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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Choo Bee Metal Industries Bhd's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was RM6.1 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was RM25.5 Mil.
Choo Bee Metal Industries Bhd (XKLS:5797) 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.
Choo Bee Metal Industries Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Choo Bee Metal Industries Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
* 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.
Choo Bee Metal Industries Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
XKLS:5797 vs NUE, STLD, RS: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Steel subindustry, Choo Bee Metal Industries 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.
Choo Bee Metal Industries Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Steel Industry
For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Choo Bee Metal Industries Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Choo Bee Metal Industries Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Choo Bee Metal Industries 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 RM25.5 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 RM25.5 Mil mean?
Choo Bee Metal Industries Bhd (XKLS:5797) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of RM25.5 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 Choo Bee Metal Industries Bhd and its competitors.
Is Choo Bee Metal Industries Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Choo Bee Metal Industries Bhd's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM25.5 Mil. Overall, Choo Bee Metal Industries Bhd has a GF Score™ of 28/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Choo Bee Metal Industries Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to NUE and STLD?
Choo Bee Metal Industries Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of RM25.5 Mil can be compared against companies in the Steel 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 Steel company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Steel 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 Choo Bee Metal Industries Bhd and its competitors. Choo Bee Metal Industries Bhd's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM25.5 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Choo Bee Metal Industries Bhd stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Choo Bee Metal Industries Bhd (XKLS:5797) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is RM0.64, compared to a current price of RM0.50 — trading 21.9% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM25.5 Mil. Choo Bee Metal Industries Bhd's overall GF Score™ is 28/100 with 1 warning sign 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 Choo Bee Metal Industries Bhd (XKLS:5797), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM25.5 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.
Is Choo Bee Metal Industries Bhd (XKLS:5797) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Choo Bee Metal Industries Bhd stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of RM0.50 is trading 21.9% below its estimated GF Value™ of RM0.64.
GuruFocus considers Choo Bee Metal Industries Bhd to be Modestly Undervalued.
Key valuation signals for XKLS:5797:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: RM25.5 Mil
GF Value™: RM0.64 vs. price of RM0.50 (21.9% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the XKLS:5797 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Choo Bee Metal Industries Bhd is principally engaged in the processing of steel coils into steel products, fabrication of steel products and trading of hardware products. It wholly owned and are mainly involved in dealing and trading of hardware and construction materials. It is engaged in the manufacturing and sales of flat-based steel products from Hot Rolled and Cold Rolled coils, providing processing services. It is organized into trading which Dealing in hardware and construction materials and manufacturing segments which is Processing of steel coils into steel products and fabrication of steel products, in which the Trading segments derive the majority of its revenue. Geographically it has presence in Malaysia, Asia other than Malaysia, of which majority of its revenue from Malaysia.
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