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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was RM811 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was RM3,434 Mil.
Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd (XKLS:5183) 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.
Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Petronas Chemicals 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.
Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
XKLS:5183 vs DOW: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Chemicals subindustry, Petronas Chemicals 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.
Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Chemicals Industry
For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Petronas Chemicals 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 RM3,434 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 RM3,434 Mil mean?
Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd (XKLS:5183) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of RM3,434 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 Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd and its competitors.
Is Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM3,434 Mil. Overall, Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd has a GF Score™ of 77/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to DOW?
Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of RM3,434 Mil can be compared against companies in the Chemicals 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 Chemicals company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Chemicals 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 Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd and its competitors. Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM3,434 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd (XKLS:5183) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is RM5.64, compared to a current price of RM4.80 — trading 14.9% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM3,434 Mil. Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd's overall GF Score™ is 77/100 with 6 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 Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd (XKLS:5183), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM3,434 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 Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd (XKLS:5183) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of RM4.80 is trading 14.9% below its estimated GF Value™ of RM5.64.
GuruFocus considers Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd to be Modestly Undervalued.
Key valuation signals for XKLS:5183:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: RM3,434 Mil
GF Value™: RM5.64 vs. price of RM4.80 (14.9% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the XKLS:5183 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd manufactures and sells a variety of petrochemicals. The firm organizes itself into three segments based on product type: Olefins and Derivatives; Fertilizers and Methanol, Specialty Chemicals and others. The Olefins and Derivatives segment, which generates the majority of revenue, is engaged in manufacturing and marketing of a wide range of olefin and polymer products, such as Ethylene, Propylene, and Butyl Acetate among others, which are used as a basic feedstock for other products, to intermediate products including basic and high performance chemicals. The majority of the revenue comes from Malaysia and the rest from China, Thailand, Indonesia, Sweden and other regions.
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