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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. UOB-Kay Hian Holdings's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2025 was €16.5 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was €35.7 Mil.
UOB-Kay Hian Holdings (FRA:4LJ) 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.
UOB-Kay Hian Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
UOB-Kay Hian Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for UOB-Kay Hian Holdings'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.
UOB-Kay Hian Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
FRA:4LJ vs MS, GS, SCHW: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Capital Markets subindustry, UOB-Kay Hian Holdings'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.
UOB-Kay Hian Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Capital Markets Industry
For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, UOB-Kay Hian Holdings's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where UOB-Kay Hian Holdings's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
UOB-Kay Hian Holdings 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 €35.7 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 €35.7 Mil mean?
UOB-Kay Hian Holdings (FRA:4LJ) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €35.7 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 UOB-Kay Hian Holdings and its competitors.
Is UOB-Kay Hian Holdings' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
UOB-Kay Hian Holdings' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €35.7 Mil. Overall, UOB-Kay Hian Holdings has a GF Score™ of 56/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does UOB-Kay Hian Holdings' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to MS and GS?
UOB-Kay Hian Holdings' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €35.7 Mil can be compared against companies in the Capital Markets 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 Capital Markets company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Capital Markets 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 UOB-Kay Hian Holdings and its competitors. UOB-Kay Hian Holdings's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €35.7 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is UOB-Kay Hian Holdings stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, UOB-Kay Hian Holdings (FRA:4LJ) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is €1.27, compared to a current price of €2.90 — trading 128.3% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €35.7 Mil. UOB-Kay Hian Holdings' overall GF Score™ is 56/100 with 10 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 UOB-Kay Hian Holdings (FRA:4LJ), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €35.7 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.
Is UOB-Kay Hian Holdings (FRA:4LJ) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, UOB-Kay Hian Holdings stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of €2.90 is trading 128.3% above its estimated GF Value™ of €1.27.
GuruFocus considers UOB-Kay Hian Holdings to be Significantly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for FRA:4LJ:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: €35.7 Mil
GF Value™: €1.27 vs. price of €2.90 (128.3% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the FRA:4LJ stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
UOB-Kay Hian Holdings Ltd is a regional financial services group engaged in providing securities and futures broking and related services. The Group offers a wide multiple products, including bonds, contracts for difference, equities, exchange traded funds, futures and options, as well as other investment instruments, alongside wealth management services. It also provides corporate finance and advisory services such as IPO execution, secondary placements, fund raising, investor education, corporate access, and business partnerships, leveraging its distribution network and corporate relationships. The Group operates across multiple geographical segments, with Singapore generating the majority of revenue, followed by Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia, and other countries.
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