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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Kawan Renergy Bhd's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Apr. 2026 was RM2.0 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Apr. 2026 was RM9.0 Mil.
Kawan Renergy Bhd (XKLS:0307) 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.
Kawan Renergy Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Kawan Renergy Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Kawan Renergy 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.
Kawan Renergy Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
XKLS:0307 vs PWR, FIX, EME: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Kawan Renergy 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.
Kawan Renergy Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Construction Industry
For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Kawan Renergy Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Kawan Renergy Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Kawan Renergy 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 RM9.0 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 RM9.0 Mil mean?
Kawan Renergy Bhd (XKLS:0307) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of RM9.0 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 Kawan Renergy Bhd and its competitors.
Is Kawan Renergy Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Kawan Renergy Bhd's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM9.0 Mil. Overall, Kawan Renergy Bhd has a GF Score™ of 49/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Kawan Renergy Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to PWR and FIX?
Kawan Renergy Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of RM9.0 Mil can be compared against companies in the Construction 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 Construction company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Construction 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 Kawan Renergy Bhd and its competitors. Kawan Renergy Bhd's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM9.0 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Kawan Renergy Bhd stock overvalued right now?
Kawan Renergy Bhd (XKLS:0307) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of RM9.0 Mil. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM9.0 Mil. Kawan Renergy Bhd's overall GF Score™ is 49/100. 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 Kawan Renergy Bhd (XKLS:0307), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM9.0 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.
Kawan Renergy Bhd operates as an engineering solutions provider with core activities spanning the design, fabrication, installation and/or commissioning of industrial process equipment and process plants, as well as renewable energy and co-generation facilities. It offers integrated end-to-end capabilities, including in-house fabrication, installation and commissioning services. These solutions support a wide range of industrial production and processing applications, such as food processing, oleochemical manufacturing, waste recovery and power generation. In addition, it is involved in power generation activities and the sale of electricity through its association. Its segments include Design, fabrication, installation and/or commissioning solutions, Precision engineering, and Others.
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