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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. KLX Energy Services Holdings's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Jun. 2026 was $19.0 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was $63.3 Mil.
KLX Energy Services Holdings (NAS:KLXE) 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.
KLX Energy Services Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
KLX Energy Services Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for KLX Energy Services 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.
KLX Energy Services Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
KLXE vs RCON, KLNG, LSE: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services subindustry, KLX Energy Services 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.
KLX Energy Services Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Oil & Gas Industry
For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, KLX Energy Services Holdings's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where KLX Energy Services Holdings's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
KLX Energy Services 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 quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $63.3 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 $63.3 Mil mean?
KLX Energy Services Holdings (KLXE) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $63.3 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 KLX Energy Services Holdings and its competitors.
Is KLX Energy Services Holdings' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
KLX Energy Services Holdings' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $63.3 Mil. Overall, KLX Energy Services Holdings has a GF Score™ of 45/100 and is considered Possible Value Trap, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does KLX Energy Services Holdings' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to RCON and KLNG?
KLX Energy Services Holdings' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $63.3 Mil can be compared against companies in the Oil & Gas 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 an Oil & Gas company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Oil & Gas 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 KLX Energy Services Holdings and its competitors. KLX Energy Services Holdings's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $63.3 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is KLX Energy Services Holdings stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, KLX Energy Services Holdings (KLXE) is currently considered Possible Value Trap. The stock's GF Value™ is $3.14, compared to a current price of $1.63 — trading 48.1% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $63.3 Mil. KLX Energy Services Holdings' overall GF Score™ is 45/100 with 4 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 KLX Energy Services Holdings (KLXE), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $63.3 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 KLX Energy Services Holdings (KLXE) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, KLX Energy Services Holdings stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of $1.63 is trading 48.1% below its estimated GF Value™ of $3.14.
GuruFocus considers KLX Energy Services Holdings to be Possible Value Trap.
Key valuation signals for KLXE:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $63.3 Mil
GF Value™: $3.14 vs. price of $1.63 (48.1% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the KLXE stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
KLX Energy Services Holdings Inc is a growth-oriented provider of diversified oilfield services to onshore oil and natural gas exploration and production (E&P) companies operating in both conventional and unconventional plays in all of the active basins throughout the United States. It serves the companies engaged in the exploration and development of onshore conventional and unconventional oil and natural gas reserves. Its products and services offerings include surface facilities and equipment, pressure control services, wireline services, fishing services, and engineered products. The company's segments include Southwest; Rocky Mountains and Northeast/Mid-Con region. It derives maximum revenue from Southwest region.
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