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. Industries Qatar QSC's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was ر.ق242 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was ر.ق309 Mil.
Industries Qatar QSC (DSMD:IQCD) 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.
Industries Qatar QSC Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Industries Qatar QSC Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
* Premium members only.
The historical data trend for Industries Qatar QSC'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.
Industries Qatar QSC Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
DSMD:IQCD vs CTVA, CF, MOS: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Agricultural Inputs subindustry, Industries Qatar QSC'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.
Industries Qatar QSC Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Agriculture Industry
For the Agriculture industry and Basic Materials sector, Industries Qatar QSC's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Industries Qatar QSC's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Industries Qatar QSC 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 ر.ق309 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 ر.ق309 Mil mean?
Industries Qatar QSC (DSMD:IQCD) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ر.ق309 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 Industries Qatar QSC and its competitors.
Is Industries Qatar QSC's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Industries Qatar QSC's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ر.ق309 Mil. Overall, Industries Qatar QSC has a GF Score™ of 84/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Industries Qatar QSC's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to CTVA and CF?
Industries Qatar QSC's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ر.ق309 Mil can be compared against companies in the Agriculture 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 Agriculture company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Agriculture 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 Industries Qatar QSC and its competitors. Industries Qatar QSC's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ر.ق309 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Industries Qatar QSC stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Industries Qatar QSC (DSMD:IQCD) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is ر.ق14.13, compared to a current price of ر.ق10.80 — trading 23.6% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ر.ق309 Mil. Industries Qatar QSC's overall GF Score™ is 84/100 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 Industries Qatar QSC (DSMD:IQCD), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ر.ق309 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 Industries Qatar QSC (DSMD:IQCD) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Industries Qatar QSC stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of ر.ق10.80 is trading 23.6% below its estimated GF Value™ of ر.ق14.13.
GuruFocus considers Industries Qatar QSC to be Modestly Undervalued.
Key valuation signals for DSMD:IQCD:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: ر.ق309 Mil
GF Value™: ر.ق14.13 vs. price of ر.ق10.80 (23.6% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the DSMD:IQCD stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Industries Qatar QSC, along with its subsidiaries, operates in the following reportable segments: Petrochemicals, Fertilisers, and Steel. Maximum revenue is generated from the Fertilisers segment, which produces and sells urea, ammonia, and other by-products. The Petrochemicals segment produces and sells ethylene, polyethylene, MTBE, methanol, and other petrochemical products; and the Steel segment produces and sells steel pellets, bars, billets, and others.
84GF Score
Get the complete analysis for DSMD:IQCD
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
DSMD:IQCD has been successfully added to your 
