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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Ho Wah Genting Bhd's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was RM3.0 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was RM15.4 Mil.
Ho Wah Genting Bhd (XKLS:9601) 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.
Ho Wah Genting Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Ho Wah Genting Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Ho Wah Genting 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.
Ho Wah Genting Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
XKLS:9601 vs VRT, BE, HUBB: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, Ho Wah Genting 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.
Ho Wah Genting Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Industrial Products Industry
For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Ho Wah Genting Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Ho Wah Genting Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Ho Wah Genting 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 RM15.4 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 RM15.4 Mil mean?
Ho Wah Genting Bhd (XKLS:9601) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of RM15.4 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 Ho Wah Genting Bhd and its competitors.
Is Ho Wah Genting Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Ho Wah Genting Bhd's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM15.4 Mil. Overall, Ho Wah Genting Bhd has a GF Score™ of 30/100 and is considered Possible Value Trap, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Ho Wah Genting Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to VRT and BE?
Ho Wah Genting Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of RM15.4 Mil can be compared against companies in the Industrial 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 an Industrial Products company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Industrial 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 Ho Wah Genting Bhd and its competitors. Ho Wah Genting Bhd's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM15.4 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Ho Wah Genting Bhd stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Ho Wah Genting Bhd (XKLS:9601) is currently considered Possible Value Trap. The stock's GF Value™ is RM0.15, compared to a current price of RM0.10 — trading 33.3% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM15.4 Mil. Ho Wah Genting Bhd's overall GF Score™ is 30/100 with 6 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 Ho Wah Genting Bhd (XKLS:9601), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM15.4 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 Ho Wah Genting Bhd (XKLS:9601) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Ho Wah Genting Bhd stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of RM0.10 is trading 33.3% below its estimated GF Value™ of RM0.15.
GuruFocus considers Ho Wah Genting Bhd to be Possible Value Trap.
Key valuation signals for XKLS:9601:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: RM15.4 Mil
GF Value™: RM0.15 vs. price of RM0.10 (33.3% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the XKLS:9601 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Ho Wah Genting Bhd is an integrated manufacturer engaged in manufacturing of wires and cables, power supply cord sets, and moulded cable assemblies for original equipment manufacturers (OEM) of electrical and electronic devices and for original design manufacturers (ODM). Its segments include Investment engaged in investment in properties and investment by the holding company; Moulded power supply cord sets engaged in manufacturing and trading of wires and cables, moulded power supply cord sets and cable assemblies for electrical and electronic devices and equipment; and Healthcare engaged in healthcare related businesses which includes the health supplement, biotechnology and healthcare technology.
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