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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Hamid Fabrics's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Sep. 2024 was BDT42 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2024 was BDT131 Mil.
Hamid Fabrics (DHA:HFL) 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.
Hamid Fabrics Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Hamid Fabrics Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Hamid Fabrics'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.
Hamid Fabrics Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
Hamid Fabrics Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Competitor Comparison
For the Textile Manufacturing subindustry, Hamid Fabrics'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.
Hamid Fabrics Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories Industry
For the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Hamid Fabrics's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Hamid Fabrics's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Hamid Fabrics 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. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was BDT131 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 BDT131 Mil mean?
Hamid Fabrics (DHA:HFL) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of BDT131 Mil as of Sep. 2024. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Hamid Fabrics and its competitors.
Is Hamid Fabrics' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Hamid Fabrics' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is BDT131 Mil. Overall, Hamid Fabrics has a GF Score™ of 10/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Hamid Fabrics' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to competitors?
Hamid Fabrics' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of BDT131 Mil can be compared against companies in the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories 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 Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories 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 Hamid Fabrics and its competitors. Hamid Fabrics's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is BDT131 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Hamid Fabrics stock overvalued right now?
Hamid Fabrics (DHA:HFL) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of BDT131 Mil. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is BDT131 Mil. Hamid Fabrics' overall GF Score™ is 10/100. 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 Hamid Fabrics (DHA:HFL), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is BDT131 Mil as of Sep. 2024. 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.
Hamid Fabrics PLC is a manufacturer of solid-dye fabric for the readymade garment industry. The company's product range includes cotton fabrics as well as blended fabrics such as cotton/polyester, cotton/viscose, nylon/cotton and cotton/lycra. The weaving unit produces grey fabrics in various designs and constructions such as Twill, Canvas, Oxford, Rib stop, Rib cord, Ottoman, Herringbone, and various dobby designs of different weight ranges. The finishing mix of Hamid Fabrics Limited comprises water repellent, fireproof, wrinkle-free, Teflon coating, aero finish and chintz finish. The company caters to the markets in the United States of American and the European Union.
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