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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. MAA Group Bhd's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Jun. 2026 was RM29.02 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was RM97.81 Mil.
MAA Group Bhd (XKLS:1198) 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.
MAA Group Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
MAA Group Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for MAA Group 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.
MAA Group Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
XKLS:1198 vs BRK.A, AIG, HIG: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Insurance - Diversified subindustry, MAA 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.
MAA Group Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Insurance Industry
For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, MAA Group Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where MAA Group Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
MAA 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 Jun. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was RM97.81 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 RM97.81 Mil mean?
MAA Group Bhd (XKLS:1198) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of RM97.81 Mil as of Jun. 2026. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on MAA Group Bhd and its competitors.
Is MAA Group Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
MAA Group Bhd's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM97.81 Mil. Overall, MAA Group Bhd has a GF Score™ of 10/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does MAA Group Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to BRK.A and AIG?
MAA Group Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of RM97.81 Mil can be compared against companies in the Insurance 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 Insurance company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Insurance 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 MAA Group Bhd and its competitors. MAA Group Bhd's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM97.81 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is MAA Group Bhd stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, MAA Group Bhd (XKLS:1198) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is RM0.19, compared to a current price of RM0.14 — trading 26.3% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM97.81 Mil. MAA Group Bhd's overall GF Score™ is 10/100 with 4 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 MAA Group Bhd (XKLS:1198), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM97.81 Mil as of Jun. 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 MAA Group Bhd (XKLS:1198) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, MAA Group Bhd stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of RM0.14 is trading 26.3% below its estimated GF Value™ of RM0.19.
GuruFocus considers MAA Group Bhd to be Modestly Undervalued.
Key valuation signals for XKLS:1198:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: RM97.81 Mil
GF Value™: RM0.19 vs. price of RM0.14 (26.3% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the XKLS:1198 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
MAA Group Bhd is an investment holding company. The company along with its subsidiaries operates in given segments Investment holdings segment is engaged in investment holdings. General Insurance involves the underwriting of all classes of general insurance business. Education Services segment provides private tuition to students, tertiary education for certificates, diplomas, professional and post-graduate degrees; Credit Services involves provision of money lending, debt factoring and other credit activities and Hospitality Services involves provision of hospitality services, Cinema Services food and beverage, retailer of Cigars, and other services including logistics, renovation, facilities management service. It generates maximum revenue from the General insurance segment.
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