Scottish Oriental Smaller Trust (The) (LSE:SST) General and Admin. Expense: £1.03 Mil (TTM As of Feb. 2026)


LSE:SST Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Trust (The) PLC LSE:SST
53 GF Score
Price £2.73
GF Value £6.23
Valuation Significantly Undervalued
! 2 Warning Signs
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What is Scottish Oriental Smaller Trust (The) General and Admin. Expense?

Scottish Oriental Smaller Trust (The) LSE:SST +1.11% 53 General and Admin. Expense is £1.03 Mil as of Feb. 2026. GuruFocus rates LSE:SST with a GF Score™ of 53/100 and a GF Value™ of £6.23 (Significantly Undervalued). The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review.

General and Admin. Expense is the aggregate total of general managing and administering expenses for the company. Scottish Oriental Smaller Trust (The)'s General and Admin. Expense for the six months ended in Feb. 2026 was £0.49 Mil. Its General and Admin. Expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2026 was £1.03 Mil.

Scottish Oriental Smaller Trust (The) General and Admin. Expense Related Terms

Scottish Oriental Smaller Trust (The) General and Admin. Expense Historical Data

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* 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.

Scottish Oriental Smaller Trust (The) General and Admin. Expense Chart

Scottish Oriental Smaller Trust (The) Annual Data
Trend Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23 Aug24 Aug25
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Scottish Oriental Smaller Trust (The) Semi-Annual Data
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Scottish Oriental Smaller Trust (The) General and Admin. Expense Calculation

General and Admin. Expense is the aggregate total of general managing and administering expenses for the company.

General and Admin. Expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2026 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was £1.03 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 General and Admin. Expense of £1.03 Mil mean?
Scottish Oriental Smaller Trust (The) (LSE:SST) has a General and Admin. Expense of £1.03 Mil as of Feb. 2026. General and Admin. Expense is the aggregate total of general managing and administering expenses for the company. View historical data on Scottish Oriental Smaller Trust (The) and its competitors.
Is Scottish Oriental Smaller Trust (The)'s General and Admin. Expense too high?
Scottish Oriental Smaller Trust (The)'s current General and Admin. Expense is £1.03 Mil. Overall, Scottish Oriental Smaller Trust (The) has a GF Score™ of 53/100 and is considered Significantly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Scottish Oriental Smaller Trust (The)'s General and Admin. Expense compare to BLK and BX?
Scottish Oriental Smaller Trust (The)'s General and Admin. Expense of £1.03 Mil can be compared against companies in the Asset Management industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good General and Admin. Expense for an Asset Management company?
A good General and Admin. Expense depends on the Asset Management industry context. However, General and 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 General and Admin. Expense mean?
A high General and Admin. Expense can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. General and Admin. Expense is the aggregate total of general managing and administering expenses for the company. View historical data on Scottish Oriental Smaller Trust (The) and its competitors. Scottish Oriental Smaller Trust (The)'s current General and Admin. Expense is £1.03 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Scottish Oriental Smaller Trust (The) stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Scottish Oriental Smaller Trust (The) (LSE:SST) is currently considered Significantly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is £6.23, compared to a current price of £2.73 — trading 56.2% below its estimated fair value. The current General and Admin. Expense is £1.03 Mil. Scottish Oriental Smaller Trust (The)'s overall GF Score™ is 53/100 with 2 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is General and Admin. Expense calculated?
General and Admin. Expense is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Scottish Oriental Smaller Trust (The) (LSE:SST), the current General and Admin. Expense is £1.03 Mil as of Feb. 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 Scottish Oriental Smaller Trust (The) (LSE:SST) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Scottish Oriental Smaller Trust (The) stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of £2.73 is trading 56.2% below its estimated GF Value™ of £6.23. GuruFocus considers Scottish Oriental Smaller Trust (The) to be Significantly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for LSE:SST:

  • General and Admin. Expense: £1.03 Mil
  • GF Value™: £6.23 vs. price of £2.73 (56.2% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 53/100 with 2 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the LSE:SST stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

Scottish Oriental Smaller Trust (The) Business Description

Address 28 Walker Street, Edinburgh, GBR, EH3 7HR
Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Trust (The) PLC is a investment trusts in the Asian equity category with a specialist focus on smaller companies. The objective of the Company is to achieve long-term capital growth by carefully selecting quality companies with franchises at reasonable valuations.
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