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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Nationgate Holdings Bhd's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was RM78 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was RM134 Mil.
Nationgate Holdings Bhd (XKLS:0270) 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.
Nationgate Holdings Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Nationgate Holdings Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Nationgate 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.
Nationgate Holdings Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
XKLS:0270 vs APH, GLW, TEL: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Electronic Components subindustry, Nationgate 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.
Nationgate Holdings Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Hardware Industry
For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Nationgate Holdings Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Nationgate Holdings Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Nationgate 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 RM134 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 RM134 Mil mean?
Nationgate Holdings Bhd (XKLS:0270) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of RM134 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 Nationgate Holdings Bhd and its competitors.
Is Nationgate Holdings Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Nationgate Holdings Bhd's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM134 Mil. Overall, Nationgate Holdings Bhd has a GF Score™ of 72/100 and is considered Possible Value Trap, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Nationgate Holdings Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to APH and GLW?
Nationgate Holdings Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of RM134 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 Nationgate Holdings Bhd and its competitors. Nationgate Holdings Bhd's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM134 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Nationgate Holdings Bhd stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Nationgate Holdings Bhd (XKLS:0270) is currently considered Possible Value Trap. The stock's GF Value™ is RM6.45, compared to a current price of RM1.43 — trading 77.8% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM134 Mil. Nationgate Holdings Bhd's overall GF Score™ is 72/100 with 14 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 Nationgate Holdings Bhd (XKLS:0270), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM134 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 Nationgate Holdings Bhd (XKLS:0270) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Nationgate Holdings Bhd stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of RM1.43 is trading 77.8% below its estimated GF Value™ of RM6.45.
GuruFocus considers Nationgate Holdings Bhd to be Possible Value Trap.
Key valuation signals for XKLS:0270:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: RM134 Mil
GF Value™: RM6.45 vs. price of RM1.43 (77.8% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the XKLS:0270 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Nationgate Holdings Bhd is engaged in the assembling and testing of electronic components and products to produce completed PCBs, semi-finished sub-assemblies, and fully assembled electronic products as well as semiconductor devices. The company has only one reportable business segment of manufacturing, which relates principally to the provision of electronic manufacturing services ("EMS"). The segment mainly comprises the assembly and testing of electronic components and products to produce completed printed circuit boards, semi-finished sub-assemblies, fully assembled electronic products (under NSM, NSY, NCS, and NPS), and semiconductor devices (under NSY).
72GF Score
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