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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Pintaras Jaya Bhd's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was RM2.8 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was RM13.9 Mil.
Pintaras Jaya Bhd (XKLS:9598) 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.
Pintaras Jaya Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Pintaras Jaya Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Pintaras Jaya 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.
Pintaras Jaya Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
XKLS:9598 vs PWR, FIX, EME: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Pintaras Jaya 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.
Pintaras Jaya Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Construction Industry
For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Pintaras Jaya Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Pintaras Jaya Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Pintaras Jaya 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 RM13.9 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 RM13.9 Mil mean?
Pintaras Jaya Bhd (XKLS:9598) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of RM13.9 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 Pintaras Jaya Bhd and its competitors.
Is Pintaras Jaya Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Pintaras Jaya Bhd's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM13.9 Mil. Overall, Pintaras Jaya Bhd has a GF Score™ of 73/100 and is considered Significantly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Pintaras Jaya Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to PWR and FIX?
Pintaras Jaya Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of RM13.9 Mil can be compared against companies in the Construction 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 Construction company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Construction 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 Pintaras Jaya Bhd and its competitors. Pintaras Jaya Bhd's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM13.9 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Pintaras Jaya Bhd stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Pintaras Jaya Bhd (XKLS:9598) is currently considered Significantly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is RM1.84, compared to a current price of RM1.21 — trading 34.2% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM13.9 Mil. Pintaras Jaya Bhd's overall GF Score™ is 73/100 with 3 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 Pintaras Jaya Bhd (XKLS:9598), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM13.9 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 Pintaras Jaya Bhd (XKLS:9598) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Pintaras Jaya Bhd stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of RM1.21 is trading 34.2% below its estimated GF Value™ of RM1.84.
GuruFocus considers Pintaras Jaya Bhd to be Significantly Undervalued.
Key valuation signals for XKLS:9598:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: RM13.9 Mil
GF Value™: RM1.84 vs. price of RM1.21 (34.2% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the XKLS:9598 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Pintaras Jaya Bhd is a Malaysia-based company mainly engaged in the manufacturing of metal containers and piling and sub-structure construction activities. Along with its subsidiaries, it operates in two segments: Piling, civil engineering and construction works, and Manufacturing. The Piling, civil engineering, and construction work segment, which derives the majority of its revenue, includes piling and earth retaining systems, sub-structures and basements, ground improvement, earth, and civil engineering and building work. The geographical segments of the group include Malaysia and Singapore, out of which the maximum revenue is generated from Singapore.
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