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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. United Malacca Bhd's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Apr. 2026 was RM9.4 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Apr. 2026 was RM28.8 Mil.
United Malacca Bhd (XKLS:2593) 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.
United Malacca Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
United Malacca Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for United Malacca 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.
United Malacca Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
XKLS:2593 vs ADM, BG, TSN: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Farm Products subindustry, United Malacca 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.
United Malacca Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Consumer Packaged Goods Industry
For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, United Malacca Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where United Malacca Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
United Malacca 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 RM28.8 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 RM28.8 Mil mean?
United Malacca Bhd (XKLS:2593) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of RM28.8 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 United Malacca Bhd and its competitors.
Is United Malacca Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
United Malacca Bhd's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM28.8 Mil. Overall, United Malacca Bhd has a GF Score™ of 80/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does United Malacca Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to ADM and BG?
United Malacca Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of RM28.8 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 United Malacca Bhd and its competitors. United Malacca Bhd's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM28.8 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is United Malacca Bhd stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, United Malacca Bhd (XKLS:2593) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is RM6.65, compared to a current price of RM5.88 — trading 11.6% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM28.8 Mil. United Malacca Bhd's overall GF Score™ is 80/100. 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 United Malacca Bhd (XKLS:2593), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM28.8 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.
Is United Malacca Bhd (XKLS:2593) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, United Malacca Bhd stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of RM5.88 is trading 11.6% below its estimated GF Value™ of RM6.65.
GuruFocus considers United Malacca Bhd to be Modestly Undervalued.
Key valuation signals for XKLS:2593:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: RM28.8 Mil
GF Value™: RM6.65 vs. price of RM5.88 (11.6% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the XKLS:2593 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
United Malacca Bhd is a Malaysia based oil palm cultivation company. The company's operating segment includes Plantation which includes cultivation of oil palm and palm oil milling and Investment holding. It generates maximum revenue from the Plantation segment. Geographically, it derives a majority revenue from Malaysia and also has a presence in Indonesia.
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