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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Bank of Montreal's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Apr. 2026 was MXN41,734 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Apr. 2026 was MXN174,495 Mil.
Bank of Montreal (MEX:BMON) 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.
Bank of Montreal Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Bank of Montreal Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Bank of Montreal'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.
Bank of Montreal Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
MEX:BMON vs JPM, BAC, WFC: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Banks - Diversified subindustry, Bank of Montreal'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.
Bank of Montreal Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Banks Industry
For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Bank of Montreal's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Bank of Montreal's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Bank of Montreal 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 Apr. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was MXN174,495 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 MXN174,495 Mil mean?
Bank of Montreal (MEX:BMON) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of MXN174,495 Mil as of Apr. 2026. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Bank of Montreal and its competitors.
Is Bank of Montreal's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Bank of Montreal's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is MXN174,495 Mil. Overall, Bank of Montreal has a GF Score™ of 63/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Bank of Montreal's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to JPM and BAC?
Bank of Montreal's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of MXN174,495 Mil can be compared against companies in the Banks 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 Banks company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Banks 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 Bank of Montreal and its competitors. Bank of Montreal's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is MXN174,495 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Bank of Montreal stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Bank of Montreal (MEX:BMON) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is MXN1,858.42, compared to a current price of MXN3,080.00 — trading 65.7% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is MXN174,495 Mil. Bank of Montreal's overall GF Score™ is 63/100 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 Bank of Montreal (MEX:BMON), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is MXN174,495 Mil as of Apr. 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 Bank of Montreal (MEX:BMON) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Bank of Montreal stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of MXN3,080.00 is trading 65.7% above its estimated GF Value™ of MXN1,858.42.
GuruFocus considers Bank of Montreal to be Significantly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for MEX:BMON:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: MXN174,495 Mil
GF Value™: MXN1,858.42 vs. price of MXN3,080.00 (65.7% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the MEX:BMON stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Bank of Montreal is a diversified financial services provider based in North America with over CAD 1.47 trillion in assets by the end of fiscal 2025. BMO operates four business segments: Canadian personal and commercial banking, US personal and commercial banking, wealth management, and capital markets. About 60% of BMO's earnings are generated in Canada and 40% in the US.
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