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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Mercury Securities Group Bhd's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Apr. 2026 was RM2.55 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Apr. 2026 was RM9.25 Mil.
Mercury Securities Group Bhd (XKLS:0285) 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.
Mercury Securities Group Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Mercury Securities Group Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Mercury Securities Group 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.
Mercury Securities Group Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
XKLS:0285 vs MS, GS, SCHW: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Capital Markets subindustry, Mercury Securities Group 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.
Mercury Securities Group Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Capital Markets Industry
For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, Mercury Securities Group Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Mercury Securities Group Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Mercury Securities Group 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 Apr. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was RM9.25 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 RM9.25 Mil mean?
Mercury Securities Group Bhd (XKLS:0285) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of RM9.25 Mil as of Apr. 2026. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Mercury Securities Group Bhd and its competitors.
Is Mercury Securities Group Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Mercury Securities Group Bhd's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM9.25 Mil. Overall, Mercury Securities Group Bhd has a GF Score™ of 33/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Mercury Securities Group Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to MS and GS?
Mercury Securities Group Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of RM9.25 Mil can be compared against companies in the Capital Markets 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 Capital Markets company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Capital Markets 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 Mercury Securities Group Bhd and its competitors. Mercury Securities Group Bhd's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM9.25 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Mercury Securities Group Bhd stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Mercury Securities Group Bhd (XKLS:0285) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is RM0.34, compared to a current price of RM0.27 — trading 22.1% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM9.25 Mil. Mercury Securities Group Bhd's overall GF Score™ is 33/100 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 Mercury Securities Group Bhd (XKLS:0285), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM9.25 Mil as of Apr. 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 Mercury Securities Group Bhd (XKLS:0285) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Mercury Securities Group Bhd stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of RM0.27 is trading 22.1% below its estimated GF Value™ of RM0.34.
GuruFocus considers Mercury Securities Group Bhd to be Modestly Undervalued.
Key valuation signals for XKLS:0285:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: RM9.25 Mil
GF Value™: RM0.34 vs. price of RM0.27 (22.1% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the XKLS:0285 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Mercury Securities Group Bhd is an investment holding company dealing in securities, advising on corporate finance and investment advice. Its services include Stockbroking, Share Margin, Discretionary Financing, Proprietary Trading, Nominees and Custodian Services, Corporate Finance Advisory Services, Sale of Internationally Minted Gold and Silver Bullion Products, and Fund Management activities. Its segments include Stockbroking and Corporate finance. Stockbroking segment that derives the majority of the revenue engages in execution of trades of securities listed on Bursa Securities and foreign stock exchanges mainly in Singapore, Hong Kong and the United States of America; margin financing facility services, nominees and custodian and related services; and commodities trading business.
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