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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Taaleem Management Services Co's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in May. 2026 was E£49 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in May. 2026 was E£217 Mil.
Taaleem Management Services Co (CAI:TALM) 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.
Taaleem Management Services Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Taaleem Management Services Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
* 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.
Taaleem Management Services Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
CAI:TALM vs EDU, TAL, LAUR: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Taaleem Management Services 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.
Taaleem Management Services Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Education Industry
For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Taaleem Management Services Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Taaleem Management Services Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Taaleem Management Services 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 May. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was E£217 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£217 Mil mean?
Taaleem Management Services Co (CAI:TALM) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of E£217 Mil as of May. 2026. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Taaleem Management Services Co and its competitors.
Is Taaleem Management Services Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Taaleem Management Services Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is E£217 Mil. Overall, Taaleem Management Services Co has a GF Score™ of 89/100 and is considered Modestly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Taaleem Management Services Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to EDU and TAL?
Taaleem Management Services Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of E£217 Mil can be compared against companies in the Education 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 Education company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Education 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 Taaleem Management Services Co and its competitors. Taaleem Management Services Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is E£217 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Taaleem Management Services Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Taaleem Management Services Co (CAI:TALM) is currently considered Modestly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is E£17.17, compared to a current price of E£19.00 — trading 10.7% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is E£217 Mil. Taaleem Management Services Co's overall GF Score™ is 89/100 with 8 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 Taaleem Management Services Co (CAI:TALM), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is E£217 Mil as of May. 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 Taaleem Management Services Co (CAI:TALM) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Taaleem Management Services Co stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of E£19.00 is trading 10.7% above its estimated GF Value™ of E£17.17.
GuruFocus considers Taaleem Management Services Co to be Modestly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for CAI:TALM:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: E£217 Mil
GF Value™: E£17.17 vs. price of E£19.00 (10.7% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the CAI:TALM stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Address26th of July Corridor, Unit number (N3-01, Majarrah Business Center, Neptune Building, Plot number 12, Crazy water axis, Sheikh Zayed, Giza, EGY
Taaleem Management Services Co is a higher education management company that provides methods of education aligned with the future needs of the working environment. It is a provider of higher education and operates a platform-based model governed by a team of the highest caliber to ensure that it operates efficiently, grows sustainably, and generates shared value for the community. The company's portfolio currently includes two operational assets and one asset under-development asset. Its first asset is Nahda University and the other two are Badya University and Memphis University. The Group has one business segment which provides educational services to the university's students and all its operations are in Egypt.
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