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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. YBS International Bhd's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was RM19.0 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was RM37.2 Mil.
YBS International Bhd (XKLS:0025) 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.
YBS International Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
YBS International Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for YBS International Bhd'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.
YBS International Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
XKLS:0025 vs GEV, ETN, PH: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, YBS International Bhd'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.
YBS International Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Industrial Products Industry
For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, YBS International Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where YBS International Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
YBS International Bhd 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 Mar. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was RM37.2 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 RM37.2 Mil mean?
YBS International Bhd (XKLS:0025) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of RM37.2 Mil as of Mar. 2026. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on YBS International Bhd and its competitors.
Is YBS International Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
YBS International Bhd's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM37.2 Mil. Overall, YBS International Bhd has a GF Score™ of 33/100 and is considered Possible Value Trap, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does YBS International Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to GEV and ETN?
YBS International Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of RM37.2 Mil can be compared against companies in the Industrial Products 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 Industrial Products company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Industrial Products 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 YBS International Bhd and its competitors. YBS International Bhd's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM37.2 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is YBS International Bhd stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, YBS International Bhd (XKLS:0025) is currently considered Possible Value Trap. The stock's GF Value™ is RM0.91, compared to a current price of RM0.32 — trading 64.8% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM37.2 Mil. YBS International Bhd's overall GF Score™ is 33/100 with 10 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 YBS International Bhd (XKLS:0025), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM37.2 Mil as of Mar. 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 YBS International Bhd (XKLS:0025) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, YBS International Bhd stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of RM0.32 is trading 64.8% below its estimated GF Value™ of RM0.91.
GuruFocus considers YBS International Bhd to be Possible Value Trap.
Key valuation signals for XKLS:0025:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: RM37.2 Mil
GF Value™: RM0.91 vs. price of RM0.32 (64.8% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the XKLS:0025 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
YBS International Bhd is a Malaysian-based investment holding company involved in the provision of management services. It operates in the following main segments: Precision engineering and plastic injection molding, Precision machining and stamping, Paper products, Investment, and Electronic manufacturing services. The company earns maximum revenue from the Precision machining and stamping segment, which is involved in the manufacture and sale of precision machining and stamping components for the telecommunication, industrial sensors, switches, electronic equipment and other industries, and the provision of related specialised engineering services.
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