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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. CPE Technology Bhd's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was RM2.9 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was RM12.5 Mil.
CPE Technology Bhd (XKLS:5317) 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.
CPE Technology Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
CPE Technology Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for CPE Technology 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.
CPE Technology Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
XKLS:5317 vs APH, GLW, TEL: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Electronic Components subindustry, CPE Technology 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.
CPE Technology Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Hardware Industry
For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, CPE Technology Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where CPE Technology Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
CPE Technology 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 RM12.5 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 RM12.5 Mil mean?
CPE Technology Bhd (XKLS:5317) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of RM12.5 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 CPE Technology Bhd and its competitors.
Is CPE Technology Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
CPE Technology Bhd's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM12.5 Mil. Overall, CPE Technology Bhd has a GF Score™ of 42/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does CPE Technology Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to APH and GLW?
CPE Technology Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of RM12.5 Mil can be compared against companies in the Hardware 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 Hardware company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Hardware 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 CPE Technology Bhd and its competitors. CPE Technology Bhd's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM12.5 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is CPE Technology Bhd stock overvalued right now?
CPE Technology Bhd (XKLS:5317) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of RM12.5 Mil. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM12.5 Mil. CPE Technology Bhd's overall GF Score™ is 42/100 with 9 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 CPE Technology Bhd (XKLS:5317), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM12.5 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.
CPE Technology Bhd is an investment holding company that focuses on manufacturing precision-machined parts and components through its subsidiaries. The company is involved in precision machining and mechanical sub-assembly, including CNC turning and milling, turn-mill, and finishing processes. It also engages in trading precision machine parts and components. The company uses computer numerically controlled machinery integrated with CAD/CAM software to manufacture parts and assemblies used in sectors such as consumer electronics and semiconductors, automotive components, health and science, among others. Geographically, the company generates the majority of its revenue from the United States, with the rest coming from Singapore, Malaysia, Italy, Japan, Thailand, and other regions.
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