POAS (Phaos Technology Holdings Cayman) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $2.34 Mil (TTM As of Oct. 2025)

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What is Phaos Technology Holdings Cayman Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Phaos Technology Holdings Cayman POAS -6.08% 4 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $2.34 Mil as of Oct. 2025. GuruFocus rates POAS with a GF Score™ of 4/100. 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. Phaos Technology Holdings Cayman's selling, general, & admin. expense for the six months ended in Oct. 2025 was $1.09 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Oct. 2025 was $2.34 Mil.


Phaos Technology Holdings Cayman  (AMEX:POAS) 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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Phaos Technology Holdings Cayman Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Phaos Technology Holdings Cayman's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense can be seen below:

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Phaos Technology Holdings Cayman Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Phaos Technology Holdings Cayman Annual Data
Trend Apr23 Apr24 Apr25
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
1.20 2.04 2.48

Phaos Technology Holdings Cayman Semi-Annual Data
Apr23 Oct23 Apr24 Oct24 Apr25 Oct25
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Get a 7-Day Free Trial 0.69 1.34 1.25 1.24 1.09

POAS vs WOK, ITOC, INBS: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Medical Devices subindustry, Phaos Technology Holdings Cayman'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.


Phaos Technology Holdings Cayman Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Phaos Technology Holdings Cayman's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Phaos Technology Holdings Cayman's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.


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Phaos Technology Holdings Cayman 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 Oct. 2025 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $2.34 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 $2.34 Mil mean?
Phaos Technology Holdings Cayman (POAS) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $2.34 Mil as of Oct. 2025. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Phaos Technology Holdings Cayman and its competitors.
Is Phaos Technology Holdings Cayman's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Phaos Technology Holdings Cayman's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $2.34 Mil. Overall, Phaos Technology Holdings Cayman has a GF Score™ of 4/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Phaos Technology Holdings Cayman's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to WOK and ITOC?
Phaos Technology Holdings Cayman's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $2.34 Mil can be compared against companies in the Medical Devices & Instruments 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 Medical Devices & Instruments company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Medical Devices & Instruments 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 Phaos Technology Holdings Cayman and its competitors. Phaos Technology Holdings Cayman's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $2.34 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Phaos Technology Holdings Cayman stock overvalued right now?
Phaos Technology Holdings Cayman (POAS) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $2.34 Mil. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $2.34 Mil. Phaos Technology Holdings Cayman's overall GF Score™ is 4/100 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 Phaos Technology Holdings Cayman (POAS), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $2.34 Mil as of Oct. 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.

Phaos Technology Holdings Cayman Business Description

Address 83 Science Park Drive, 02-01 & 04-01A/B The Curie, Singapore Science Park 1, Singapore, SGP, 118258
Phaos Technology Holdings Cayman Ltd is an investment holding company incorporated in the Cayman Islands. Through its subsidiaries, the Company engages in the research, development, manufacturing, and commercialization of advanced optical technologies and products. Leveraging its patented microsphere technology, Phaos enhances the magnification of traditional optical microscopes, enabling visualization beyond the 200nm optical limit at a commercially viable working distance. The Company offers advanced microscopy equipment and parts, along with AI-powered software solutions that complement its hardware to deliver fully integrated microscopy systems. Its technologies serve diverse sectors, including manufacturing, biomedical, and research.
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