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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Alpha Technology Group's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
six
months ended in Sep. 2025 was $6.79 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2025 was $7.71 Mil.
Alpha Technology Group (NAS:ATGL) 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.
Alpha Technology Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Alpha Technology Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Alpha Technology 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.
Alpha Technology Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
ATGL vs EXOD, TCX, DAVA: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Alpha Technology 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.
Alpha Technology Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Software Industry
For the Software industry and Technology sector, Alpha Technology Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Alpha Technology Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Alpha Technology 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 Sep. 2025 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $7.71 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 $7.71 Mil mean?
Alpha Technology Group (ATGL) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $7.71 Mil as of Sep. 2025. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Alpha Technology Group and its competitors.
Is Alpha Technology Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Alpha Technology Group's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $7.71 Mil. Overall, Alpha Technology Group has a GF Score™ of 12/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Alpha Technology Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to EXOD and TCX?
Alpha Technology Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $7.71 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 Alpha Technology Group and its competitors. Alpha Technology Group's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $7.71 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Alpha Technology Group stock overvalued right now?
Alpha Technology Group (ATGL) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $7.71 Mil. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $7.71 Mil. Alpha Technology Group's overall GF Score™ is 12/100 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 Alpha Technology Group (ATGL), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $7.71 Mil as of Sep. 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.
Alpha Technology Group Ltd operates through its subsidiaries, which are established cloud-based IT solution service providers in Hong Kong. Its Operating Subsidiaries utilize its analytic skills, programming skills, artificial intelligence technologies and technological know-how to provide comprehensive solutions designed to optimize the business performance of customers, meet various industry-specific operational challenges of customers and create new business opportunities for customers. The Operating Subsidiaries provide services for customers from a variety of industries, including consulting, real estate, architectural design, carpark management, electronic payment services, logistics, investments, retail, textiles, wholesale and distribution, etc.
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