MCB Bank (KAR:MCB) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: ₨3,291 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2026)

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KAR:MCB MCB Bank Ltd KAR:MCB
64 GF Score
Price ₨407.85
GF Value ₨232.75
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
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What is MCB Bank Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

MCB Bank KAR:MCB -0.20% 64 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₨3,291 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates KAR:MCB with a GF Score™ of 64/100 and a GF Value™ of ₨232.75 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 8 warning signs investors should review.

Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. MCB Bank's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was ₨472 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was ₨3,291 Mil.


MCB Bank  (KAR:MCB) 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.


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MCB Bank Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for MCB Bank'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.

MCB Bank Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

MCB Bank Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
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MCB Bank Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
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MCB Bank Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Competitor Comparison

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, MCB Bank'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.


MCB Bank Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, MCB Bank's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where MCB Bank's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.


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MCB Bank 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 ₨3,291 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 ₨3,291 Mil mean?
MCB Bank (KAR:MCB) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ₨3,291 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 MCB Bank and its competitors.
Is MCB Bank's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
MCB Bank's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₨3,291 Mil. Overall, MCB Bank has a GF Score™ of 64/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does MCB Bank's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to competitors?
MCB Bank's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ₨3,291 Mil can be compared against companies in the Banks 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 Banks company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Banks 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 MCB Bank and its competitors. MCB Bank's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₨3,291 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is MCB Bank stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, MCB Bank (KAR:MCB) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is ₨232.75, compared to a current price of ₨407.85 — trading 75.2% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₨3,291 Mil. MCB Bank's overall GF Score™ is 64/100 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 MCB Bank (KAR:MCB), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₨3,291 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 MCB Bank (KAR:MCB) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, MCB Bank stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of ₨407.85 is trading 75.2% above its estimated GF Value™ of ₨232.75. GuruFocus considers MCB Bank to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for KAR:MCB:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: ₨3,291 Mil
  • GF Value™: ₨232.75 vs. price of ₨407.85 (75.2% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 64/100 with 8 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the KAR:MCB stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


MCB Bank Business Description

Address 15-Main Gulberg, Jail Road, MCB House, Gulburg, Lahore, PB, PAK
MCB Bank Ltd is a commercial banking company operating in Pakistan. The bank provides services through its segments such as Retail Banking, Corporate Banking, Treasury, International banking and others. The majority of the bank's revenues are generated from the Retail banking segment, which includes retail lending and deposits, banking services, cards, and branchless banking. Retail banking offers services such as retail and private lending & deposits and other banking services offered to individual customers and small and medium-term companies. MCB Bank derives majority of its business from its domestic operations. It also has branches across South Asia and the Middle East.
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