Eastern & Oriental Bhd (XKLS:3417) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: RM62.3 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2026)

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XKLS:3417 Eastern & Oriental Bhd XKLS:3417
79 GF Score
Price RM0.74
GF Value RM1.15
Valuation Possible Value Trap
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What is Eastern & Oriental Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Eastern & Oriental Bhd XKLS:3417 -1.33% 79 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM62.3 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates XKLS:3417 with a GF Score™ of 79/100 and a GF Value™ of RM1.15 (Possible Value Trap). The stock has 5 warning signs investors should review.

Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Eastern & Oriental Bhd's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was RM14.7 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was RM62.3 Mil.


Eastern & Oriental Bhd  (XKLS:3417) 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.


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Eastern & Oriental Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Eastern & Oriental 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.

Eastern & Oriental Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Eastern & Oriental Bhd Annual Data
Trend Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24 Mar25 Mar26
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
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Eastern & Oriental Bhd Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
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Eastern & Oriental Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Competitor Comparison

For the Real Estate - Development subindustry, Eastern & Oriental 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.


Eastern & Oriental Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Real Estate Industry

For the Real Estate industry and Real Estate sector, Eastern & Oriental Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Eastern & Oriental Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.


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Eastern & Oriental 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 RM62.3 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 RM62.3 Mil mean?
Eastern & Oriental Bhd (XKLS:3417) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of RM62.3 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 Eastern & Oriental Bhd and its competitors.
Is Eastern & Oriental Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Eastern & Oriental Bhd's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM62.3 Mil. Overall, Eastern & Oriental Bhd has a GF Score™ of 79/100 and is considered Possible Value Trap, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Eastern & Oriental Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to competitors?
Eastern & Oriental Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of RM62.3 Mil can be compared against companies in the Real Estate 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 Real Estate company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Real Estate 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 Eastern & Oriental Bhd and its competitors. Eastern & Oriental Bhd's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM62.3 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Eastern & Oriental Bhd stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Eastern & Oriental Bhd (XKLS:3417) is currently considered Possible Value Trap. The stock's GF Value™ is RM1.15, compared to a current price of RM0.74 — trading 35.7% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM62.3 Mil. Eastern & Oriental Bhd's overall GF Score™ is 79/100 with 5 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 Eastern & Oriental Bhd (XKLS:3417), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM62.3 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 Eastern & Oriental Bhd (XKLS:3417) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Eastern & Oriental Bhd stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of RM0.74 is trading 35.7% below its estimated GF Value™ of RM1.15. GuruFocus considers Eastern & Oriental Bhd to be Possible Value Trap.

Key valuation signals for XKLS:3417:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: RM62.3 Mil
  • GF Value™: RM1.15 vs. price of RM0.74 (35.7% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 79/100 with 5 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the XKLS:3417 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Eastern & Oriental Bhd Business Description

Address No. 137, Jalan Puchong, C-34-01, Menara Vista Petaling, Kuala Lumpur, SGR, MYS, 58200
Eastern & Oriental Bhd is a property developer based in Malaysia. Its property development portfolio is spread across Kuala Lumpur, Penang, and Johor's Iskandar Malaysia, and overseas in central London. The Group's hospitality division provides a complementary lifestyle component that supports the core property development business, including the heritage Eastern & Oriental Hotel and Lone Pine Hotel in Penang, as well as the contemporary E&O Residences Kuala Lumpur in the capital's vibrant city center. It has three segments Properties, Hospitality and Investments and others. The company generates the majority of its revenue from the Properties segment. Geographically the company derives revenue from Malaysia and the United Kingdom.
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