Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Primaris REIT's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was $8.2 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $31.9 Mil.
Primaris REIT (OTCPK:PMREF) 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.
Primaris REIT Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Primaris REIT Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Primaris REIT'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.
Primaris REIT Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
PMREF vs SPG, O, KIM: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the REIT - Retail subindustry, Primaris REIT'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.
Primaris REIT Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs REITs Industry
For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, Primaris REIT's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Primaris REIT's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Primaris REIT 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 $31.9 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 $31.9 Mil mean?
Primaris REIT (PMREF) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $31.9 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 Primaris REIT and its competitors.
Is Primaris REIT's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Primaris REIT's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $31.9 Mil. Overall, Primaris REIT has a GF Score™ of 82/100 and is considered Modestly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Primaris REIT's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to SPG and O?
Primaris REIT's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $31.9 Mil can be compared against companies in the REITs 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 REITs company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the REITs 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 Primaris REIT and its competitors. Primaris REIT's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $31.9 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Primaris REIT stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Primaris REIT (PMREF) is currently considered Modestly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $12.89, compared to a current price of $14.75 — trading 14.4% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $31.9 Mil. Primaris REIT's overall GF Score™ is 82/100 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 Primaris REIT (PMREF), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $31.9 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 Primaris REIT (PMREF) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Primaris REIT stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of $14.75 is trading 14.4% above its estimated GF Value™ of $12.89.
GuruFocus considers Primaris REIT to be Modestly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for PMREF:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $31.9 Mil
GF Value™: $12.89 vs. price of $14.75 (14.4% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the PMREF stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Primaris REIT is an unincorporated, open-ended real estate investment trust. Through its subsidiaries, it owns, develops, and operates a national retail portfolio focused on enclosed shopping centres located in secondary Canadian markets. Its property portfolio includes: Dufferin Mall, Cataraqui Centre, Stone Road Mall, Orchard Park, Kildonan Place, Halifax Shopping Centre, Marlborough Mall, and Devonshire Mall. The company generates a majority of its revenue from the Rent receivables.
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