Madhya Pradesh Today Media (NSE:MPTODAY) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: ₹25.4 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2025)

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NSE:MPTODAY Madhya Pradesh Today Media Ltd NSE:MPTODAY
74 GF Score
Price ₹46.00
GF Value ₹41.75
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What is Madhya Pradesh Today Media Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Madhya Pradesh Today Media NSE:MPTODAY 74 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₹25.4 Mil as of Mar. 2025. GuruFocus rates NSE:MPTODAY with a GF Score™ of 74/100 and a GF Value™ of ₹41.75. The stock has 7 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. Madhya Pradesh Today Media's selling, general, & admin. expense for the six months ended in Mar. 2025 was ₹25.4 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2025 was ₹25.4 Mil.


Madhya Pradesh Today Media  (NSE:MPTODAY) 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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Madhya Pradesh Today Media Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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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.

Madhya Pradesh Today Media Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Madhya Pradesh Today Media Annual Data
Trend Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24 Mar25
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Madhya Pradesh Today Media Semi-Annual Data
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NSE:MPTODAY vs NYT, WLY: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Publishing subindustry, Madhya Pradesh Today Media'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.


Madhya Pradesh Today Media Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Madhya Pradesh Today Media's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Madhya Pradesh Today Media's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.


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Madhya Pradesh Today Media 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. 2025 was ₹25.4 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 ₹25.4 Mil mean?
Madhya Pradesh Today Media (NSE:MPTODAY) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ₹25.4 Mil as of Mar. 2025. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Madhya Pradesh Today Media and its competitors.
Is Madhya Pradesh Today Media's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Madhya Pradesh Today Media's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₹25.4 Mil. Overall, Madhya Pradesh Today Media has a GF Score™ of 74/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Madhya Pradesh Today Media's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to NYT and WLY?
Madhya Pradesh Today Media's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ₹25.4 Mil can be compared against companies in the Media - Diversified 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 Media - Diversified company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Media - Diversified 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 Madhya Pradesh Today Media and its competitors. Madhya Pradesh Today Media's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₹25.4 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Madhya Pradesh Today Media stock overvalued right now?
Madhya Pradesh Today Media (NSE:MPTODAY) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ₹25.4 Mil. The stock's GF Value™ is ₹41.75, compared to a current price of ₹46.00 — trading 10.2% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₹25.4 Mil. Madhya Pradesh Today Media's overall GF Score™ is 74/100 with 7 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 Madhya Pradesh Today Media (NSE:MPTODAY), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₹25.4 Mil as of Mar. 2025. 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 Madhya Pradesh Today Media (NSE:MPTODAY) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Madhya Pradesh Today Media stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of ₹46.00 is trading 10.2% above its estimated GF Value™ of ₹41.75.

Key valuation signals for NSE:MPTODAY:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: ₹25.4 Mil
  • GF Value™: ₹41.75 vs. price of ₹46.00 (10.2% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 74/100 with 7 warning signs

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


Madhya Pradesh Today Media Business Description

Address M.P. Nagar, Plot No. 5, Press Complex, Zone - I, Bhopal, MP, IND, 462011
Madhya Pradesh Today Media Ltd is engaged in the publication of the newspaper, news through the news portal, and event-based magazines. The company's newspapers include Pradesh Today, and Morning Daily, among others. The company is principally engaged in print media. It generates maximum revenue from Advertisements.
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