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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Kim Hin Joo (Malaysia) Bhd's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was RM8.64 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was RM36.96 Mil.
Kim Hin Joo (Malaysia) Bhd (XKLS:0210) 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.
Kim Hin Joo (Malaysia) Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Kim Hin Joo (Malaysia) Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Kim Hin Joo (Malaysia) 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.
Kim Hin Joo (Malaysia) Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
XKLS:0210 vs CASY, WSM, ULTA: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Specialty Retail subindustry, Kim Hin Joo (Malaysia) 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.
Kim Hin Joo (Malaysia) Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Retail - Cyclical Industry
For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Kim Hin Joo (Malaysia) Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Kim Hin Joo (Malaysia) Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Kim Hin Joo (Malaysia) 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 RM36.96 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 RM36.96 Mil mean?
Kim Hin Joo (Malaysia) Bhd (XKLS:0210) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of RM36.96 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 Kim Hin Joo (Malaysia) Bhd and its competitors.
Is Kim Hin Joo (Malaysia) Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Kim Hin Joo (Malaysia) Bhd's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM36.96 Mil.
How does Kim Hin Joo (Malaysia) Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to CASY and WSM?
Kim Hin Joo (Malaysia) Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of RM36.96 Mil can be compared against companies in the Retail - Cyclical 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 Retail - Cyclical company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Retail - Cyclical 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 Kim Hin Joo (Malaysia) Bhd and its competitors. Kim Hin Joo (Malaysia) Bhd's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM36.96 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Kim Hin Joo (Malaysia) Bhd stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Kim Hin Joo (Malaysia) Bhd (XKLS:0210) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is RM0.11, compared to a current price of RM0.09 — trading 22.7% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM36.96 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 Kim Hin Joo (Malaysia) Bhd (XKLS:0210), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM36.96 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.
Kim Hin Joo (Malaysia) Bhd is principally involved in the retail and distribution of baby, children, and maternity products. The firm operates through two segments. The Retail segment engages in the retailing of babies, children, and maternity products. The Distribution segment comprises of distribution of children's and maternity products. The group operates in Malaysia.
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