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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. SEG International Bhd's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was RM14.7 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was RM55.6 Mil.
SEG International Bhd (XKLS:9792) 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.
SEG International Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
SEG International Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for SEG International 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.
SEG International Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
XKLS:9792 vs EDU, TAL, LAUR: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Education & Training Services subindustry, SEG International 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.
SEG International Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Education Industry
For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, SEG International Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where SEG International Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
SEG International 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 RM55.6 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 RM55.6 Mil mean?
SEG International Bhd (XKLS:9792) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of RM55.6 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 SEG International Bhd and its competitors.
Is SEG International Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
SEG International Bhd's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM55.6 Mil. Overall, SEG International Bhd has a GF Score™ of 47/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does SEG International Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to EDU and TAL?
SEG International Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of RM55.6 Mil can be compared against companies in the Education 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 Education company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Education 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 SEG International Bhd and its competitors. SEG International Bhd's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM55.6 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is SEG International Bhd stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, SEG International Bhd (XKLS:9792) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is RM0.65, compared to a current price of RM0.64 — trading 1.5% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM55.6 Mil. SEG International Bhd's overall GF Score™ is 47/100 with 7 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 SEG International Bhd (XKLS:9792), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM55.6 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 SEG International Bhd (XKLS:9792) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, SEG International Bhd stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of RM0.64 is trading 1.5% below its estimated GF Value™ of RM0.65.
GuruFocus considers SEG International Bhd to be Fairly Valued.
Key valuation signals for XKLS:9792:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: RM55.6 Mil
GF Value™: RM0.65 vs. price of RM0.64 (1.5% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the XKLS:9792 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
SEG International Bhd is engaged in the businesses of investment holding and provision of management consultancy services, property management, rental of premises, business advisory services, and educational and training services. Along with its subsidiaries, it is principally engaged in one segment, the provision of educational activities. The Group operates across higher education and K-12 segments, offering tertiary education and professional qualifications in Malaysia. It provides educational courses across different fields such as accounting and finance, health sciences, law, medicine, music, business, engineering, psychology, information technology, etc., through its university campuses, as well as online platforms. Geographically, the Group operates solely in Malaysia.
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