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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Alef Education Holding's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Jun. 2026 was د.إ2.7 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was د.إ16.9 Mil.
Alef Education Holding (ADX:ALEFEDT) 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.
Alef Education Holding Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Alef Education Holding Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Alef Education Holding'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.
Alef Education Holding Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
ADX:ALEFEDT vs EDU, TAL, GHC: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Alef Education Holding'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.
Alef Education Holding Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Education Industry
For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Alef Education Holding's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Alef Education Holding's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Alef Education Holding 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 د.إ16.9 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 د.إ16.9 Mil mean?
Alef Education Holding (ADX:ALEFEDT) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of د.إ16.9 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 Alef Education Holding and its competitors.
Is Alef Education Holding's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Alef Education Holding's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is د.إ16.9 Mil. Overall, Alef Education Holding has a GF Score™ of 38/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Alef Education Holding's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to EDU and TAL?
Alef Education Holding's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of د.إ16.9 Mil can be compared against companies in the Education 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 an Education company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Education 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 Alef Education Holding and its competitors. Alef Education Holding's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is د.إ16.9 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Alef Education Holding stock overvalued right now?
Alef Education Holding (ADX:ALEFEDT) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of د.إ16.9 Mil. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is د.إ16.9 Mil. Alef Education Holding's overall GF Score™ is 38/100 with 1 warning sign 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 Alef Education Holding (ADX:ALEFEDT), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is د.إ16.9 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.
Alef Education Holding Plc engages in consulting and research and development in the field of technology education, institute training and development of teachers, educational facilities management, training on the development of personal competencies, educational consultancy, administrative support training services, computer systems and software designing and information technology consultancy in the United Arab Emirates. The company's segments include Education solution segment which provides customers the right of access to the group's learning platform; and Support and services segment includes ancillary services such as IT infrastructure set up and maintenance support and services. The majority of the revenue is derived from the Education solution segment.
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