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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Carimin Petroleum Bhd's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was RM4.5 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was RM18.6 Mil.
Carimin Petroleum Bhd (XKLS:5257) 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.
Carimin Petroleum Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Carimin Petroleum Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Carimin Petroleum 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.
Carimin Petroleum Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
XKLS:5257 vs SLB, BKR, FTI: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services subindustry, Carimin Petroleum 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.
Carimin Petroleum Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Oil & Gas Industry
For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Carimin Petroleum Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Carimin Petroleum Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Carimin Petroleum 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 RM18.6 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 RM18.6 Mil mean?
Carimin Petroleum Bhd (XKLS:5257) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of RM18.6 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 Carimin Petroleum Bhd and its competitors.
Is Carimin Petroleum Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Carimin Petroleum Bhd's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM18.6 Mil. Overall, Carimin Petroleum Bhd has a GF Score™ of 42/100 and is considered Possible Value Trap, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Carimin Petroleum Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to SLB and BKR?
Carimin Petroleum Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of RM18.6 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 Carimin Petroleum Bhd and its competitors. Carimin Petroleum Bhd's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM18.6 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Carimin Petroleum Bhd stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Carimin Petroleum Bhd (XKLS:5257) is currently considered Possible Value Trap. The stock's GF Value™ is RM0.60, compared to a current price of RM0.41 — trading 32.5% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM18.6 Mil. Carimin Petroleum Bhd's overall GF Score™ is 42/100 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 Carimin Petroleum Bhd (XKLS:5257), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM18.6 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 Carimin Petroleum Bhd (XKLS:5257) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Carimin Petroleum Bhd stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of RM0.41 is trading 32.5% below its estimated GF Value™ of RM0.60.
GuruFocus considers Carimin Petroleum Bhd to be Possible Value Trap.
Key valuation signals for XKLS:5257:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: RM18.6 Mil
GF Value™: RM0.60 vs. price of RM0.41 (32.5% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the XKLS:5257 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Carimin Petroleum Bhd is an investment holding is engaged in business activities that include pre-construction engineering including planning packages, minor engineering, procurement activities, structural and piping fabrication, electrical and instrumentation installation, construction, upgrading and commissioning works. The company also provides marine logistics through the deployment of vessels such as work barges, accommodation vessels, fast crew boats, and anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessels. The company's reportable segments are: i)Manpower services, ii) Construction, offshore hook up and commissioning and topside major maintenance, iii) Marine services, iv)Civil construction and v) Others. The majority of revenue is generated from Hook up, construction and commissioning.
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