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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Allegro Microsystems's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Jun. 2026 was $45.0 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was $178.5 Mil.
Allegro Microsystems (NAS:ALGM) 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.
Allegro Microsystems Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Allegro Microsystems Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Allegro Microsystems'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.
Allegro Microsystems Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
ALGM vs SWKS, SIMO, QRVO: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Semiconductors subindustry, Allegro Microsystems'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.
Allegro Microsystems Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Semiconductors Industry
For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Allegro Microsystems's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Allegro Microsystems's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Allegro Microsystems 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 $178.5 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 $178.5 Mil mean?
Allegro Microsystems (ALGM) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $178.5 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 Allegro Microsystems and its competitors.
Is Allegro Microsystems' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Allegro Microsystems' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $178.5 Mil. Overall, Allegro Microsystems has a GF Score™ of 85/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Allegro Microsystems' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to SWKS and SIMO?
Allegro Microsystems' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $178.5 Mil can be compared against companies in the Semiconductors 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 Semiconductors company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Semiconductors 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 Allegro Microsystems and its competitors. Allegro Microsystems's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $178.5 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Allegro Microsystems stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Allegro Microsystems (ALGM) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $30.19, compared to a current price of $41.80 — trading 38.5% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $178.5 Mil. Allegro Microsystems' overall GF Score™ is 85/100 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 Allegro Microsystems (ALGM), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $178.5 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 Allegro Microsystems (ALGM) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Allegro Microsystems stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of $41.80 is trading 38.5% above its estimated GF Value™ of $30.19.
GuruFocus considers Allegro Microsystems to be Significantly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for ALGM:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $178.5 Mil
GF Value™: $30.19 vs. price of $41.80 (38.5% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the ALGM stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Allegro Microsystems Inc is a designer, developer, fabless manufacturer, and marketer of sensor ICs and application-specific analog power ICs for automotive and industrial markets. Its Sensor IC allows customers to precisely measure motion, speed, position, and current, and Power ICs include high-temperature and high-voltage capable motor drivers, power management, and LED driver ICs. Its products are divided into three categories: SENSE, which includes Current Sensors, Switches, and Latches, and Interface ICs among others; REGULATE, which includes Regulators, ClearPower Modules, and LED Drivers; and DRIVE, which includes BLDC Drivers, Brush DC, and others. Product-wise, the firm derives the majority of its revenue from sales of Magnetic sensors.
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