Sentral REIT (XKLS:5123) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: RM1.4 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2026)

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XKLS:5123 Sentral REIT XKLS:5123
45 GF Score
Price RM0.73
GF Value RM0.80
Valuation Fairly Valued
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What is Sentral REIT Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Sentral REIT XKLS:5123 -0.68% 45 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM1.4 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates XKLS:5123 with a GF Score™ of 45/100 and a GF Value™ of RM0.80 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 5 warning signs investors should review.

Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Sentral REIT's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was RM0.6 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was RM1.4 Mil.


Sentral REIT  (XKLS:5123) 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.


Sentral REIT Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms


Sentral REIT Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Sentral REIT'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.

Sentral REIT Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Sentral REIT Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
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Sentral REIT Quarterly Data
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XKLS:5123 vs BXP, ARE, VNO: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the REIT - Office subindustry, Sentral REIT'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.


Sentral REIT Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs REITs Industry

For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, Sentral REIT's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Sentral REIT's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.


XKLS:5123
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Sentral REIT 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 RM1.4 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 RM1.4 Mil mean?
Sentral REIT (XKLS:5123) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of RM1.4 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 Sentral REIT and its competitors.
Is Sentral REIT's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Sentral REIT's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM1.4 Mil. Overall, Sentral REIT has a GF Score™ of 45/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Sentral REIT's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to BXP and ARE?
Sentral REIT's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of RM1.4 Mil can be compared against companies in the REITs 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 REITs company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the REITs 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 Sentral REIT and its competitors. Sentral REIT's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM1.4 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Sentral REIT stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Sentral REIT (XKLS:5123) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is RM0.80, compared to a current price of RM0.73 — trading 8.8% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM1.4 Mil. Sentral REIT's overall GF Score™ is 45/100 with 5 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 Sentral REIT (XKLS:5123), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM1.4 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 Sentral REIT (XKLS:5123) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Sentral REIT stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of RM0.73 is trading 8.8% below its estimated GF Value™ of RM0.80. GuruFocus considers Sentral REIT to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for XKLS:5123:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: RM1.4 Mil
  • GF Value™: RM0.80 vs. price of RM0.73 (8.8% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 45/100 with 5 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the XKLS:5123 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Sentral REIT Business Description

Industry Real EstateREITs
Address Jalan Stesen Sentral 2, G27A, Level 3A, Block B, Platinum Sentral, Kuala Lumpur Sentral, Kuala Lumpur, MYS, 50470
Sentral REIT is a real estate investment trust. The company is engaged in the acquisition of an investment in commercial properties including office, retail assets, and car parks. The properties of the company includes Cyberjaya, Petaling Jaya, Kuala Lumpur, Mont' Kiara, KL Sentral, and Penang.
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