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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Pan Malaysia Bhd's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was RM24.7 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was RM106.2 Mil.
Pan Malaysia Bhd (XKLS:4081) 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.
Pan Malaysia Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Pan Malaysia Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Pan Malaysia 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.
Pan Malaysia Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
XKLS:4081 vs MDLZ, HSY, TR: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Confectioners subindustry, Pan Malaysia 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.
Pan Malaysia Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Consumer Packaged Goods Industry
For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Pan Malaysia Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Pan Malaysia Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Pan Malaysia 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 RM106.2 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 RM106.2 Mil mean?
Pan Malaysia Bhd (XKLS:4081) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of RM106.2 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 Pan Malaysia Bhd and its competitors.
Is Pan Malaysia Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Pan Malaysia Bhd's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM106.2 Mil.
How does Pan Malaysia Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to MDLZ and HSY?
Pan Malaysia Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of RM106.2 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 Pan Malaysia Bhd and its competitors. Pan Malaysia Bhd's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM106.2 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Pan Malaysia Bhd stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Pan Malaysia Bhd (XKLS:4081) is currently considered Possible Value Trap. The stock's GF Value™ is RM0.11, compared to a current price of RM0.05 — trading 54.5% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM106.2 Mil. 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 Pan Malaysia Bhd (XKLS:4081), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM106.2 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.
Pan Malaysia Corp Bhd is an investment holding company with subsidiaries involved in distributing chocolate and confectionery products and operating a fast-food restaurant chain. The Group's main activities are carried out through A&W Malaysia, a wholly-owned subsidiary operating A&W restaurants. Its segments include Fast-food chain, which focuses on operating restaurant outlets; Investment holding, which manages investments and related activities; and Others, which covers the distribution of chocolate and other food and beverage products, a money lending license, and trademark licensing. The geographical area of operations includes Malaysia and the Rest of Asia.
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