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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Eksons Bhd's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was RM3.35 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was RM12.01 Mil.
Eksons Bhd (XKLS:9016) 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.
Eksons Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Eksons Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Eksons 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.
Eksons Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
XKLS:9016 vs SSD, UFPI, BCC: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Lumber & Wood Production subindustry, Eksons 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.
Eksons Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Forest Products Industry
For the Forest Products industry and Basic Materials sector, Eksons Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Eksons Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Eksons 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 RM12.01 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 RM12.01 Mil mean?
Eksons Bhd (XKLS:9016) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of RM12.01 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 Eksons Bhd and its competitors.
Is Eksons Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Eksons Bhd's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM12.01 Mil. Overall, Eksons Bhd has a GF Score™ of 35/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Eksons Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to SSD and UFPI?
Eksons Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of RM12.01 Mil can be compared against companies in the Forest Products 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 Forest Products company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Forest Products 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 Eksons Bhd and its competitors. Eksons Bhd's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM12.01 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Eksons Bhd stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Eksons Bhd (XKLS:9016) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is RM0.30, compared to a current price of RM0.47 — trading 56.7% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM12.01 Mil. Eksons Bhd's overall GF Score™ is 35/100 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 Eksons Bhd (XKLS:9016), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM12.01 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 Eksons Bhd (XKLS:9016) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Eksons Bhd stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of RM0.47 is trading 56.7% above its estimated GF Value™ of RM0.30.
GuruFocus considers Eksons Bhd to be Significantly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for XKLS:9016:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: RM12.01 Mil
GF Value™: RM0.30 vs. price of RM0.47 (56.7% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the XKLS:9016 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Eksons Corp Bhd is principally engaged in the business of investment holding. Along with its subsidiaries, it operates in the following reportable segments: Plywood operations, which include the manufacture and sale of sawn timber, veneer, and plywood and generation and supply of power and steam; Property and investment holdings, which include rental of properties, investment holding, and provision of management services; and the Property development segment, which includes the development of commercial and residential properties. The majority of its revenue is generated from the Property development segment. Geographically, the group derives all of its revenue from its business in Malaysia.
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