LafargeHolcim Bangladesh (DHA:LHB) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: BDT1,590 Mil (TTM As of Jun. 2026)

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DHA:LHB LafargeHolcim Bangladesh PLC DHA:LHB
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Price BDT58.70
GF Value BDT59.26
Valuation Fairly Valued
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What is LafargeHolcim Bangladesh Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

LafargeHolcim Bangladesh DHA:LHB -0.34% 90 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is BDT1,590 Mil as of Jun. 2026. GuruFocus rates DHA:LHB with a GF Score™ of 90/100 and a GF Value™ of BDT59.26 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review.

Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. LafargeHolcim Bangladesh's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was BDT698 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was BDT1,590 Mil.


LafargeHolcim Bangladesh  (DHA:LHB) 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.


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LafargeHolcim Bangladesh Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for LafargeHolcim 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.

LafargeHolcim Bangladesh Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

LafargeHolcim Bangladesh Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1,083.35 1,445.11 1,528.42 1,559.21 1,546.82

LafargeHolcim Bangladesh Quarterly Data
Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26 Jun26
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 674.33 583.34 -332.99 641.17 698.01

DHA:LHB vs CRH, VMC, MLM: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Building Materials subindustry, LafargeHolcim 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.


LafargeHolcim Bangladesh Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Building Materials Industry

For the Building Materials industry and Basic Materials sector, LafargeHolcim Bangladesh's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where LafargeHolcim Bangladesh's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.


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LafargeHolcim 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 Jun. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was BDT1,590 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 BDT1,590 Mil mean?
LafargeHolcim Bangladesh (DHA:LHB) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of BDT1,590 Mil as of Jun. 2026. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on LafargeHolcim Bangladesh and its competitors.
Is LafargeHolcim Bangladesh's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
LafargeHolcim Bangladesh's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is BDT1,590 Mil. Overall, LafargeHolcim Bangladesh has a GF Score™ of 90/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does LafargeHolcim Bangladesh's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to CRH and VMC?
LafargeHolcim Bangladesh's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of BDT1,590 Mil can be compared against companies in the Building Materials 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 Building Materials company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Building Materials 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 LafargeHolcim Bangladesh and its competitors. LafargeHolcim Bangladesh's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is BDT1,590 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is LafargeHolcim Bangladesh stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, LafargeHolcim Bangladesh (DHA:LHB) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is BDT59.26, compared to a current price of BDT58.70 — trading 0.9% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is BDT1,590 Mil. LafargeHolcim Bangladesh's overall GF Score™ is 90/100 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 LafargeHolcim Bangladesh (DHA:LHB), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is BDT1,590 Mil as of Jun. 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 LafargeHolcim Bangladesh (DHA:LHB) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, LafargeHolcim Bangladesh stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of BDT58.70 is trading 0.9% below its estimated GF Value™ of BDT59.26. GuruFocus considers LafargeHolcim Bangladesh to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for DHA:LHB:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: BDT1,590 Mil
  • GF Value™: BDT59.26 vs. price of BDT58.70 (0.9% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 90/100 with 4 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the DHA:LHB stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


LafargeHolcim Bangladesh Business Description

Address Tejgaon Gulshan Link Road, NinaKabbo, Level-7, 227/A Bir Uttam Mir Shawkat Sarak, Dhaka, BGD, 1208
LafargeHolcim Bangladesh PLC is a frontline cement producer in Bangladesh. The company is engaged in the manufacturing and marketing cement in the local and international market. It operates a cement manufacturing plant at Chhatak. Company has divided it's operations in two business segments namely, Clinker and cement and Aggregates and derives majority revenue from the Clinker and cement segment.
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