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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Jardine Matheson Holdings's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
six
months ended in Jun. 2026 was $3,039 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was $6,279 Mil.
Jardine Matheson Holdings (OTCPK:JARLF) 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.
Jardine Matheson Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Jardine Matheson Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Jardine Matheson 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.
Jardine Matheson Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
JARLF vs MMM, HON: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Conglomerates subindustry, Jardine Matheson 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.
Jardine Matheson Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Conglomerates Industry
For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, Jardine Matheson Holdings's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Jardine Matheson Holdings's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Jardine Matheson 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 Jun. 2026 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $6,279 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 $6,279 Mil mean?
Jardine Matheson Holdings (JARLF) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $6,279 Mil as of Jun. 2026. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Jardine Matheson Holdings and its competitors.
Is Jardine Matheson Holdings' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Jardine Matheson Holdings' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $6,279 Mil. Overall, Jardine Matheson Holdings has a GF Score™ of 68/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Jardine Matheson Holdings' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to MMM and HON?
Jardine Matheson Holdings' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $6,279 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 Jardine Matheson Holdings and its competitors. Jardine Matheson Holdings's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $6,279 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Jardine Matheson Holdings stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Jardine Matheson Holdings (JARLF) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $38.43, compared to a current price of $63.90 — trading 66.3% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $6,279 Mil. Jardine Matheson Holdings' overall GF Score™ is 68/100 with 3 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 Jardine Matheson Holdings (JARLF), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $6,279 Mil as of Jun. 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 Jardine Matheson Holdings (JARLF) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Jardine Matheson Holdings stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of $63.90 is trading 66.3% above its estimated GF Value™ of $38.43.
GuruFocus considers Jardine Matheson Holdings to be Significantly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for JARLF:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $6,279 Mil
GF Value™: $38.43 vs. price of $63.90 (66.3% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the JARLF stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd is a conglomerate of businesses operating in Greater China and Southeast Asia. The affiliates offer products and services in motor vehicles and related operations, property investment and development, food retailing, home furnishing, engineering and construction, transport services, insurance broking, restaurants, luxury hotels, financial services, heavy equipment, mining, and agribusiness. In terms of net income, key businesses within the group are Hong Kong Land and Dairy Farm, which are property investment firms and food retailers, respectively.
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