Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Alarm.com Holdings's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was $62 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $241 Mil.
Alarm.com Holdings (NAS:ALRM) 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.
Alarm.com Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Alarm.com Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Alarm.com Holdings'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.
Alarm.com Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
ALRM vs BRZE, QNT, SPSC: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Software - Application subindustry, Alarm.com Holdings'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.
Alarm.com Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Software Industry
For the Software industry and Technology sector, Alarm.com Holdings's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Alarm.com Holdings's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Alarm.com Holdings 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 Mar. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $241 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 $241 Mil mean?
Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $241 Mil as of Mar. 2026. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Alarm.com Holdings and its competitors.
Is Alarm.com Holdings' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Alarm.com Holdings' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $241 Mil. Overall, Alarm.com Holdings has a GF Score™ of 89/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Alarm.com Holdings' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to BRZE and QNT?
Alarm.com Holdings' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $241 Mil can be compared against companies in the Software 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 Software company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Software 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 Alarm.com Holdings and its competitors. Alarm.com Holdings's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $241 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Alarm.com Holdings stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $65.10, compared to a current price of $51.43 — trading 21% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $241 Mil. Alarm.com Holdings' overall GF Score™ is 89/100 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 Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $241 Mil as of Mar. 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 Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Alarm.com Holdings stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of $51.43 is trading 21% below its estimated GF Value™ of $65.10.
GuruFocus considers Alarm.com Holdings to be Modestly Undervalued.
Key valuation signals for ALRM:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $241 Mil
GF Value™: $65.10 vs. price of $51.43 (21% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the ALRM stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Alarm.com Holdings Inc has a cloud-based platform that offers an expansive suite of IoT solutions addressing world-wide opportunities in the residential, multi-family, small business and enterprise commercial markets. It has two reportable segments: Alarm.com & Other. The Alarm.com segment represents the cloud-based Software platforms for intelligently connected property & related solutions. The other segment is focused on researching, developing & offering residential & commercial automation solutions & energy management products & services in adjacent markets. The majority of revenue is from the Alarm.com segment. The platform allows home & business owners to secure their properties and automate & control an array of connected device.
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