mil mean?
Baraka Patenga Power (DHA:BPPL) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of BDT246 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 Baraka Patenga Power and its competitors.
Is Baraka Patenga Power's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Baraka Patenga Power's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is BDT246 Mil. Overall, Baraka Patenga Power has a GF Score™ of 50/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Baraka Patenga Power's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to NEE and SO?
Baraka Patenga Power's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of BDT246 Mil can be compared against companies in the Utilities - Regulated 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 Utilities - Regulated company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Utilities - Regulated 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 Baraka Patenga Power and its competitors. Baraka Patenga Power's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is BDT246 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Baraka Patenga Power stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Baraka Patenga Power (DHA:BPPL) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is BDT12.16, compared to a current price of BDT20.40 — trading 67.8% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is BDT246 Mil. Baraka Patenga Power's overall GF Score™ is 50/100 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 Baraka Patenga Power (DHA:BPPL), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is BDT246 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 Baraka Patenga Power (DHA:BPPL) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Baraka Patenga Power stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of BDT20.40 is trading 67.8% above its estimated GF Value™ of BDT12.16.
GuruFocus considers Baraka Patenga Power to be Significantly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for DHA:BPPL:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: BDT246 Mil
GF Value™: BDT12.16 vs. price of BDT20.40 (67.8% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the DHA:BPPL stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Baraka Patenga Power Ltd is engaged in the business of setting up power plants for the generation and supply of electricity to the national grid of Bangladesh. It has built and operates a 50 MW Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO)-fired Independent Power Producer (IPP) plant in Patenga, Chittagong, and supplies the electricity generated at its plant to the Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) through the national grid. Additionally, the company has invested in two other power plants and one stockbroker-dealer company. Geographically, it operates only in Bangladesh.
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