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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Marine & General Bhd's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Apr. 2026 was RM8.7 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Apr. 2026 was RM29.6 Mil.
Marine & General Bhd (XKLS:5078) 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.
Marine & General Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Marine & General Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Marine & General 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.
Marine & General Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
XKLS:5078 vs SLB, BKR, FTI: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services subindustry, Marine & General 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.
Marine & General Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Oil & Gas Industry
For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Marine & General Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Marine & General Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Marine & General 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 Apr. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was RM29.6 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 RM29.6 Mil mean?
Marine & General Bhd (XKLS:5078) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of RM29.6 Mil as of Apr. 2026. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Marine & General Bhd and its competitors.
Is Marine & General Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Marine & General Bhd's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM29.6 Mil. Overall, Marine & General Bhd has a GF Score™ of 29/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Marine & General Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to SLB and BKR?
Marine & General Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of RM29.6 Mil can be compared against companies in the Oil & Gas 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 Oil & Gas company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Oil & Gas 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 Marine & General Bhd and its competitors. Marine & General Bhd's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM29.6 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Marine & General Bhd stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Marine & General Bhd (XKLS:5078) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is RM0.25, compared to a current price of RM0.28 — trading 10% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM29.6 Mil. Marine & General Bhd's overall GF Score™ is 29/100 with 4 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 Marine & General Bhd (XKLS:5078), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM29.6 Mil as of Apr. 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 Marine & General Bhd (XKLS:5078) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Marine & General Bhd stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of RM0.28 is trading 10% above its estimated GF Value™ of RM0.25.
GuruFocus considers Marine & General Bhd to be Fairly Valued.
Key valuation signals for XKLS:5078:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: RM29.6 Mil
GF Value™: RM0.25 vs. price of RM0.28 (10% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the XKLS:5078 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Marine & General Bhd is an investment holding company. Through its subsidiary, it is engaged in business activities of provision of offshore marine support services, marine logistics services, and tanker management services. Its operating segments include Marine Logistics - Upstream, which is the key revenue driver; and Marine Logistics - Downstream. The company generates the majority of its revenue from Malaysia.
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