Focused on building reliable datasets, financial models, and research tools for value-minded investors. Committed to turning complex data into practical guidance for value-investing and long-term wealth.
Dr. Charlie Tian is the founder and CEO of GuruFocus.com, a leading global investment research platform established in 2004. With a Ph.D. in physics, Dr. Tian transitioned from science to finance, applying a data-driven, disciplined approach to value investing.
Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. IPDC Finance's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was BDT20 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was BDT116 Mil.
IPDC Finance (DHA:IPDC) 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.
IPDC Finance Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
IPDC Finance Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
* Premium members only.
The historical data trend for IPDC Finance'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.
IPDC Finance Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
DHA:IPDC vs V, MA, AXP: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Credit Services subindustry, IPDC Finance'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.
IPDC Finance Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Credit Services Industry
For the Credit Services industry and Financial Services sector, IPDC Finance's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where IPDC Finance's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
IPDC Finance 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 BDT116 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 BDT116 Mil mean?
IPDC Finance (DHA:IPDC) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of BDT116 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 IPDC Finance and its competitors.
Is IPDC Finance's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
IPDC Finance's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is BDT116 Mil. Overall, IPDC Finance has a GF Score™ of 63/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does IPDC Finance's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to V and MA?
IPDC Finance's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of BDT116 Mil can be compared against companies in the Credit Services 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 Credit Services company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Credit Services 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 IPDC Finance and its competitors. IPDC Finance's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is BDT116 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is IPDC Finance stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, IPDC Finance (DHA:IPDC) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is BDT22.65, compared to a current price of BDT32.60 — trading 43.9% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is BDT116 Mil. IPDC Finance's overall GF Score™ is 63/100 with 6 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 IPDC Finance (DHA:IPDC), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is BDT116 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 IPDC Finance (DHA:IPDC) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, IPDC Finance stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of BDT32.60 is trading 43.9% above its estimated GF Value™ of BDT22.65.
GuruFocus considers IPDC Finance to be Significantly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for DHA:IPDC:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: BDT116 Mil
GF Value™: BDT22.65 vs. price of BDT32.60 (43.9% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the DHA:IPDC stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
IPDC Finance PLC has diversified its product portfolio and evolved as multiproduct financial institution that is specialised in providing long term and short term finance, project finance, lease finance, supply chain finance, home loan, equity financing, syndication finance, retail finance, Small & Medium Enterprises (SME) finance, asset backed securitisation, retailer finance, factoring finance, and related consultancies. Its segments are Corporate, SME & Emerging, Corporate, and Retail Treasury. The company generates majority of revenue from Corporate segment.
63GF Score
Get the complete analysis for DHA:IPDC
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is just one metric. See GF Value™, 30-year financials, guru trades, warning signs, and more.
Quick Browse
Personalize
Premium Gurus 
Create New Portfolio
DHA:IPDC has been successfully added to your 
