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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Western Marine Shipyard's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
six
months ended in Jun. 2025 was BDT2.9 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2025 was BDT2.9 Mil.
Western Marine Shipyard (DHA:WMSHIPYARD) 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.
Western Marine Shipyard Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Western Marine Shipyard Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Western Marine Shipyard'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.
Western Marine Shipyard Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
DHA:WMSHIPYARD vs SPCX, GE, RTX: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, Western Marine Shipyard'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.
Western Marine Shipyard Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Aerospace & Defense Industry
For the Aerospace & Defense industry and Industrials sector, Western Marine Shipyard's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Western Marine Shipyard's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Western Marine Shipyard 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.
For stock reported annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Selling, General, & Admin. Expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2025 was BDT2.9 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 BDT2.9 Mil mean?
Western Marine Shipyard (DHA:WMSHIPYARD) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of BDT2.9 Mil as of Jun. 2025. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Western Marine Shipyard and its competitors.
Is Western Marine Shipyard's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Western Marine Shipyard's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is BDT2.9 Mil. Overall, Western Marine Shipyard has a GF Score™ of 71/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Western Marine Shipyard's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to SPCX and GE?
Western Marine Shipyard's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of BDT2.9 Mil can be compared against companies in the Aerospace & Defense 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 Aerospace & Defense company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Aerospace & Defense 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 Western Marine Shipyard and its competitors. Western Marine Shipyard's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is BDT2.9 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Western Marine Shipyard stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Western Marine Shipyard (DHA:WMSHIPYARD) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is BDT13.07, compared to a current price of BDT10.20 — trading 22% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is BDT2.9 Mil. Western Marine Shipyard's overall GF Score™ is 71/100 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 Western Marine Shipyard (DHA:WMSHIPYARD), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is BDT2.9 Mil as of Jun. 2025. 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 Western Marine Shipyard (DHA:WMSHIPYARD) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Western Marine Shipyard stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of BDT10.20 is trading 22% below its estimated GF Value™ of BDT13.07.
GuruFocus considers Western Marine Shipyard to be Modestly Undervalued.
Key valuation signals for DHA:WMSHIPYARD:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: BDT2.9 Mil
GF Value™: BDT13.07 vs. price of BDT10.20 (22% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the DHA:WMSHIPYARD stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Western Marine Shipyard Ltd is a public limited company engaged in shipbuilding and related marine engineering activities and operates as an export-oriented shipyard in Bangladesh. The Company specializes in the construction of various vessels, including multi-purpose cargo ships, inland container vessels, inland tankers, passenger ships, Ro-Ro ferries, port utility vessels, tugs, offshore petroleum vessels, fishing trawlers, barges, dredgers, and landing crafts. Its activities mainly comprise new shipbuilding for domestic use and for export markets, supported by in-house ship design facilities and shipyard operations. The Company operates in Bangladesh and has exported vessels to countries such as Germany, Norway, Ecuador, New Zealand, and Kenya, as well as serving domestic clients.
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