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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. MLabs Systems Bhd's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was RM4.50 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was RM22.49 Mil.
MLabs Systems Bhd (XKLS:0085) 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.
MLabs Systems Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
MLabs Systems Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for MLabs Systems 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.
MLabs Systems Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
XKLS:0085 vs CSCO, MSI, HPE: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Communication Equipment subindustry, MLabs Systems 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.
MLabs Systems Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Hardware Industry
For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, MLabs Systems Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where MLabs Systems Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
MLabs Systems 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 RM22.49 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 RM22.49 Mil mean?
MLabs Systems Bhd (XKLS:0085) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of RM22.49 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 MLabs Systems Bhd and its competitors.
Is MLabs Systems Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
MLabs Systems Bhd's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM22.49 Mil.
How does MLabs Systems Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to CSCO and MSI?
MLabs Systems Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of RM22.49 Mil can be compared against companies in the Hardware 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 Hardware company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Hardware 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 MLabs Systems Bhd and its competitors. MLabs Systems Bhd's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM22.49 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is MLabs Systems Bhd stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, MLabs Systems Bhd (XKLS:0085) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is RM0.05, compared to a current price of RM0.04 — trading 20% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM22.49 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 MLabs Systems Bhd (XKLS:0085), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM22.49 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.
MLabs Systems Bhd is an investment holding company engaged in research and development in video conferencing and mobile application solutions. Its segments include ICT and Fintech; Factoring; Trading; and Film production. It derives maximum revenue from ICT and Fintech segment. Geographically, the company operates in Malaysia, Cayman Islands and Taiwan, out of which Malaysia generates majority revenue.
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