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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Macmahon Holdings's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2025 was A$696 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was A$1,382 Mil.
Macmahon Holdings (ASX:MAH) 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.
Macmahon Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Macmahon Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Macmahon 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.
Macmahon Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
Macmahon Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Competitor Comparison
For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Macmahon 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.
Macmahon Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Metals & Mining Industry
For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Macmahon Holdings's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Macmahon Holdings's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Macmahon 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 Dec. 2025 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was A$1,382 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 A$1,382 Mil mean?
Macmahon Holdings (ASX:MAH) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of A$1,382 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 Macmahon Holdings and its competitors.
Is Macmahon Holdings' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Macmahon Holdings' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is A$1,382 Mil. Overall, Macmahon Holdings has a GF Score™ of 59/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Macmahon Holdings' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to competitors?
Macmahon Holdings' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of A$1,382 Mil can be compared against companies in the Metals & Mining 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 Metals & Mining company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Metals & Mining 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 Macmahon Holdings and its competitors. Macmahon Holdings's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is A$1,382 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Macmahon Holdings stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Macmahon Holdings (ASX:MAH) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is A$0.35, compared to a current price of A$0.86 — trading 145.7% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is A$1,382 Mil. Macmahon Holdings' overall GF Score™ is 59/100 with 5 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 Macmahon Holdings (ASX:MAH), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is A$1,382 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 Macmahon Holdings (ASX:MAH) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Macmahon Holdings stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of A$0.86 is trading 145.7% above its estimated GF Value™ of A$0.35.
GuruFocus considers Macmahon Holdings to be Significantly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for ASX:MAH:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: A$1,382 Mil
GF Value™: A$0.35 vs. price of A$0.86 (145.7% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the ASX:MAH stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Macmahon Holdings Ltd is an Australian company providing mining services to clients throughout Australia, Southeast Asia, and South Africa. Its cend-to-end mining services encompass mine development and materials delivery through to engineering, civil construction, on-site mining services, rehabilitation, site remediation, training and equipment maintenance, and refurbishment services. Its segments are Surface Mining, Underground Mining, International Mining, and Civil Infrastructure. It provides a complete set of mining services which includes surface and underground mining, civil and rehabilitation services, equipment maintenance, rentals and management.
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