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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in May. 2026 was RM5.0 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in May. 2026 was RM17.6 Mil.
EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd (XKLS:3557) 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.
EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for EcoFirst Consolidated 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.
EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Competitor Comparison
For the Real Estate - Diversified subindustry, EcoFirst Consolidated 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.
EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Real Estate Industry
For the Real Estate industry and Real Estate sector, EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
EcoFirst Consolidated 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 May. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was RM17.6 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 RM17.6 Mil mean?
EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd (XKLS:3557) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of RM17.6 Mil as of May. 2026. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd and its competitors.
Is EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM17.6 Mil. Overall, EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd has a GF Score™ of 46/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to competitors?
EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of RM17.6 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 EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd and its competitors. EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM17.6 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd stock overvalued right now?
EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd (XKLS:3557) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of RM17.6 Mil. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM17.6 Mil. EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd's overall GF Score™ is 46/100 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 EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd (XKLS:3557), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM17.6 Mil as of May. 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.
EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd is an investment holding company which engages in the provision of management services. It operates through the following segments: Property Investment, Property Management, Property Development, and Investment, and Others. The company provides residential and commercial developments, including residential units, commercial centers, and retail malls. It is also involved in the general insurance agency, management services, bowling alley operation, and agriculture-related businesses. Its Property Development segment generates the maximum of the firm's revenue.
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