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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Crescendo Bhd's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Apr. 2026 was RM15.0 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Apr. 2026 was RM68.7 Mil.
Crescendo Bhd (XKLS:6718) 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.
Crescendo Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Crescendo Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Crescendo 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.
Crescendo Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
Crescendo Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Competitor Comparison
For the Real Estate - Development subindustry, Crescendo 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.
Crescendo Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Real Estate Industry
For the Real Estate industry and Real Estate sector, Crescendo Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Crescendo Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Crescendo 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 RM68.7 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 RM68.7 Mil mean?
Crescendo Bhd (XKLS:6718) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of RM68.7 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 Crescendo Bhd and its competitors.
Is Crescendo Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Crescendo Bhd's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM68.7 Mil. Overall, Crescendo Bhd has a GF Score™ of 88/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Crescendo Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to competitors?
Crescendo Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of RM68.7 Mil can be compared against companies in the Real Estate 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 Real Estate company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Real Estate 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 Crescendo Bhd and its competitors. Crescendo Bhd's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM68.7 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Crescendo Bhd stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Crescendo Bhd (XKLS:6718) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is RM1.54, compared to a current price of RM1.25 — trading 18.8% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM68.7 Mil. Crescendo 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 Crescendo Bhd (XKLS:6718), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM68.7 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.
Is Crescendo Bhd (XKLS:6718) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Crescendo Bhd stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of RM1.25 is trading 18.8% below its estimated GF Value™ of RM1.54.
GuruFocus considers Crescendo Bhd to be Modestly Undervalued.
Key valuation signals for XKLS:6718:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: RM68.7 Mil
GF Value™: RM1.54 vs. price of RM1.25 (18.8% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the XKLS:6718 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Crescendo Corp Bhd in property development and construction, manufacturing & trading of building materials, property investment and education and management services. The company through its subsidiaries is engaged in the development of industrial, residential, and commercial properties and building construction among others. Its main business segments are; Property development and construction; Manufacturing and trading; Property investment; and Services and others. The majority of the revenue is derived from the Property development and construction segment. The company operates only in Malaysia.
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