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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Shiva Cement's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Jun. 2026 was ₹78 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was ₹389 Mil.
Shiva Cement (NSE:SHIVACEM) 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.
Shiva Cement Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Shiva Cement Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Shiva 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.
Shiva Cement Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
NSE:SHIVACEM vs : Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Building Materials subindustry, Shiva 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.
Shiva Cement Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Building Materials Industry
For the Building Materials industry and Basic Materials sector, Shiva Cement's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Shiva Cement's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Shiva 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 Jun. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was ₹389 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 ₹389 Mil mean?
Shiva Cement (NSE:SHIVACEM) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ₹389 Mil as of Jun. 2026. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Shiva Cement and its competitors.
Is Shiva Cement's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Shiva Cement's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₹389 Mil. Overall, Shiva Cement has a GF Score™ of 1/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Shiva Cement's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to ?
Shiva Cement's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ₹389 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 Shiva Cement and its competitors. Shiva Cement's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₹389 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Shiva Cement stock overvalued right now?
Shiva Cement (NSE:SHIVACEM) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ₹389 Mil. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₹389 Mil. Shiva Cement's overall GF Score™ is 1/100 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 Shiva Cement (NSE:SHIVACEM), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₹389 Mil as of Jun. 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.
Shiva Cement Ltd is an India-based company engaged in the manufacturing and selling of cement and its allied products. The company caters to domestic markets. The company's products include Portland Slag Cement (PSC) and Portland pozzolana cement for general construction purposes, Clinker, and Limestone Chips.
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