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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Knack Packaging's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
six
months ended in Mar. 2026 was ₹434 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was ₹434 Mil.
Knack Packaging (NSE:KNACK) 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.
Knack Packaging Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Knack Packaging Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Knack Packaging'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.
Knack Packaging Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
Knack Packaging Annual Data
Trend
Mar23
Mar24
Mar25
Mar26
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
362.74
451.94
414.80
433.94
Knack Packaging Semi-Annual Data
Mar23
Mar24
Mar25
Mar26
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
362.74
451.94
414.80
433.94
NSE:KNACK vs SW, AMCR, PKG: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Packaging & Containers subindustry, Knack Packaging'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.
Knack Packaging Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Packaging & Containers Industry
For the Packaging & Containers industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Knack Packaging's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Knack Packaging's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Knack Packaging 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.
For stock reported annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Selling, General, & Admin. Expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was ₹434 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 ₹434 Mil mean?
Knack Packaging (NSE:KNACK) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ₹434 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 Knack Packaging and its competitors.
Is Knack Packaging's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Knack Packaging's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₹434 Mil. Overall, Knack Packaging has a GF Score™ of 22/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Knack Packaging's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to SW and AMCR?
Knack Packaging's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ₹434 Mil can be compared against companies in the Packaging & Containers 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 Packaging & Containers company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Packaging & Containers 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 Knack Packaging and its competitors. Knack Packaging's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₹434 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Knack Packaging stock overvalued right now?
Knack Packaging (NSE:KNACK) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ₹434 Mil. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₹434 Mil. Knack Packaging's overall GF Score™ is 22/100 with 2 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 Knack Packaging (NSE:KNACK), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₹434 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.
Knack Packaging Ltd is an integrated packaging solutions provider engaged in the manufacturing of printed and laminated woven polypropylene (PLWPP) bags and PLWPP pinch bottom bags. It serves various industries including grains and pulses - rice, dal, lentils, etc., flour & spices, sugar, salts, fruits & nuts, animal & pet foods,agriculture, seeds, charcoal, detergents powders & granules, fertilizers, chemicals, cement, tile adhesives, building materials, mineral bags, etc. The company also provides additional packaging features such as circular & back seam construction, half, full & register window, zig-zag cut, heatcut & bladecut, etc. The majority of the company's revenue is derived from the Printed And Laminated Woven PP Bags.
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