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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Alexandria Mineral Oils Co's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was E£199 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was E£650 Mil.
Alexandria Mineral Oils Co (CAI:AMOC) 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.
Alexandria Mineral Oils Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Alexandria Mineral Oils Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Alexandria Mineral Oils Co'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.
Alexandria Mineral Oils Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
CAI:AMOC vs MPC, VLO, PSX: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing subindustry, Alexandria Mineral Oils Co'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.
Alexandria Mineral Oils Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Oil & Gas Industry
For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Alexandria Mineral Oils Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Alexandria Mineral Oils Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Alexandria Mineral Oils Co 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 E£650 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 E£650 Mil mean?
Alexandria Mineral Oils Co (CAI:AMOC) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of E£650 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 Alexandria Mineral Oils Co and its competitors.
Is Alexandria Mineral Oils Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Alexandria Mineral Oils Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is E£650 Mil. Overall, Alexandria Mineral Oils Co has a GF Score™ of 78/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Alexandria Mineral Oils Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to MPC and VLO?
Alexandria Mineral Oils Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of E£650 Mil can be compared against companies in the Oil & Gas 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 an Oil & Gas company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Oil & Gas 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 Alexandria Mineral Oils Co and its competitors. Alexandria Mineral Oils Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is E£650 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Alexandria Mineral Oils Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Alexandria Mineral Oils Co (CAI:AMOC) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is E£10.08, compared to a current price of E£8.91 — trading 11.6% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is E£650 Mil. Alexandria Mineral Oils Co's overall GF Score™ is 78/100 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 Alexandria Mineral Oils Co (CAI:AMOC), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is E£650 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 Alexandria Mineral Oils Co (CAI:AMOC) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Alexandria Mineral Oils Co stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of E£8.91 is trading 11.6% below its estimated GF Value™ of E£10.08.
GuruFocus considers Alexandria Mineral Oils Co to be Modestly Undervalued.
Key valuation signals for CAI:AMOC:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: E£650 Mil
GF Value™: E£10.08 vs. price of E£8.91 (11.6% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the CAI:AMOC stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Alexandria Mineral Oils Co operates in the petroleum industry. The company is mainly engaged in the production and distribution of oil products in Egypt and in international markets. The company's principal products consist of base oils; special oils, including automatic transmission fluids, transformer oil, and spindle oil; hydrotreated paraffin wax; and fuel oil blend and furnace oil.
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