Payton Planar Magnetics (LTS:0NST) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: €3.74 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2026)

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LTS:0NST Payton Planar Magnetics Ltd LTS:0NST
75 GF Score
Price €8.05
GF Value €5.93
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What is Payton Planar Magnetics Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Payton Planar Magnetics LTS:0NST 75 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €3.74 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates LTS:0NST with a GF Score™ of 75/100 and a GF Value™ of €5.93. The stock has 2 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. Payton Planar Magnetics's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was €1.97 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was €3.74 Mil.


Payton Planar Magnetics  (LTS:0NST) 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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Payton Planar Magnetics Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Payton Planar Magnetics'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.

Payton Planar Magnetics Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Payton Planar Magnetics Annual Data
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Payton Planar Magnetics Quarterly Data
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LTS:0NST vs APH, GLW, TEL: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Electronic Components subindustry, Payton Planar Magnetics'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.


Payton Planar Magnetics Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Payton Planar Magnetics's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Payton Planar Magnetics's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.


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Payton Planar Magnetics 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 €3.74 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 €3.74 Mil mean?
Payton Planar Magnetics (LTS:0NST) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €3.74 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 Payton Planar Magnetics and its competitors.
Is Payton Planar Magnetics' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Payton Planar Magnetics' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €3.74 Mil. Overall, Payton Planar Magnetics has a GF Score™ of 75/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Payton Planar Magnetics' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to APH and GLW?
Payton Planar Magnetics' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €3.74 Mil can be compared against companies in the Hardware 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 Hardware company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Hardware 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 Payton Planar Magnetics and its competitors. Payton Planar Magnetics's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €3.74 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Payton Planar Magnetics stock overvalued right now?
Payton Planar Magnetics (LTS:0NST) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €3.74 Mil. The stock's GF Value™ is €5.93, compared to a current price of €8.05 — trading 35.8% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €3.74 Mil. Payton Planar Magnetics' overall GF Score™ is 75/100 with 2 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 Payton Planar Magnetics (LTS:0NST), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €3.74 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 Payton Planar Magnetics (LTS:0NST) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Payton Planar Magnetics stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of €8.05 is trading 35.8% above its estimated GF Value™ of €5.93.

Key valuation signals for LTS:0NST:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: €3.74 Mil
  • GF Value™: €5.93 vs. price of €8.05 (35.8% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 75/100 with 2 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the LTS:0NST stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Payton Planar Magnetics Business Description

Other Exchanges PAYb:UKPAY:Belgium
Address 3 Ha’avoda Street, P.O. Box 2016, Ness-Ziona, ISR
Payton Planar Magnetics Ltd develops, manufactures, and markets planar transformers, operating globally through its subsidiaries and distributors. The Group has integrated engineering and manufacturing capabilities across the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Far East, and has strengthened its operations through the acquisition of a U.S.-based business focused on electronic coils and custom magnetic components. Its product portfolio includes planar transformers, planar inductors, and off-the-shelf transformers, serving automotive, medical, telecom, server, and industrial sectors. The company operates across Israel, Europe, the Americas, and Asia, which generate the majority of its revenue.
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