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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Ocean Vantage Holdings Bhd's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was RM3.8 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was RM19.1 Mil.
Ocean Vantage Holdings Bhd (XKLS:0220) 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.
Ocean Vantage Holdings Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Ocean Vantage Holdings Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Ocean Vantage Holdings 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.
Ocean Vantage Holdings Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
XKLS:0220 vs SLB, BKR, FTI: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services subindustry, Ocean Vantage Holdings 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.
Ocean Vantage Holdings Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Oil & Gas Industry
For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Ocean Vantage Holdings Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Ocean Vantage Holdings Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Ocean Vantage Holdings 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 RM19.1 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 RM19.1 Mil mean?
Ocean Vantage Holdings Bhd (XKLS:0220) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of RM19.1 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 Ocean Vantage Holdings Bhd and its competitors.
Is Ocean Vantage Holdings Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Ocean Vantage Holdings Bhd's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM19.1 Mil. Overall, Ocean Vantage Holdings Bhd has a GF Score™ of 56/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Ocean Vantage Holdings Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to SLB and BKR?
Ocean Vantage Holdings Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of RM19.1 Mil can be compared against companies in the Oil & Gas 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 Oil & Gas company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Oil & Gas 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 Ocean Vantage Holdings Bhd and its competitors. Ocean Vantage Holdings Bhd's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM19.1 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Ocean Vantage Holdings Bhd stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Ocean Vantage Holdings Bhd (XKLS:0220) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is RM0.13, compared to a current price of RM0.25 — trading 92.3% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM19.1 Mil. Ocean Vantage Holdings Bhd's overall GF Score™ is 56/100 with 4 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 Ocean Vantage Holdings Bhd (XKLS:0220), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM19.1 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 Ocean Vantage Holdings Bhd (XKLS:0220) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Ocean Vantage Holdings Bhd stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of RM0.25 is trading 92.3% above its estimated GF Value™ of RM0.13.
GuruFocus considers Ocean Vantage Holdings Bhd to be Significantly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for XKLS:0220:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: RM19.1 Mil
GF Value™: RM0.13 vs. price of RM0.25 (92.3% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the XKLS:0220 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Ocean Vantage Holdings Bhd, along with its subsidiaries, is engaged in the provision of support services for the oil and gas industry, where it supports both the upstream and downstream oil and gas activities. The Group operates through four segments: Engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) and Project management; Supply of manpower; Supply of materials, tools, and equipment; and Drilling rig charter. Maximum revenue is derived from the Supply of manpower segment, which delivers tailored manpower solutions to the oil and gas sector by providing end-to-end manpower services, from sourcing and screening to onboarding and workforce management, at every stage of the project. Geographically, the Group generates maximum revenue from the local market and also has an overseas presence.
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