ALEC Holdings PJSC (DFM:ALEC) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: د.إ464 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2025)

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What is ALEC Holdings PJSC Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

ALEC Holdings PJSC DFM:ALEC -4.86% 29 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is د.إ464 Mil as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus rates DFM:ALEC with a GF Score™ of 29/100. The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review.

Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. ALEC Holdings PJSC's selling, general, & admin. expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2025 was د.إ238 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was د.إ464 Mil.


ALEC Holdings PJSC  (DFM:ALEC) 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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ALEC Holdings PJSC Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for ALEC Holdings PJSC's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense can be seen below:

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* 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.

ALEC Holdings PJSC Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

ALEC Holdings PJSC Annual Data
Trend Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
187.29 305.54 348.68 463.78

ALEC Holdings PJSC Semi-Annual Data
Dec22 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24 Jun25 Dec25
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Get a 7-Day Free Trial 0.00 168.42 180.27 225.87 237.91

DFM:ALEC vs PWR, FIX, EME: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, ALEC Holdings PJSC'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.


ALEC Holdings PJSC Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, ALEC Holdings PJSC's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where ALEC Holdings PJSC's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.


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ALEC Holdings PJSC 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 د.إ464 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 د.إ464 Mil mean?
ALEC Holdings PJSC (DFM:ALEC) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of د.إ464 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 ALEC Holdings PJSC and its competitors.
Is ALEC Holdings PJSC's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
ALEC Holdings PJSC's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is د.إ464 Mil. Overall, ALEC Holdings PJSC has a GF Score™ of 29/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does ALEC Holdings PJSC's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to PWR and FIX?
ALEC Holdings PJSC's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of د.إ464 Mil can be compared against companies in the Construction 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 Construction company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Construction 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 ALEC Holdings PJSC and its competitors. ALEC Holdings PJSC's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is د.إ464 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is ALEC Holdings PJSC stock overvalued right now?
ALEC Holdings PJSC (DFM:ALEC) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of د.إ464 Mil. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is د.إ464 Mil. ALEC Holdings PJSC's overall GF Score™ is 29/100 with 2 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 ALEC Holdings PJSC (DFM:ALEC), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is د.إ464 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.

ALEC Holdings PJSC Business Description

Address 3601 Marina Plaza, Dubai Marina, Dubai, ARE
ALEC Holdings PJSC is a diversified engineering and construction group in the UAE and KSA, specializing in large-scale, complex, and iconic projects across various sectors including commercial, hospitality, retail, and infrastructure. The company offers comprehensive turnkey solutions encompassing construction, MEP, fit-out, energy, and data center solutions, with a focus on innovation, quality, and sustainability. The management of the Group assess the Group into four key business units: Building and Infrastructure Construction Services, Energy, Related Businesses and Corporate Activities.
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