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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. DCM Shriram International's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
six
months ended in Mar. 2026 was ₹88 Mil.
DCM Shriram International does not have enough years/quarters to calculate its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026.
DCM Shriram International (NSE:DCMSIL) 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.
DCM Shriram International Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
DCM Shriram International Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for DCM Shriram International'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.
DCM Shriram International Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
DCM Shriram International Annual Data
Trend
Mar25
Mar26
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
118.39
88.07
DCM Shriram International Semi-Annual Data
Mar25
Mar26
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
118.39
88.07
NSE:DCMSIL vs GWW, FAST, FERG: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Industrial Distribution subindustry, DCM Shriram International'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.
DCM Shriram International Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Industrial Distribution Industry
For the Industrial Distribution industry and Industrials sector, DCM Shriram International's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where DCM Shriram International's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
DCM Shriram International 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.
What does a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ₹ Mil mean?
DCM Shriram International (NSE:DCMSIL) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ₹ 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 DCM Shriram International and its competitors.
Is DCM Shriram International's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
DCM Shriram International's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₹ Mil. Overall, DCM Shriram International has a GF Score™ of 7/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does DCM Shriram International's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to GWW and FAST?
DCM Shriram International's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ₹ Mil can be compared against companies in the Industrial Distribution 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 an Industrial Distribution company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Industrial Distribution 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 DCM Shriram International and its competitors. DCM Shriram International's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₹ Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is DCM Shriram International stock overvalued right now?
DCM Shriram International (NSE:DCMSIL) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ₹ Mil. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₹ Mil. DCM Shriram International's overall GF Score™ is 7/100 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 DCM Shriram International (NSE:DCMSIL), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₹ 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.
DCM Shriram International Ltd operates in the industrial sector. It engages in activities across multiple industrial and engineering domains. Its business verticals include industrial fibres, shipping container manufacturing, defence armoured vehicles, unmanned aerial vehicles, engineering services, and industrial research. The company undertakes integrated activities encompassing engineering, manufacturing, infrastructure support, and technology-oriented services, serving sectors such as defence, industrial development, and related areas. The company serves a range of sectors, including industrial and defence-related applications.
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