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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Whitman Holdings Bhd's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2024 was RM0.35 Mil.
Whitman Holdings Bhd does not have enough years/quarters to calculate its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2024.
Whitman Holdings Bhd (XKLS:03070) 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.
Whitman Holdings Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Whitman Holdings Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Whitman 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.
Whitman Holdings Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
Whitman Holdings Bhd Annual Data
Trend
Dec23
Dec24
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
0.37
0.35
Whitman Holdings Bhd Semi-Annual Data
Dec23
Dec24
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
0.37
0.35
XKLS:03070 vs BLK, BX, KKR: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Asset Management subindustry, Whitman 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.
Whitman Holdings Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Asset Management Industry
For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Whitman Holdings Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Whitman Holdings Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Whitman 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.
What does a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of RM Mil mean?
Whitman Holdings Bhd (XKLS:03070) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of RM Mil as of Dec. 2024. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Whitman Holdings Bhd and its competitors.
Is Whitman Holdings Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Whitman Holdings Bhd's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM Mil. Overall, Whitman Holdings Bhd has a GF Score™ of 17/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Whitman Holdings Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to BLK and BX?
Whitman Holdings Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of RM Mil can be compared against companies in the Asset Management 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 Asset Management company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Asset Management 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 Whitman Holdings Bhd and its competitors. Whitman Holdings Bhd's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Whitman Holdings Bhd stock overvalued right now?
Whitman Holdings Bhd (XKLS:03070) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of RM Mil. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM Mil. Whitman Holdings Bhd's overall GF Score™ is 17/100 with 1 warning sign 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 Whitman Holdings Bhd (XKLS:03070), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM Mil as of Dec. 2024. 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.
Whitman Holdings Bhd is an investment holding company. Through its subsidiaries, the company is principally involved in the provision of holistic financial planning solutions focusing on retirement planning. The company's core advisory services consist of advisory and consultation services and dealing in securities (UTS and PRS). It also provides insurance consulting services and will-writing services as part of its complementary services. The company derives the majority of revenue from the provision of its Core advisory services, prominently from the dealing in securities (UTS and PRS) services. Geographically, it operates within Malaysia.
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