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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Arlen's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was zł11.4 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was zł50.0 Mil.
Arlen (WAR:ARL) 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.
Arlen Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Arlen Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Arlen'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.
WAR:ARL vs AIN: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Textile Manufacturing subindustry, Arlen'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.
Arlen Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories Industry
For the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Arlen's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Arlen's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Arlen 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 zł50.0 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 zł50.0 Mil mean?
Arlen (WAR:ARL) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of zł50.0 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 Arlen and its competitors.
Is Arlen's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Arlen's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is zł50.0 Mil. Overall, Arlen has a GF Score™ of 19/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Arlen's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to AIN?
Arlen's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of zł50.0 Mil can be compared against companies in the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories 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 Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories 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 Arlen and its competitors. Arlen's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is zł50.0 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Arlen stock overvalued right now?
Arlen (WAR:ARL) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of zł50.0 Mil. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is zł50.0 Mil. Arlen's overall GF Score™ is 19/100 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 Arlen (WAR:ARL), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is zł50.0 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.
Arlen SA is engaged in the manufacturing of specialized protective clothing for various market segments. It specializes in the production of garments made of polyester fabrics, polyamides 6.6 and polyviscose. The company is a manufacturer of clothing made from laminates with PES, PU, or PTFE membrane, as well as protective clothing meeting the requirements of EN 1149, EN342, EN 343, EN 469, EN 471, EN 13034, EN 11612. It provides clothing for uniformed services, specialized clothing, corporate clothing, and clothing for transportation companies. Its segments include the Production and Sale of Protective Clothing and Backpacks, and the Production and Sale of Fabrics.
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