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AMCX (AMC Networks) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense : $790 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2025)


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What is AMC Networks Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. AMC Networks's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $198 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2025 was $790 Mil.


AMC Networks Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

The historical data trend for AMC Networks'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.

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AMC Networks Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

AMC Networks Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 708.82 891.73 896.82 764.09 781.33

AMC Networks Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 188.88 208.18 191.62 192.65 197.98

Competitive Comparison of AMC Networks's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense

For the Entertainment subindustry, AMC Networks'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.


AMC Networks's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, AMC Networks's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

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AMC Networks 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. 2025 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $790 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.


AMC Networks  (NAS:AMCX) 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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AMC Networks Business Description

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11 Penn Plaza, New York, NY, USA, 10001
AMC Networks owns several linear pay-TV networks, including AMC, WE tv, BBC America, IFC, and SundanceTV. AMC, its most widely distributed network, reached 60 million pay-TV households in the US at the end of 2024. The firm also had nearly 12.5 million US streaming subscribers, with AMC+ as the flagship streaming platform. With both its linear networks and streaming offerings, the firm caters to specific niche audiences. Over the last 15 years, AMC has shifted its focus to original scripted programming from classic movies. It creates content through AMC Studios and also generates revenue from licensing content. Following an international divestiture at the end of 2023, domestic operations make up nearly 90% of total revenue.
Executives
Charles F. Dolan 2009 Revocable Trust other: Member of 13D Group DOLAN FAMILY OFFICE, 340 CROSSWAYS PARK DRIVE, WOODBURY NY 11797
Kimberly Kelleher officer: Chief Commercial Officer C/O REDBOX ENTERTAINMENT INC., 1 TOWER LANE, SUITE 800, OAKBROOK TERRACE IL 60181
Patrick O'connell officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer 11 PENN PLAZA, NEW YORK CITY NY 10001
Sherin Michael J. Iii officer: EVP, Chief Accounting Officer 11 PENN PLAZA, NEW YORK CITY NY 10001
James Gallagher officer: EVP and General Counsel 11 PENN PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10001
Matthew Blank officer: Interim CEO TWO PENNSYLVANIA PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10121
Dan Mcdermott officer: President - Ent. & AMC Studios 2425 OLYMPIC BOULEVARD, SANTA MONICA CA 90404
Debra Golding Perelman director 35 EAST 62ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10065
Dolan Leinauer Corby other: Trustee of 13D Group Member BAKER BOTTS L.L.P., 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10112
Joseph Cohen director TWO PENNSYLVANIA PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10121
Joshua W Sapan officer: President and CEO 11 PENN PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10001
Christina Spade officer: COO and CFO 11 PENN PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10001
Cfd 2021 Gc Trust Fbo Kevyn A. Dolan other: Member of 13(d) Group DOLAN FAMILY OFFICE,LLC, 340 CROSSWAYS PARK DRIVE, WOODBURY NY 11797
Cfd 2021 Gc Trust Fbo Tara E. Dolan other: Member of 13(d) Group DOLAN FAMILY OFFICE, LLC, 340 CROSSWAYS PARK DRIVE, WOODBURY NY 11797
Aidan J Dolan director 11 PENN PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10001