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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Zad Holding Co's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Jun. 2026 was ر.ق48 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was ر.ق68 Mil.
Zad Holding Co (DSMD:ZHCD) 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.
Zad Holding Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Zad Holding Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Zad Holding Co'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.
Zad Holding Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
DSMD:ZHCD vs KHC, GIS, MKC: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Zad Holding Co'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.
Zad Holding Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Consumer Packaged Goods Industry
For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Zad Holding Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Zad Holding Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Zad Holding Co 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.ق68 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.ق68 Mil mean?
Zad Holding Co (DSMD:ZHCD) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ر.ق68 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 Zad Holding Co and its competitors.
Is Zad Holding Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Zad Holding Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ر.ق68 Mil. Overall, Zad Holding Co has a GF Score™ of 81/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Zad Holding Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to KHC and GIS?
Zad Holding Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ر.ق68 Mil can be compared against companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods 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 Consumer Packaged Goods company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Consumer Packaged Goods 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 Zad Holding Co and its competitors. Zad Holding Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ر.ق68 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Zad Holding Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Zad Holding Co (DSMD:ZHCD) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is ر.ق12.78, compared to a current price of ر.ق11.92 — trading 6.7% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ر.ق68 Mil. Zad Holding Co's overall GF Score™ is 81/100 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 Zad Holding Co (DSMD:ZHCD), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ر.ق68 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 Zad Holding Co (DSMD:ZHCD) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Zad Holding Co stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of ر.ق11.92 is trading 6.7% below its estimated GF Value™ of ر.ق12.78.
GuruFocus considers Zad Holding Co to be Fairly Valued.
Key valuation signals for DSMD:ZHCD:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: ر.ق68 Mil
GF Value™: ر.ق12.78 vs. price of ر.ق11.92 (6.7% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the DSMD:ZHCD stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Zad Holding Co is engaged in the import of wheat, the production of different kinds of flour, the manufacturing, and marketing of pasta and bakery products. The Group earns income from sales of certain types of grain and related commodities. It is also engaged in the activities of contracting for building, investing, establishing, and managing industrial projects, activities in real estate, selling and renting heavy equipment, manufacturing and supplying ready-mix concrete and asphalt, crushing services, providing transport services, and investment in financial instruments. The Group's operating segments are: Trading, manufacturing, distribution and services, which generate maximum revenue, Investment and managed services, and Contracting, real estate and others.
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