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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. HSS Holdings Bhd's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2025 was RM6.0 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was RM6.0 Mil.
HSS Holdings Bhd (XKLS:0460) 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.
HSS Holdings Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
HSS Holdings Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for HSS 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.
HSS Holdings Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
HSS Holdings Bhd Annual Data
Trend
Dec22
Dec23
Dec24
Dec25
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
3.77
3.87
5.23
6.02
HSS Holdings Bhd Semi-Annual Data
Dec22
Dec23
Dec24
Dec25
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
3.77
3.87
5.23
6.02
XKLS:0460 vs KHC, GIS: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Packaged Foods subindustry, HSS 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.
HSS Holdings Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Consumer Packaged Goods Industry
For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, HSS Holdings Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where HSS Holdings Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
HSS 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.
For stock reported annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Selling, General, & Admin. Expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was RM6.0 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 RM6.0 Mil mean?
HSS Holdings Bhd (XKLS:0460) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of RM6.0 Mil as of Dec. 2025. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on HSS Holdings Bhd and its competitors.
Is HSS Holdings Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
HSS Holdings Bhd's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM6.0 Mil. Overall, HSS Holdings Bhd has a GF Score™ of 15/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does HSS Holdings Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to KHC and GIS?
HSS Holdings Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of RM6.0 Mil can be compared against companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods 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 Consumer Packaged Goods company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Consumer Packaged Goods 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 HSS Holdings Bhd and its competitors. HSS Holdings Bhd's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM6.0 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is HSS Holdings Bhd stock overvalued right now?
HSS Holdings Bhd (XKLS:0460) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of RM6.0 Mil. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM6.0 Mil. HSS Holdings Bhd's overall GF Score™ is 15/100 with 6 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 HSS Holdings Bhd (XKLS:0460), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM6.0 Mil as of Dec. 2025. 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.
HSS Holdings Bhd is an investment holding company. Through its subsidiaries, the company is principally involved in the sourcing of bakery products, trading of bakery and other products and manufacturing of bakery products. Its offerings include Biscuits and cookies, Cakes, and Snacks. The products are supplied to over 3,500 retail outlets across Malaysia, including supermarkets and hypermarkets. The company's business segments include: Sourcing, Trading, and Manufacturing. The majority of revenue is derived from the Sourcing segment. Geographically, it exports to Singapore, Indonesia, and Australia, and the maximum revenue is generated from Malaysia.
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