Tata Chemicals (NSE:TATACHEM) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: ₹32,250 Mil (TTM As of Jun. 2026)

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NSE:TATACHEM Tata Chemicals Ltd NSE:TATACHEM
74 GF Score
Price ₹625.10
GF Value ₹937.34
Valuation Possible Value Trap
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What is Tata Chemicals Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Tata Chemicals NSE:TATACHEM -2.53% 74 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₹32,250 Mil as of Jun. 2026. GuruFocus rates NSE:TATACHEM with a GF Score™ of 74/100 and a GF Value™ of ₹937.34 (Possible Value Trap). The stock has 6 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. Tata Chemicals's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was ₹9,740 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was ₹32,250 Mil.


Tata Chemicals  (NSE:TATACHEM) 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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Tata Chemicals Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Tata Chemicals's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense can be seen below:

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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.

Tata Chemicals Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Tata Chemicals Annual Data
Trend Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24 Mar25 Mar26
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Tata Chemicals Quarterly Data
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NSE:TATACHEM vs DOW: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Chemicals subindustry, Tata Chemicals'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.


Tata Chemicals Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Chemicals Industry

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

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


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Tata Chemicals 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 ₹32,250 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 ₹32,250 Mil mean?
Tata Chemicals (NSE:TATACHEM) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ₹32,250 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 Tata Chemicals and its competitors.
Is Tata Chemicals' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Tata Chemicals' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₹32,250 Mil. Overall, Tata Chemicals has a GF Score™ of 74/100 and is considered Possible Value Trap, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Tata Chemicals' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to DOW?
Tata Chemicals' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ₹32,250 Mil can be compared against companies in the Chemicals 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 Chemicals company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Chemicals 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 Tata Chemicals and its competitors. Tata Chemicals's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₹32,250 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Tata Chemicals stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Tata Chemicals (NSE:TATACHEM) is currently considered Possible Value Trap. The stock's GF Value™ is ₹937.34, compared to a current price of ₹625.10 — trading 33.3% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₹32,250 Mil. Tata Chemicals' overall GF Score™ is 74/100 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 Tata Chemicals (NSE:TATACHEM), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₹32,250 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.

Is Tata Chemicals (NSE:TATACHEM) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Tata Chemicals stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of ₹625.10 is trading 33.3% below its estimated GF Value™ of ₹937.34. GuruFocus considers Tata Chemicals to be Possible Value Trap.

Key valuation signals for NSE:TATACHEM:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: ₹32,250 Mil
  • GF Value™: ₹937.34 vs. price of ₹625.10 (33.3% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 74/100 with 6 warning signs

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


Tata Chemicals Business Description

Other Exchanges 500770:India
Address 24, Homi Mody Street, Bombay House, Fort, Mumbai, MH, IND, 400001
Tata Chemicals Ltd is a diversified business dealing in basic chemistry products and specialty products. It has a world'wide presence with key subsidiaries in United States of America (USA), United Kingdom (UK) and Kenya that are engaged in the manufacture and sale of soda ash, industrial salt and related products. It has two business segments Basic Chemistry Products and Specialty Products. The Basic Chemistry Products segment comprises inorganic chemicals, Soda Ash, Salt and Sodium Bicarbonate. Specialty Products segment is defined by chemistry driven differentiation and innovation. This portfolio includes three key product categories viz. Specialty Silica, Prebiotics and Agri Inputs. It generates majority of revenue from Basic Chemistry Products. It sells products mainly within India.
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₹625.10
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