FAX (Aberdeen Asia-pacificome Fund) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $2.84 Mil (TTM As of Apr. 2026)

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What is Aberdeen Asia-pacificome Fund Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Aberdeen Asia-pacificome Fund FAX -0.21% 30 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $2.84 Mil as of Apr. 2026. GuruFocus rates FAX with a GF Score™ of 30/100. The stock has 5 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. Aberdeen Asia-pacificome Fund's selling, general, & admin. expense for the six months ended in Apr. 2026 was $1.38 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Apr. 2026 was $2.84 Mil.


Aberdeen Asia-pacificome Fund  (AMEX:FAX) 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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Aberdeen Asia-pacificome Fund Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Aberdeen Asia-pacificome Fund'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.

Aberdeen Asia-pacificome Fund Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Aberdeen Asia-pacificome Fund Annual Data
Trend Oct16 Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23 Oct24 Oct25
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Aberdeen Asia-pacificome Fund Semi-Annual Data
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FAX vs DSU, NOAH, HQL: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Asset Management subindustry, Aberdeen Asia-pacificome Fund'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.


Aberdeen Asia-pacificome Fund Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Aberdeen Asia-pacificome Fund's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Aberdeen Asia-pacificome Fund's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.


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Aberdeen Asia-pacificome Fund 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 Apr. 2026 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $2.84 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 $2.84 Mil mean?
Aberdeen Asia-pacificome Fund (FAX) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $2.84 Mil as of Apr. 2026. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Aberdeen Asia-pacificome Fund and its competitors.
Is Aberdeen Asia-pacificome Fund's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Aberdeen Asia-pacificome Fund's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $2.84 Mil. Overall, Aberdeen Asia-pacificome Fund has a GF Score™ of 30/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Aberdeen Asia-pacificome Fund's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to DSU and NOAH?
Aberdeen Asia-pacificome Fund's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $2.84 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 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense for an Asset Management company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Asset Management 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 Aberdeen Asia-pacificome Fund and its competitors. Aberdeen Asia-pacificome Fund's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $2.84 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Aberdeen Asia-pacificome Fund stock overvalued right now?
Aberdeen Asia-pacificome Fund (FAX) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $2.84 Mil. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $2.84 Mil. Aberdeen Asia-pacificome Fund's overall GF Score™ is 30/100 with 5 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 Aberdeen Asia-pacificome Fund (FAX), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $2.84 Mil as of Apr. 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.

Aberdeen Asia-pacificome Fund Business Description

Address 1900 Market Street, Suite 200, Philadelphia, PA, USA, 19103
Aberdeen Asia-pacific Income Fund Inc is a United States-based closed-end, non-diversified management investment company. Its principal investment objective is to seek current income along with capital appreciation. The fund invests in Asian debt securities, Australian debt securities, European debt securities and others.
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