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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Kingdom Holding Co's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Jun. 2026 was ﷼144 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was ﷼300 Mil.
Kingdom Holding Co (SAU:4280) 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.
Kingdom Holding Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Kingdom Holding Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Kingdom Holding Co'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.
Kingdom Holding Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
SAU:4280 vs MMM, HON: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Conglomerates subindustry, Kingdom Holding 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.
Kingdom Holding Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Conglomerates Industry
For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, Kingdom Holding Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Kingdom Holding Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Kingdom Holding 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 ﷼300 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 ﷼300 Mil mean?
Kingdom Holding Co (SAU:4280) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ﷼300 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 Kingdom Holding Co and its competitors.
Is Kingdom Holding Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Kingdom Holding Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ﷼300 Mil. Overall, Kingdom Holding Co has a GF Score™ of 56/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Kingdom Holding Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to MMM and HON?
Kingdom Holding Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ﷼300 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 Kingdom Holding Co and its competitors. Kingdom Holding Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ﷼300 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Kingdom Holding Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Kingdom Holding Co (SAU:4280) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is ﷼7.99, compared to a current price of ﷼13.98 — trading 75% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ﷼300 Mil. Kingdom Holding Co's overall GF Score™ is 56/100 with 9 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 Kingdom Holding Co (SAU:4280), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ﷼300 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 Kingdom Holding Co (SAU:4280) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Kingdom Holding Co stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of ﷼13.98 is trading 75% above its estimated GF Value™ of ﷼7.99.
GuruFocus considers Kingdom Holding Co to be Significantly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for SAU:4280:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: ﷼300 Mil
GF Value™: ﷼7.99 vs. price of ﷼13.98 (75% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the SAU:4280 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Kingdom Holding Co is an investment holding company with its operations based in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The principal activities are hotel management and operations, commercial services, education, and investments. The company derives maximum revenue from equity investment. The firm's segment includes Equity investments, Hotels, Real estate, and other segments. The company generates the key revenue from the Hotels segment. The Hotels segment includes investments in subsidiaries and associates that are in the business of managing and owning hotel properties and related activities.
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