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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. James Hardie Industries's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was €251 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was €813 Mil.
James Hardie Industries (FRA:JHA) 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.
James Hardie Industries Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
James Hardie Industries Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for James Hardie Industries'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.
James Hardie Industries Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
FRA:JHA vs EXP, KNF, USLM: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Building Materials subindustry, James Hardie Industries'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.
James Hardie Industries Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Building Materials Industry
For the Building Materials industry and Basic Materials sector, James Hardie Industries's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where James Hardie Industries's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
James Hardie Industries 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 €813 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 €813 Mil mean?
James Hardie Industries (FRA:JHA) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €813 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 James Hardie Industries and its competitors.
Is James Hardie Industries' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
James Hardie Industries' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €813 Mil. Overall, James Hardie Industries has a GF Score™ of 70/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does James Hardie Industries' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to EXP and KNF?
James Hardie Industries' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €813 Mil can be compared against companies in the Building Materials 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 Building Materials company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Building Materials 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 James Hardie Industries and its competitors. James Hardie Industries's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €813 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is James Hardie Industries stock overvalued right now?
James Hardie Industries (FRA:JHA) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €813 Mil. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €813 Mil. James Hardie Industries' overall GF Score™ is 70/100 with 10 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 James Hardie Industries (FRA:JHA), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €813 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.
James Hardie is a manufacturer of fiber cement-based building products, selling primarily to the residential construction industry. North America is the primary geography, generating about 80% of group earnings. Here, it is the largest manufacturer of fiber cement, which is mainly used for exterior siding on houses. Following the Azek acquisition in 2025, it also produces wooden composite decking materials, siding trims, and accessories for outdoor areas including stair and deck railing. Businesses in Australia, New Zealand, and Europe, make up the rest of earnings.
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