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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. PBA Holdings Bhd's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was RM32.0 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was RM134.6 Mil.
PBA Holdings Bhd (XKLS:5041) 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.
PBA Holdings Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
PBA Holdings Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for PBA Holdings 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.
PBA Holdings Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
XKLS:5041 vs AWK, WTRG, AWR: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Utilities - Regulated Water subindustry, PBA Holdings 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.
PBA Holdings Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Utilities - Regulated Industry
For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, PBA Holdings Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where PBA Holdings Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
PBA Holdings 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 RM134.6 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 RM134.6 Mil mean?
PBA Holdings Bhd (XKLS:5041) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of RM134.6 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 PBA Holdings Bhd and its competitors.
Is PBA Holdings Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
PBA Holdings Bhd's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM134.6 Mil. Overall, PBA Holdings Bhd has a GF Score™ of 78/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does PBA Holdings Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to AWK and WTRG?
PBA Holdings Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of RM134.6 Mil can be compared against companies in the Utilities - Regulated 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 an Utilities - Regulated company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Utilities - Regulated 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 PBA Holdings Bhd and its competitors. PBA Holdings Bhd's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM134.6 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is PBA Holdings Bhd stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, PBA Holdings Bhd (XKLS:5041) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is RM2.32, compared to a current price of RM2.00 — trading 13.8% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM134.6 Mil. PBA Holdings Bhd's overall GF Score™ is 78/100 with 2 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 PBA Holdings Bhd (XKLS:5041), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM134.6 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 PBA Holdings Bhd (XKLS:5041) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, PBA Holdings Bhd stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of RM2.00 is trading 13.8% below its estimated GF Value™ of RM2.32.
GuruFocus considers PBA Holdings Bhd to be Modestly Undervalued.
Key valuation signals for XKLS:5041:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: RM134.6 Mil
GF Value™: RM2.32 vs. price of RM2.00 (13.8% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the XKLS:5041 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
PBA Holdings Bhd is an investment holding company. Its primary business is to sustain continuous good water supply in Penang. With population growth and increasing socio-economic development, It has to employ holistic water supply management strategies. It manage both water demand and supply in a water-stressed state. The group has one reportable segment, which is the abstraction of raw water, treatment of water, supply and sale of treated water to consumers in the State of Penang. The company operated solely in Penang, Malaysia. The company through its subsidiaries is engaged in the abstraction of raw water, treatment of water, and supply and sale of treated water to consumers in the State of Penang. It operates geographically in Malaysia.
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