Mughal Iron & Steel Industries (KAR:MUGHAL) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: ₨390 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2026)

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KAR:MUGHAL Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Ltd KAR:MUGHAL
91 GF Score
Price ₨81.92
GF Value ₨70.89
Valuation Modestly Overvalued
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What is Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Mughal Iron & Steel Industries KAR:MUGHAL +1.17% 91 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₨390 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates KAR:MUGHAL with a GF Score™ of 91/100 and a GF Value™ of ₨70.89 (Modestly Overvalued). The stock has 6 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. Mughal Iron & Steel Industries's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was ₨282 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was ₨390 Mil.


Mughal Iron & Steel Industries  (KAR:MUGHAL) 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.


Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms


Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Mughal Iron & Steel Industries's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense can be seen below:

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* 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.

Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Annual Data
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Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Quarterly Data
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KAR:MUGHAL vs NUE, STLD, RS: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Steel subindustry, Mughal Iron & Steel 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.


Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Mughal Iron & Steel Industries's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Mughal Iron & Steel Industries's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.


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Mughal Iron & Steel 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 ₨390 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 ₨390 Mil mean?
Mughal Iron & Steel Industries (KAR:MUGHAL) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ₨390 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 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries and its competitors.
Is Mughal Iron & Steel Industries' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Mughal Iron & Steel Industries' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₨390 Mil. Overall, Mughal Iron & Steel Industries has a GF Score™ of 91/100 and is considered Modestly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Mughal Iron & Steel Industries' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to NUE and STLD?
Mughal Iron & Steel Industries' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ₨390 Mil can be compared against companies in the Steel 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 Steel company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Steel 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 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries and its competitors. Mughal Iron & Steel Industries's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₨390 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Mughal Iron & Steel Industries stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Mughal Iron & Steel Industries (KAR:MUGHAL) is currently considered Modestly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is ₨70.89, compared to a current price of ₨81.92 — trading 15.6% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₨390 Mil. Mughal Iron & Steel Industries' overall GF Score™ is 91/100 with 6 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 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries (KAR:MUGHAL), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₨390 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 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries (KAR:MUGHAL) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Mughal Iron & Steel Industries stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of ₨81.92 is trading 15.6% above its estimated GF Value™ of ₨70.89. GuruFocus considers Mughal Iron & Steel Industries to be Modestly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for KAR:MUGHAL:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: ₨390 Mil
  • GF Value™: ₨70.89 vs. price of ₨81.92 (15.6% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 91/100 with 6 warning signs

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


Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Business Description

Other Exchanges MUGHALC:Pakistan
Address 31-A Shadman 1, Lahore, PB, PAK
Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Ltd is engaged in the manufacturing and trading of mild steel products. The operating segments of the company are Ferrous, Non-Ferrous, and the Energy segment. The company's main products involve Steel re-bars (G60 / Mughal Supreme), Girders, Billets, Copper ingots, and Copper granules.
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