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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Tri-Mode System (M) Bhd's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was RM3.83 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was RM15.68 Mil.
Tri-Mode System (M) Bhd (XKLS:0199) 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.
Tri-Mode System (M) Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Tri-Mode System (M) Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Tri-Mode System (M) 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.
Tri-Mode System (M) Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
XKLS:0199 vs UPS, FDX, JBHT: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Integrated Freight & Logistics subindustry, Tri-Mode System (M) 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.
Tri-Mode System (M) Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Transportation Industry
For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Tri-Mode System (M) Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Tri-Mode System (M) Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Tri-Mode System (M) 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 RM15.68 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 RM15.68 Mil mean?
Tri-Mode System (M) Bhd (XKLS:0199) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of RM15.68 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 Tri-Mode System (M) Bhd and its competitors.
Is Tri-Mode System (M) Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Tri-Mode System (M) Bhd's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM15.68 Mil. Overall, Tri-Mode System (M) Bhd has a GF Score™ of 40/100 and is considered Possible Value Trap, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Tri-Mode System (M) Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to UPS and FDX?
Tri-Mode System (M) Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of RM15.68 Mil can be compared against companies in the Transportation 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 Transportation company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Transportation 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 Tri-Mode System (M) Bhd and its competitors. Tri-Mode System (M) Bhd's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM15.68 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Tri-Mode System (M) Bhd stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Tri-Mode System (M) Bhd (XKLS:0199) is currently considered Possible Value Trap. The stock's GF Value™ is RM0.26, compared to a current price of RM0.17 — trading 34.6% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM15.68 Mil. Tri-Mode System (M) Bhd's overall GF Score™ is 40/100 with 6 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 Tri-Mode System (M) Bhd (XKLS:0199), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM15.68 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 Tri-Mode System (M) Bhd (XKLS:0199) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Tri-Mode System (M) Bhd stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of RM0.17 is trading 34.6% below its estimated GF Value™ of RM0.26.
GuruFocus considers Tri-Mode System (M) Bhd to be Possible Value Trap.
Key valuation signals for XKLS:0199:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: RM15.68 Mil
GF Value™: RM0.26 vs. price of RM0.17 (34.6% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the XKLS:0199 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Tri-Mode System (M) Bhd is an integrated logistics service provider & has six segments. Sea freight segment organizes shipments for customers & overseas freight forwarded & manage bookings for cargo space for sea shipments; Container haulage segment provides land transportation services; Air freight segment plans & manages booking of cargo space for customer's air shipments; Freights forwarding segment manages document preparation, customs clearance, airlines & container haulage division for transportation of cargoes; Warehousing segment provides services such as general storage, consolidation & deconsolidation, transshipment of cargoes & inventory management services; & Marine insurance segment provide insurance service on cargoes by group. The key revenue is from the Sea freight segment.
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