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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Allied Group's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2025 was $145 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was $288 Mil.
Allied Group (OTCPK:ALEDY) 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.
Allied Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Allied Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Allied Group'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.
Allied Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
ALEDY vs V, MA, AXP: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Credit Services subindustry, Allied Group'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.
Allied Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Credit Services Industry
For the Credit Services industry and Financial Services sector, Allied Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Allied Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Allied Group 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 Dec. 2025 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $288 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 $288 Mil mean?
Allied Group (ALEDY) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $288 Mil as of Dec. 2025. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Allied Group and its competitors.
Is Allied Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Allied Group's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $288 Mil. Overall, Allied Group has a GF Score™ of 66/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Allied Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to V and MA?
Allied Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $288 Mil can be compared against companies in the Credit Services 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 Credit Services company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Credit Services 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 Allied Group and its competitors. Allied Group's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $288 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Allied Group stock overvalued right now?
Allied Group (ALEDY) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $288 Mil. The stock's GF Value™ is $8.52, compared to a current price of $5.00 — trading 41.3% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $288 Mil. Allied Group's overall GF Score™ is 66/100 with 3 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 Allied Group (ALEDY), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $288 Mil as of Dec. 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 Allied Group (ALEDY) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Allied Group stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of $5.00 is trading 41.3% below its estimated GF Value™ of $8.52.
Key valuation signals for ALEDY:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $288 Mil
GF Value™: $8.52 vs. price of $5.00 (41.3% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the ALEDY stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Allied Group Ltd is a Hong Kong-based investment holding company. Its operating segments are Investment and finance which includes investment and provision of mortgage loan and term loan financing; the Consumer finance segment includes the provision of consumer, SME, and other financing; Property development includes the business of development of properties; Property investment includes property rental and hotel operations managed by third parties; Property management includes the provision of property management, cleaning and security guarding services; Elderly care services include the provision of elderly care services; Healthcare services consists of operation of hospitals; and the Corporate and other operations segment. Key revenue for the company is derived from PRC.
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