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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Elsoft Research Bhd's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was RM0.73 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was RM3.02 Mil.
Elsoft Research Bhd (XKLS:0090) 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.
Elsoft Research Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Elsoft Research Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Elsoft Research 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.
Elsoft Research Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
XKLS:0090 vs AMAT, LRCX, KLAC: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials subindustry, Elsoft Research 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.
Elsoft Research Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Semiconductors Industry
For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Elsoft Research Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Elsoft Research Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Elsoft Research 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 RM3.02 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 RM3.02 Mil mean?
Elsoft Research Bhd (XKLS:0090) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of RM3.02 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 Elsoft Research Bhd and its competitors.
Is Elsoft Research Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Elsoft Research Bhd's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM3.02 Mil. Overall, Elsoft Research Bhd has a GF Score™ of 52/100 and is considered Possible Value Trap, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Elsoft Research Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to AMAT and LRCX?
Elsoft Research Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of RM3.02 Mil can be compared against companies in the Semiconductors 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 Semiconductors company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Semiconductors 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 Elsoft Research Bhd and its competitors. Elsoft Research Bhd's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM3.02 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Elsoft Research Bhd stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Elsoft Research Bhd (XKLS:0090) is currently considered Possible Value Trap. The stock's GF Value™ is RM0.35, compared to a current price of RM0.22 — trading 38.6% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM3.02 Mil. Elsoft Research Bhd's overall GF Score™ is 52/100 with 3 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 Elsoft Research Bhd (XKLS:0090), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM3.02 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 Elsoft Research Bhd (XKLS:0090) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Elsoft Research Bhd stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of RM0.22 is trading 38.6% below its estimated GF Value™ of RM0.35.
GuruFocus considers Elsoft Research Bhd to be Possible Value Trap.
Key valuation signals for XKLS:0090:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: RM3.02 Mil
GF Value™: RM0.35 vs. price of RM0.22 (38.6% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the XKLS:0090 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Elsoft Research Bhd is principally involved in the research, design, and development of test, burn-in, and application-specific embedded systems. The company mainly provides cost effective ATE solutions to the semiconductor, optoelectronic, and automation industries. Its test and burn-in systems are used by customers manufacturing optoelectronic devices such as LED, image sensors, and automotive lightings to test their products before launching into the market. The company also engaged a new customer to develop a test solution for metalens technology while continuing to focus on the medical device market. , and maximum revenue is generated from Malaysia, followed by Asia (excluding Malaysia), and the United States.
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