CTOS Digital Bhd (XKLS:5301) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: RM153.5 Mil (TTM As of Jun. 2026)

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XKLS:5301 CTOS Digital Bhd XKLS:5301
88 GF Score
Price RM0.70
GF Value RM1.35
Valuation Significantly Undervalued
! 5 Warning Signs
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What is CTOS Digital Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

CTOS Digital Bhd XKLS:5301 88 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM153.5 Mil as of Jun. 2026. GuruFocus rates XKLS:5301 with a GF Score™ of 88/100 and a GF Value™ of RM1.35 (Significantly Undervalued). 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. CTOS Digital Bhd's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was RM38.3 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was RM153.5 Mil.


CTOS Digital Bhd  (XKLS:5301) 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.


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CTOS Digital Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for CTOS Digital 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.

CTOS Digital Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

CTOS Digital Bhd Annual Data
Trend Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 83.26 96.88 112.39 130.51 154.18

CTOS Digital Bhd Quarterly Data
Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26 Jun26
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XKLS:5301 vs SPGI, CME, ICE: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Financial Data & Stock Exchanges subindustry, CTOS Digital 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.


CTOS Digital Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Capital Markets Industry

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, CTOS Digital Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where CTOS Digital Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.


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CTOS Digital 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 Jun. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was RM153.5 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 RM153.5 Mil mean?
CTOS Digital Bhd (XKLS:5301) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of RM153.5 Mil as of Jun. 2026. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on CTOS Digital Bhd and its competitors.
Is CTOS Digital Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
CTOS Digital Bhd's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM153.5 Mil. Overall, CTOS Digital Bhd has a GF Score™ of 88/100 and is considered Significantly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does CTOS Digital Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to SPGI and CME?
CTOS Digital Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of RM153.5 Mil can be compared against companies in the Capital Markets 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 Capital Markets company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Capital Markets 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 CTOS Digital Bhd and its competitors. CTOS Digital Bhd's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM153.5 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is CTOS Digital Bhd stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, CTOS Digital Bhd (XKLS:5301) is currently considered Significantly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is RM1.35, compared to a current price of RM0.70 — trading 48.5% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM153.5 Mil. CTOS Digital Bhd's overall GF Score™ is 88/100 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 CTOS Digital Bhd (XKLS:5301), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM153.5 Mil as of Jun. 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 CTOS Digital Bhd (XKLS:5301) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, CTOS Digital Bhd stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of RM0.70 is trading 48.5% below its estimated GF Value™ of RM1.35. GuruFocus considers CTOS Digital Bhd to be Significantly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for XKLS:5301:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: RM153.5 Mil
  • GF Value™: RM1.35 vs. price of RM0.70 (48.5% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 88/100 with 5 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the XKLS:5301 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


CTOS Digital Bhd Business Description

Address No. 6, Persiaran Barat, Seksyen 52, Level 17, Menara CelcomDigi, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, MYS, 46200
CTOS Digital Bhd is engaged in activities such as credit reporting agency, digital software-related services including software development, outsourcing, provision of training services, and provision of alternative data credit scoring. It serves three types of customers, namely Key Accounts, Commercial, and Direct-to-Consumer. The company's geographical segments include Malaysia which generates key revenue, and International.
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