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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Hi-Tech Pipes's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was ₹0 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was ₹0 Mil.
Hi-Tech Pipes (NSE:HITECH) 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.
Hi-Tech Pipes Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Hi-Tech Pipes Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Hi-Tech Pipes'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.
Hi-Tech Pipes Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
NSE:HITECH vs NUE, STLD, RS: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Steel subindustry, Hi-Tech Pipes'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.
Hi-Tech Pipes Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Steel Industry
For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Hi-Tech Pipes's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Hi-Tech Pipes's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Hi-Tech Pipes 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 ₹0 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 ₹0 Mil mean?
Hi-Tech Pipes (NSE:HITECH) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ₹0 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 Hi-Tech Pipes and its competitors.
Is Hi-Tech Pipes' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Hi-Tech Pipes' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₹0 Mil. Overall, Hi-Tech Pipes has a GF Score™ of 89/100 and is considered Possible Value Trap, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Hi-Tech Pipes' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to NUE and STLD?
Hi-Tech Pipes' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ₹0 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 Hi-Tech Pipes and its competitors. Hi-Tech Pipes's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₹0 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Hi-Tech Pipes stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Hi-Tech Pipes (NSE:HITECH) is currently considered Possible Value Trap. The stock's GF Value™ is ₹130.43, compared to a current price of ₹84.18 — trading 35.5% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₹0 Mil. Hi-Tech Pipes' overall GF Score™ is 89/100 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 Hi-Tech Pipes (NSE:HITECH), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₹0 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 Hi-Tech Pipes (NSE:HITECH) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Hi-Tech Pipes stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of ₹84.18 is trading 35.5% below its estimated GF Value™ of ₹130.43.
GuruFocus considers Hi-Tech Pipes to be Possible Value Trap.
Key valuation signals for NSE:HITECH:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: ₹0 Mil
GF Value™: ₹130.43 vs. price of ₹84.18 (35.5% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the NSE:HITECH stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Hi-Tech Pipes Ltd manufactures and markets a wide range of steel tubes used in industries like infrastructure, telecom, defense, power distribution, railways, airports, construction, real estate, and automotive. Its products include Black Steel Tubes, Rectangular and Hollow sections, Galvanised Steel Tubes, Metal Beam Highway Crash Barriers, Cold Rolling Coils, Cold Formed Sections, Black Hollow Section and Round Pipes, Galvanized Pipes, Pre-Galvanized Pipes, and Cold Rolled Coils. The Indian steel pipes and tubes industry includes segments such as seamless, ERW, LSAW, HSAW, galvanized iron, ductile iron, and black steel pipes, which serve various applications ranging from high-pressure oil and gas pipelines to water supply and general engineering purposes.
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