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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. United Development Co QPSC's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Jun. 2026 was ر.ق93 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was ر.ق174 Mil.
United Development Co QPSC (DSMD:UDCD) 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.
United Development Co QPSC Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
United Development Co QPSC Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for United Development Co QPSC'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.
United Development Co QPSC Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
United Development Co QPSC Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Competitor Comparison
For the Real Estate - Development subindustry, United Development Co QPSC'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.
United Development Co QPSC Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Real Estate Industry
For the Real Estate industry and Real Estate sector, United Development Co QPSC's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where United Development Co QPSC's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
United Development Co QPSC 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 ر.ق174 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.ق174 Mil mean?
United Development Co QPSC (DSMD:UDCD) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ر.ق174 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 United Development Co QPSC and its competitors.
Is United Development Co QPSC's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
United Development Co QPSC's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ر.ق174 Mil. Overall, United Development Co QPSC has a GF Score™ of 65/100 and is considered Possible Value Trap, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does United Development Co QPSC's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to competitors?
United Development Co QPSC's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ر.ق174 Mil can be compared against companies in the Real Estate 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 Real Estate company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Real Estate 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 United Development Co QPSC and its competitors. United Development Co QPSC's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ر.ق174 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is United Development Co QPSC stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, United Development Co QPSC (DSMD:UDCD) is currently considered Possible Value Trap. The stock's GF Value™ is ر.ق1.22, compared to a current price of ر.ق0.77 — trading 36.7% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ر.ق174 Mil. United Development Co QPSC's overall GF Score™ is 65/100 with 5 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 United Development Co QPSC (DSMD:UDCD), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ر.ق174 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 United Development Co QPSC (DSMD:UDCD) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, United Development Co QPSC stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of ر.ق0.77 is trading 36.7% below its estimated GF Value™ of ر.ق1.22.
GuruFocus considers United Development Co QPSC to be Possible Value Trap.
Key valuation signals for DSMD:UDCD:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: ر.ق174 Mil
GF Value™: ر.ق1.22 vs. price of ر.ق0.77 (36.7% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the DSMD:UDCD stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
United Development Co QPSC develops real estate for sale or rental in Qatar. It operates in six segments: Urban Development includes real estate development and construction activities; Hospitality & Leisure includes investment and development of hotels, leisure facilities, and the sale of luxurious items; Infrastructure & Utilities includes construction and management of district cooling systems and marina activities; Educational services includes providing educational services; Healthcare includes providing healthcare services; and Other operations include providing information technology solutions and other services. The majority of its revenue comes from the Urban Development segment.
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