CE Technology Bhd (XKLS:03024) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: RM14.0 Mil (TTM As of Jan. 2026)

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XKLS:03024 CE Technology Bhd XKLS:03024
76 GF Score
Price RM0.85
GF Value RM1.65
! 3 Warning Signs
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What is CE Technology Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

CE Technology Bhd XKLS:03024 76 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM14.0 Mil as of Jan. 2026. GuruFocus rates XKLS:03024 with a GF Score™ of 76/100 and a GF Value™ of RM1.65. The stock has 3 warning signs investors should review.

Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. CE Technology Bhd's selling, general, & admin. expense for the six months ended in Jan. 2026 was RM7.2 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2026 was RM14.0 Mil.


CE Technology Bhd  (XKLS:03024) 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.


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CE Technology Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for CE Technology Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense can be seen below:

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* 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.

CE Technology Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

CE Technology Bhd Annual Data
Trend Jul16 Jul17 Jul18 Jul19 Jul20 Jul21 Jul22 Jul23 Jul24 Jul25
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CE Technology Bhd Semi-Annual Data
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XKLS:03024 vs LIN, SHW, ECL: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, CE Technology 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.


CE Technology Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, CE Technology Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where CE Technology Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.


XKLS:03024
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CE Technology 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 Jan. 2026 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was RM14.0 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 RM14.0 Mil mean?
CE Technology Bhd (XKLS:03024) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of RM14.0 Mil as of Jan. 2026. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on CE Technology Bhd and its competitors.
Is CE Technology Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
CE Technology Bhd's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM14.0 Mil. Overall, CE Technology Bhd has a GF Score™ of 76/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does CE Technology Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to LIN and SHW?
CE Technology Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of RM14.0 Mil can be compared against companies in the Chemicals 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 Chemicals company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Chemicals 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 CE Technology Bhd and its competitors. CE Technology Bhd's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM14.0 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is CE Technology Bhd stock overvalued right now?
CE Technology Bhd (XKLS:03024) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of RM14.0 Mil. The stock's GF Value™ is RM1.65, compared to a current price of RM0.85 — trading 48.5% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM14.0 Mil. CE Technology Bhd's overall GF Score™ is 76/100 with 3 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 CE Technology Bhd (XKLS:03024), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM14.0 Mil as of Jan. 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 CE Technology Bhd (XKLS:03024) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, CE Technology Bhd stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of RM0.85 is trading 48.5% below its estimated GF Value™ of RM1.65.

Key valuation signals for XKLS:03024:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: RM14.0 Mil
  • GF Value™: RM1.65 vs. price of RM0.85 (48.5% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 76/100 with 3 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the XKLS:03024 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


CE Technology Bhd Business Description

Address 11528, Jalan Logam 4, Kawasan Perindustrian Kamunting Raya, West Malaysia, Taiping, PRK, MYS, 34600
CE Technology Bhd is principally engaged in the research, development, post-processing, manufacturing, and sales of cleanroom gloves. It mainly serves the needs of the high-end critical environment industries such as disk drives, semiconductors, electronic devices, flat panels, biotech, medical devices, pharmaceutical, and aerospace manufacturing industries. Geographically, it earns revenues from Malaysia, ASEAN, Europe, the USA, Japan, China, and Others. The company earns maximum revenue from the USA.
76GF Score

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