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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Meghna Petroleum's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was BDT403 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was BDT324 Mil.
Meghna Petroleum (DHA:MPETROLEUM) 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.
Meghna Petroleum Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Meghna Petroleum Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Meghna Petroleum'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.
Meghna Petroleum Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
DHA:MPETROLEUM vs MPC, VLO, PSX: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing subindustry, Meghna Petroleum'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.
Meghna Petroleum Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Oil & Gas Industry
For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Meghna Petroleum's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Meghna Petroleum's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Meghna Petroleum 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 BDT324 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 BDT324 Mil mean?
Meghna Petroleum (DHA:MPETROLEUM) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of BDT324 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 Meghna Petroleum and its competitors.
Is Meghna Petroleum's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Meghna Petroleum's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is BDT324 Mil. Overall, Meghna Petroleum has a GF Score™ of 86/100 and is considered Modestly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Meghna Petroleum's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to MPC and VLO?
Meghna Petroleum's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of BDT324 Mil can be compared against companies in the Oil & Gas 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 Oil & Gas company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Oil & Gas 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 Meghna Petroleum and its competitors. Meghna Petroleum's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is BDT324 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Meghna Petroleum stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Meghna Petroleum (DHA:MPETROLEUM) is currently considered Modestly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is BDT175.25, compared to a current price of BDT215.00 — trading 22.7% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is BDT324 Mil. Meghna Petroleum's overall GF Score™ is 86/100 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 Meghna Petroleum (DHA:MPETROLEUM), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is BDT324 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 Meghna Petroleum (DHA:MPETROLEUM) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Meghna Petroleum stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of BDT215.00 is trading 22.7% above its estimated GF Value™ of BDT175.25.
GuruFocus considers Meghna Petroleum to be Modestly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for DHA:MPETROLEUM:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: BDT324 Mil
GF Value™: BDT175.25 vs. price of BDT215.00 (22.7% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the DHA:MPETROLEUM stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Meghna Petroleum Ltd is engaged in the business of petroleum oil and related products. The company is involved in the procurement, storage, and marketing of petroleum products, lubricants, oil and grease, bitumen, liquefied petroleum gas, and battery water in Bangladesh. The business has two reportable segments. The Petroleum Products segment includes the company's earnings from the marketing of petroleum products, bitumen, and LPG. The Lubricating Oil & Grease Operations segment includes the company's income from the trading of lubricating oil and grease of BP and Castrol brands. The majority of revenue comes from the Petroleum Products segment.
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