Syrah Resources (ASX:SYR) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: A$27.80 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2025)

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ASX:SYR Syrah Resources Ltd ASX:SYR
34 GF Score
Price A$0.12
GF Value A$0.17
Valuation Possible Value Trap
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What is Syrah Resources Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Syrah Resources ASX:SYR -4.17% 34 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is A$27.80 Mil as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus rates ASX:SYR with a GF Score™ of 34/100 and a GF Value™ of A$0.17 (Possible Value Trap). The stock has 8 warning signs investors should review.

Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Syrah Resources's selling, general, & admin. expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2025 was A$17.77 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was A$27.80 Mil.


Syrah Resources  (ASX:SYR) 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.


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Syrah Resources Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Syrah Resources's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense can be seen below:

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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.

Syrah Resources Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Syrah Resources Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 19.14 61.83 39.51 29.16 27.60

Syrah Resources Semi-Annual Data
Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24 Jun25 Dec25
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Syrah Resources Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Competitor Comparison

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Syrah Resources'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.


Syrah Resources Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Syrah Resources's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Syrah Resources's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.


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Syrah Resources 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 Dec. 2025 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was A$27.80 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 A$27.80 Mil mean?
Syrah Resources (ASX:SYR) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of A$27.80 Mil as of Dec. 2025. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Syrah Resources and its competitors.
Is Syrah Resources' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Syrah Resources' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is A$27.80 Mil. Overall, Syrah Resources has a GF Score™ of 34/100 and is considered Possible Value Trap, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Syrah Resources' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to competitors?
Syrah Resources' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of A$27.80 Mil can be compared against companies in the Metals & Mining 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 Metals & Mining company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Metals & Mining 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 Syrah Resources and its competitors. Syrah Resources's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is A$27.80 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Syrah Resources stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Syrah Resources (ASX:SYR) is currently considered Possible Value Trap. The stock's GF Value™ is A$0.17, compared to a current price of A$0.12 — trading 32.4% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is A$27.80 Mil. Syrah Resources' overall GF Score™ is 34/100 with 8 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 Syrah Resources (ASX:SYR), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is A$27.80 Mil as of Dec. 2025. 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 Syrah Resources (ASX:SYR) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Syrah Resources stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of A$0.12 is trading 32.4% below its estimated GF Value™ of A$0.17. GuruFocus considers Syrah Resources to be Possible Value Trap.

Key valuation signals for ASX:SYR:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: A$27.80 Mil
  • GF Value™: A$0.17 vs. price of A$0.12 (32.4% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 34/100 with 8 warning signs

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


Syrah Resources Business Description

Address 477 Collins Street, Level 7, Melbourne, VIC, AUS, 3000
Syrah Resources Ltd is a vertically integrated graphite and battery anode material producer. It supplies products for battery and industrial applications. The company operates in three segments: i) Balama: Production, distribution and sale of natural graphite from the Balama Graphite Operation in Mozambique, ii) Vidalia: Production, qualification and sale of AAM from the Vidalia AAM facility, and Corporate: Corporate administration, treasury and investing activities. The majority of revenue is derived from the Balama segment. Geographically, the maximum revenue is derived from Asia (excluding China and India), and the rest from China, Europe, India, the Americas, and Other locations.
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