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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. PPB Group Bhd's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was RM116 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was RM480 Mil.
PPB Group Bhd (XKLS:4065) 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.
PPB Group Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
PPB Group Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for PPB 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.
PPB Group Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
XKLS:4065 vs ADM, BG, TSN: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Farm Products subindustry, PPB 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.
PPB Group Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Consumer Packaged Goods Industry
For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, PPB Group Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where PPB Group Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
PPB 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 RM480 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 RM480 Mil mean?
PPB Group Bhd (XKLS:4065) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of RM480 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 PPB Group Bhd and its competitors.
Is PPB Group Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
PPB Group Bhd's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM480 Mil. Overall, PPB Group Bhd has a GF Score™ of 77/100 and is considered Significantly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does PPB Group Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to ADM and BG?
PPB Group Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of RM480 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 PPB Group Bhd and its competitors. PPB Group Bhd's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM480 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is PPB Group Bhd stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, PPB Group Bhd (XKLS:4065) is currently considered Significantly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is RM13.23, compared to a current price of RM9.26 — trading 30% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM480 Mil. PPB Group Bhd's overall GF Score™ is 77/100 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 PPB Group Bhd (XKLS:4065), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM480 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 PPB Group Bhd (XKLS:4065) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, PPB Group Bhd stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of RM9.26 is trading 30% below its estimated GF Value™ of RM13.23.
GuruFocus considers PPB Group Bhd to be Significantly Undervalued.
Key valuation signals for XKLS:4065:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: RM480 Mil
GF Value™: RM13.23 vs. price of RM9.26 (30% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the XKLS:4065 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
PPB Group Bhd is a diversified company working in food and waste management, film distribution, and property development. The company operates flour and animal feed mills, trades grains, and conducts livestock farming across Asia. Its operating segments comprise Grains and agribusiness; Consumer products; Film exhibition and distribution; Property; and Investments and Other Operations. It derives the majority of its revenue from Grains and agribusiness. The Grains and Agribusiness segment comprises flour milling, animal feed manufacturing, and livestock farming.
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