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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Bertam Alliance Bhd's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was RM0.76 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was RM2.74 Mil.
Bertam Alliance Bhd (XKLS:9814) 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.
Bertam Alliance Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Bertam Alliance Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Bertam Alliance 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.
Bertam Alliance Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
XKLS:9814 vs CBRE, BEKE, JLL: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Real Estate Services subindustry, Bertam Alliance 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.
Bertam Alliance Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Real Estate Industry
For the Real Estate industry and Real Estate sector, Bertam Alliance Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Bertam Alliance Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Bertam Alliance 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 RM2.74 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 RM2.74 Mil mean?
Bertam Alliance Bhd (XKLS:9814) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of RM2.74 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 Bertam Alliance Bhd and its competitors.
Is Bertam Alliance Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Bertam Alliance Bhd's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM2.74 Mil. Overall, Bertam Alliance Bhd has a GF Score™ of 51/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Bertam Alliance Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to CBRE and BEKE?
Bertam Alliance Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of RM2.74 Mil can be compared against companies in the Real Estate 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 Real Estate company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Real Estate 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 Bertam Alliance Bhd and its competitors. Bertam Alliance Bhd's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM2.74 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Bertam Alliance Bhd stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Bertam Alliance Bhd (XKLS:9814) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is RM0.08, compared to a current price of RM0.13 — trading 62.5% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM2.74 Mil. Bertam Alliance Bhd's overall GF Score™ is 51/100 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 Bertam Alliance Bhd (XKLS:9814), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM2.74 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 Bertam Alliance Bhd (XKLS:9814) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Bertam Alliance Bhd stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of RM0.13 is trading 62.5% above its estimated GF Value™ of RM0.08.
GuruFocus considers Bertam Alliance Bhd to be Significantly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for XKLS:9814:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: RM2.74 Mil
GF Value™: RM0.08 vs. price of RM0.13 (62.5% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the XKLS:9814 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Bertam Alliance Bhd is principally involved in property development and the provision of construction management services. The Group operates through three segments namely Property development, Construction and trading of building materials, and Corporate and others. The Property development segment is engaged in developing properties for sale and/or holding properties for own investment purpose. The Construction and trading of building materials segment, which generates maximum revenue, is engaged in performing general construction works and the supply of building materials. The Corporate and others segment includes holding of investments and provision of management services to its subsidiaries. The Group mainly operates in Malaysia.
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