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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Alarko Holding AS's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was ₺717 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was ₺1,200 Mil.
Alarko Holding AS (IST:ALARK) 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.
Alarko Holding AS Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Alarko Holding AS Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Alarko Holding AS'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.
Alarko Holding AS Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
IST:ALARK vs MMM, HON: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Conglomerates subindustry, Alarko Holding AS'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.
Alarko Holding AS Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Conglomerates Industry
For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, Alarko Holding AS's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Alarko Holding AS's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Alarko Holding AS 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 ₺1,200 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 ₺1,200 Mil mean?
Alarko Holding AS (IST:ALARK) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ₺1,200 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 Alarko Holding AS and its competitors.
Is Alarko Holding AS's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Alarko Holding AS's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₺1,200 Mil. Overall, Alarko Holding AS has a GF Score™ of 41/100 and is considered Modestly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Alarko Holding AS's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to MMM and HON?
Alarko Holding AS's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ₺1,200 Mil can be compared against companies in the Conglomerates 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 Conglomerates company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Conglomerates 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 Alarko Holding AS and its competitors. Alarko Holding AS's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₺1,200 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Alarko Holding AS stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Alarko Holding AS (IST:ALARK) is currently considered Modestly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is ₺86.65, compared to a current price of ₺100.90 — trading 16.4% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₺1,200 Mil. Alarko Holding AS's overall GF Score™ is 41/100 with 11 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 Alarko Holding AS (IST:ALARK), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ₺1,200 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 Alarko Holding AS (IST:ALARK) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Alarko Holding AS stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of ₺100.90 is trading 16.4% above its estimated GF Value™ of ₺86.65.
GuruFocus considers Alarko Holding AS to be Modestly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for IST:ALARK:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: ₺1,200 Mil
GF Value™: ₺86.65 vs. price of ₺100.90 (16.4% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the IST:ALARK stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Alarko Holding AS is a holding company consisting of companies that operate in contracting, construction, land development, industry, trade, tourism, and energy. The company's segments include holding, tourism, industry and merchandising, energy, contracting/land development. Its contracting group operates as a general contractor in Turkey and abroad and carries out airport and rail system projects, large scale infrastructure works, constructions of industrial plants, hospitals, and other such projects. The majority of the revenue is derived from the contracting and land development segment.
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