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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Hong Leong Financial Group Bhd's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was RM131 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was RM448 Mil.
Hong Leong Financial Group Bhd (XKLS:1082) 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.
Hong Leong Financial Group Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Hong Leong Financial Group Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
* 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.
Hong Leong Financial Group Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
Hong Leong Financial Group Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Competitor Comparison
For the Banks - Regional subindustry, Hong Leong Financial 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.
Hong Leong Financial Group Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Banks Industry
For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Hong Leong Financial Group Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Hong Leong Financial Group Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Hong Leong Financial 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 Mar. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was RM448 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 RM448 Mil mean?
Hong Leong Financial Group Bhd (XKLS:1082) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of RM448 Mil as of Mar. 2026. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Hong Leong Financial Group Bhd and its competitors.
Is Hong Leong Financial Group Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Hong Leong Financial Group Bhd's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM448 Mil. Overall, Hong Leong Financial Group Bhd has a GF Score™ of 50/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Hong Leong Financial Group Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to competitors?
Hong Leong Financial Group Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of RM448 Mil can be compared against companies in the Banks 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 Banks company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Banks 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 Hong Leong Financial Group Bhd and its competitors. Hong Leong Financial Group Bhd's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM448 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Hong Leong Financial Group Bhd stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Hong Leong Financial Group Bhd (XKLS:1082) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is RM11.49, compared to a current price of RM18.52 — trading 61.2% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM448 Mil. Hong Leong Financial Group Bhd's overall GF Score™ is 50/100 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 Hong Leong Financial Group Bhd (XKLS:1082), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM448 Mil as of Mar. 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 Hong Leong Financial Group Bhd (XKLS:1082) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Hong Leong Financial Group Bhd stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of RM18.52 is trading 61.2% above its estimated GF Value™ of RM11.49.
GuruFocus considers Hong Leong Financial Group Bhd to be Significantly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for XKLS:1082:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: RM448 Mil
GF Value™: RM11.49 vs. price of RM18.52 (61.2% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the XKLS:1082 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Hong Leong Financial Group Bhd is a Malaysia-based company engaged in providing financial and banking services. The company's reportable segments consist of Commercial banking, Investment banking, Insurance, and the other operations segment that contains investment holding and provision of management services. The commercial banking segment accounts for the majority of total revenue. The firm's business operations are concentrated in Malaysia.
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