Kuwait Real Estate Co (KUW:KRE) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: KWD6.72 Mil (TTM As of Jun. 2026)

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KUW:KRE Kuwait Real Estate Co KUW:KRE
61 GF Score
Price KWD0.36
GF Value KWD0.35
Valuation Fairly Valued
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What is Kuwait Real Estate Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Kuwait Real Estate Co KUW:KRE -0.84% 61 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is KWD6.72 Mil as of Jun. 2026. GuruFocus rates KUW:KRE with a GF Score™ of 61/100 and a GF Value™ of KWD0.35 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 7 warning signs investors should review.

Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Kuwait Real Estate Co's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was KWD2.10 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was KWD6.72 Mil.


Kuwait Real Estate Co  (KUW:KRE) 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.


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Kuwait Real Estate Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Kuwait Real Estate Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense can be seen below:

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Kuwait Real Estate Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

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KUW:KRE vs CBRE, BEKE, JLL: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Real Estate Services subindustry, Kuwait Real Estate Co'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.


Kuwait Real Estate Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Real Estate Industry

For the Real Estate industry and Real Estate sector, Kuwait Real Estate Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Kuwait Real Estate Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.


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Kuwait Real Estate Co 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 KWD6.72 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 KWD6.72 Mil mean?
Kuwait Real Estate Co (KUW:KRE) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of KWD6.72 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 Kuwait Real Estate Co and its competitors.
Is Kuwait Real Estate Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Kuwait Real Estate Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is KWD6.72 Mil. Overall, Kuwait Real Estate Co has a GF Score™ of 61/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Kuwait Real Estate Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to CBRE and BEKE?
Kuwait Real Estate Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of KWD6.72 Mil can be compared against companies in the Real Estate 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 Real Estate company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Real Estate 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 Kuwait Real Estate Co and its competitors. Kuwait Real Estate Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is KWD6.72 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Kuwait Real Estate Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Kuwait Real Estate Co (KUW:KRE) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is KWD0.35, compared to a current price of KWD0.36 — trading 1.4% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is KWD6.72 Mil. Kuwait Real Estate Co's overall GF Score™ is 61/100 with 7 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 Kuwait Real Estate Co (KUW:KRE), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is KWD6.72 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 Kuwait Real Estate Co (KUW:KRE) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Kuwait Real Estate Co stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of KWD0.36 is trading 1.4% above its estimated GF Value™ of KWD0.35. GuruFocus considers Kuwait Real Estate Co to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for KUW:KRE:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: KWD6.72 Mil
  • GF Value™: KWD0.35 vs. price of KWD0.36 (1.4% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 61/100 with 7 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the KUW:KRE stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Kuwait Real Estate Co Business Description

Address K.P.S.C., Darwazat Abdul Razak Street, Souk Al Kuwait Building, 8th Floor, Block B, kuwait P.O Box 1257, Safat, Kuwait City, KWT, 13013
Kuwait Real Estate Co is a Kuwait-based shareholding company that operates in the real estate sector. Its portfolio consists of notable projects in the premium residential, integrated corporate housing, commercial, and hospitality sectors. The group is engaged in dealing with a range of real estate activities, including the sale, purchase, renting out, and leasing of lands and real estate properties, erecting buildings, preparing and implementing studies of private and public real estate projects. It has three operating segments: real estate, investment, and services. The real estate segment contributes to the majority of the revenue. Its geographical segments are Kuwait, Other MENA Countries, the United States, Europe, and other countries.
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