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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Apr. 2026 was RM116 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Apr. 2026 was RM501 Mil.
Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd (XKLS:6399) 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.
Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Astro Malaysia Holdings 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.
Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
XKLS:6399 vs NFLX, DIS, WBD: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Entertainment subindustry, Astro Malaysia Holdings 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.
Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Media - Diversified Industry
For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Astro Malaysia Holdings 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 Apr. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was RM501 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 RM501 Mil mean?
Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd (XKLS:6399) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of RM501 Mil as of Apr. 2026. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd and its competitors.
Is Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM501 Mil.
How does Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to NFLX and DIS?
Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of RM501 Mil can be compared against companies in the Media - Diversified 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 Media - Diversified company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Media - Diversified 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 Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd and its competitors. Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM501 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd (XKLS:6399) is currently considered Possible Value Trap. The stock's GF Value™ is RM0.19, compared to a current price of RM0.06 — trading 68.4% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM501 Mil. 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 Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd (XKLS:6399), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM501 Mil as of Apr. 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.
Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd is an entertainment holding company operating in the diversified media industry. The company's business segments include Television, Radio, and others. The Television segment provides content, creation, and aggregation of media. Additionally, it provides magazine publication and distribution. The radio segment provides radio broadcasting services to customers. The company generates the majority of its revenue in Malaysia.
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