Saurashtra Cement (NSE:SAURASHCEM) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: ₹3,220 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2026)

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NSE:SAURASHCEM Saurashtra Cement Ltd NSE:SAURASHCEM
55 GF Score
Price ₹61.34
GF Value ₹89.75
Valuation Significantly Undervalued
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What is Saurashtra Cement Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Saurashtra Cement NSE:SAURASHCEM +0.67% 55 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₹3,220 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates NSE:SAURASHCEM with a GF Score™ of 55/100 and a GF Value™ of ₹89.75 (Significantly Undervalued). The stock has 5 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. Saurashtra Cement's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was ₹798 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was ₹3,220 Mil.


Saurashtra Cement  (NSE:SAURASHCEM) 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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Saurashtra Cement Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Saurashtra Cement'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.

Saurashtra Cement Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Saurashtra Cement Annual Data
Trend Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24 Mar25 Mar26
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3,367.61 3,320.31 3,584.67 2,954.72 3,220.10

Saurashtra Cement Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
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NSE:SAURASHCEM vs CRH, VMC, MLM: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Building Materials subindustry, Saurashtra Cement'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.


Saurashtra Cement Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Building Materials Industry

For the Building Materials industry and Basic Materials sector, Saurashtra Cement's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Saurashtra Cement's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.


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Saurashtra Cement 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 ₹3,220 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 ₹3,220 Mil mean?
Saurashtra Cement (NSE:SAURASHCEM) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ₹3,220 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 Saurashtra Cement and its competitors.
Is Saurashtra Cement's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Saurashtra Cement's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₹3,220 Mil. Overall, Saurashtra Cement has a GF Score™ of 55/100 and is considered Significantly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Saurashtra Cement's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to CRH and VMC?
Saurashtra Cement's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ₹3,220 Mil can be compared against companies in the Building Materials 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 Building Materials company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Building Materials 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 Saurashtra Cement and its competitors. Saurashtra Cement's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₹3,220 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Saurashtra Cement stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Saurashtra Cement (NSE:SAURASHCEM) is currently considered Significantly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is ₹89.75, compared to a current price of ₹61.34 — trading 31.7% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₹3,220 Mil. Saurashtra Cement's overall GF Score™ is 55/100 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 Saurashtra Cement (NSE:SAURASHCEM), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₹3,220 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 Saurashtra Cement (NSE:SAURASHCEM) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Saurashtra Cement stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of ₹61.34 is trading 31.7% below its estimated GF Value™ of ₹89.75. GuruFocus considers Saurashtra Cement to be Significantly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for NSE:SAURASHCEM:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: ₹3,220 Mil
  • GF Value™: ₹89.75 vs. price of ₹61.34 (31.7% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 55/100 with 5 warning signs

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


Saurashtra Cement Business Description

Other Exchanges 502175:India
Address Babubhai Chinai Marg, N. K. Mehta International House, Agrima Business Centre, 2nd Floor, 178, Backbay Reclamation, Mumbai, MH, IND, 400 020
Saurashtra Cement Ltd is a cement and clinker manufacturing company based in India. The company manufactures cement under the brand name HATHI. The firm generates maximum revenue from India. Majority of its revenue comes from the sales of the cement product. The Company operates in two reportable segment i.e. manufacture of Cement and Clinker and Paints. The company makes majority of its revenue from Cement and Clinker segment.
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