GHY Culture & Media Holding Co (SGX:XJB) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: S$17.69 Mil (TTM As of Jun. 2026)

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What is GHY Culture & Media Holding Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

GHY Culture & Media Holding Co SGX:XJB Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is S$17.69 Mil as of Jun. 2026. The stock has 6 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. GHY Culture & Media Holding Co's selling, general, & admin. expense for the six months ended in Jun. 2026 was S$8.86 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was S$17.69 Mil.


GHY Culture & Media Holding Co  (SGX:XJB) 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.


GHY Culture & Media Holding Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms


GHY Culture & Media Holding Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for GHY Culture & Media 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.

GHY Culture & Media Holding Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

GHY Culture & Media Holding Co Annual Data
Trend Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
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GHY Culture & Media Holding Co Semi-Annual Data
Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24 Jun25 Dec25 Jun26
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 8.85 9.07 6.97 8.83 8.86

SGX:XJB vs NFLX, DIS, WBD: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Entertainment subindustry, GHY Culture & Media 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.


GHY Culture & Media Holding Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, GHY Culture & Media Holding Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where GHY Culture & Media Holding Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.



GHY Culture & Media 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 semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was S$17.69 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 S$17.69 Mil mean?
GHY Culture & Media Holding Co (SGX:XJB) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of S$17.69 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 GHY Culture & Media Holding Co and its competitors.
Is GHY Culture & Media Holding Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
GHY Culture & Media Holding Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is S$17.69 Mil.
How does GHY Culture & Media Holding Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to NFLX and DIS?
GHY Culture & Media Holding Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of S$17.69 Mil can be compared against companies in the Media - Diversified 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 Media - Diversified company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Media - Diversified 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 GHY Culture & Media Holding Co and its competitors. GHY Culture & Media Holding Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is S$17.69 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is GHY Culture & Media Holding Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, GHY Culture & Media Holding Co (SGX:XJB) is currently considered Possible Value Trap. The stock's GF Value™ is S$0.20, compared to a current price of S$0.07 — trading 66.5% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is S$17.69 Mil. 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 GHY Culture & Media Holding Co (SGX:XJB), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is S$17.69 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.

GHY Culture & Media Holding Co Business Description

Address No. 07-08, 988 Toa Payoh North, Singapore, SGP, 319002
GHY Culture & Media Holding Co Ltd is involved in the entertainment business. It focuses on the production and promotion of dramas, films, and concerts in the Asia Pacific region. The business activities of the group function through four segments, namely Television Program and Film Production, Concert Production, Talent Management Services and Costumes, Props, and Make-up Services and Education. The company derives the majority of its revenue from the Television Program Film Production segment, which is engaged in the production of dramas and films and script production. Geographically, the business presence of the firm is seen in the regions of Singapore, Australia, Japan, China, and Malaysia, with the majority of the revenue from China.