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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Padini Holdings Bhd's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was RM171 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was RM571 Mil.
Padini Holdings Bhd (XKLS:7052) 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.
Padini Holdings Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Padini Holdings Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Padini 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.
Padini Holdings Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
XKLS:7052 vs TJX, ROST, BURL: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Apparel Retail subindustry, Padini 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.
Padini Holdings Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Retail - Cyclical Industry
For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Padini Holdings Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Padini Holdings Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Padini 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 Mar. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was RM571 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 RM571 Mil mean?
Padini Holdings Bhd (XKLS:7052) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of RM571 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 Padini Holdings Bhd and its competitors.
Is Padini Holdings Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Padini Holdings Bhd's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM571 Mil. Overall, Padini Holdings Bhd has a GF Score™ of 92/100 and is considered Significantly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Padini Holdings Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to TJX and ROST?
Padini Holdings Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of RM571 Mil can be compared against companies in the Retail - Cyclical 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 Retail - Cyclical company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Retail - Cyclical 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 Padini Holdings Bhd and its competitors. Padini Holdings Bhd's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM571 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Padini Holdings Bhd stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Padini Holdings Bhd (XKLS:7052) is currently considered Significantly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is RM2.24, compared to a current price of RM1.47 — trading 34.4% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM571 Mil. Padini Holdings Bhd's overall GF Score™ is 92/100 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 Padini Holdings Bhd (XKLS:7052), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM571 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 Padini Holdings Bhd (XKLS:7052) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Padini Holdings Bhd stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of RM1.47 is trading 34.4% below its estimated GF Value™ of RM2.24.
GuruFocus considers Padini Holdings Bhd to be Significantly Undervalued.
Key valuation signals for XKLS:7052:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: RM571 Mil
GF Value™: RM2.24 vs. price of RM1.47 (34.4% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the XKLS:7052 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Padini Holdings Bhd is a Malaysian investment holding company. The company and its subsidiaries are principally engaged in the retailing of garments, ancillary products, ladies' shoes and accessories as well as the provision of management services and electronic commerce. The company manages several fashion brands, including Padini, Vincci, Seed, Padini Authentics, and Miki, offering clothing, shoes, accessories, and children's wear. It has three reportable segments: a) Investment holding: Holding of investments in shares of the subsidiaries, b) Apparels and footwear: Promoting and marketing of fashionable apparels, footwear and accessories, c) Management service: Provision of management services. The majority of the revenue is generated from the Apparels and footwear segment.
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