PHAOS TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS (CAYMAN) Ltd
POASAbout the company
Phaos Technology Holdings (Cayman) Limited, through its subsidiary, Phaos Technology Pte. Ltd., engages in the manufacturing and commercialization of advanced microscopy-related solutions, technologies, and products in Singapore. The company offers Optonano that enables users to view live and still images for construction of high-quality image of larger sample areas; PT-Industrial for use in material study, failure analysis, simple measuring, quality control, inspection, and manufacturing; and PT-Metrology, which provides dimensional measurements with a single key operation.
Investment snapshot
Positive
0
BUY / PASS
Neutral / negative
2 / 14
NEUTRAL / FAIL
Median fair value
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No comparable estimates
Models with upside
0 / 17
Positive margin of safety
Key risk
No clean pass — all 16 investors flag at least one profitability criterion
Framework analysis
| Verdict | Meaning |
|---|---|
| BUY | Positive purchase signal: the framework's buy requirements are met. |
| PASS | The company clears the framework's checklist or screen, but the framework does not produce a buy signal. For valuation frameworks this often means margin of safety is missing, insufficient, or unavailable; some screen-only frameworks have no intrinsic-value BUY state. |
| NEUTRAL | Neither a positive nor negative conclusion. It does not mean to hold an existing position. |
| FAIL | The company does not clear the framework's requirements. |
| Ranked | Ranked strategies do not use PASS: selected cohort is BUY, outside the cohort is FAIL, and unranked is NEUTRAL. |
Current investor scores use trailing 12-month flows and the latest balance sheet where supported. Multi-year and EPS tests retain annual history; each framework shows its financial basis below. Intrinsic values use annual financials.
| Metric | Graham Defensive Value | Buffett Quality Compounder | Lynch GARP | Greenblatt Magic Formula | Piotroski F-Score | Dreman Contrarian Value | Munger Quality Focus | Pabrai Dhandho Framework | Akre Three-Legged Stool | Marks Risk-Aware Value | Ackman Activist Value | Templeton Global Bargain Hunter | Sleep Scale Economies Shared | Asness Systematic Factors | Neff Low-P/E Total Return | Schloss Asset-Value Discipline | O'Shaughnessy Systematic Factor Composite |
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| Verdict | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | Not ranked | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | NEUTRAL | FAIL | FAIL | NEUTRAL |
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| Margin of Safety | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Financial Basis | Annual history · FY 2024 Latest source filing: 2025-09-18 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2024 Latest source filing: 2025-09-18 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2024 Latest source filing: 2025-09-18 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2024 Latest source filing: 2025-09-18 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2024 Latest source filing: 2025-09-18 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2024 · Market data at 2026-11-01 Latest source filing: 2025-09-18 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Qualitative assessment · Annual history · FY 2024 Latest source filing: 2025-09-18 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Qualitative assessment · Annual history · FY 2024 Latest source filing: 2025-09-18 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2024 · Qualitative assessment Latest source filing: 2025-09-18 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2024 · Qualitative assessment Latest source filing: 2025-09-18 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2024 · Market data at 2026-11-01 Latest source filing: 2025-09-18 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2024 · Price history 2025-11-01–2026-11-01 Latest source filing: 2025-09-18 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2024 · Qualitative assessment Latest source filing: 2025-09-18 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2024 · Price history 2025-11-01–2026-11-01 Latest source filing: 2025-09-18 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2024 Latest source filing: 2025-09-18 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2024 Latest source filing: 2025-09-18 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2024 · Price history 2025-11-01–2026-11-01 Latest source filing: 2025-09-18 Score computed: 2026-11-14 |
Where It Passes
Where It Falls Short
- Profitability0% pass✓ 1✗ 34▾
No clean pass — all 16 investors flag at least one profitability criterion
Positive EPS (10 years)0/3 years positive✗GrahamPositive EPS every year for 10 yearsEPS Growth (3-yr avg, 10-yr window)✗Graham>= 33% growthNet Income Positive (10+ years)0/3 years positive✗BuffettPositive every year for 10+ yearsROE (up to 5-year arithmetic mean)-80.8%✗Buffett> 15% arithmetic mean (app rule)Operating Margin (10-yr trend)✗BuffettStable or rising over 10 yearsFree Cash Flow Proxy✗BuffettPositive and growingEarnings Variance (10-yr CoV)✗BuffettCoV < 0.3Retained Earnings Effectiveness✗Buffett$1 retained -> > $1 market value createdBasic earnings-growth PEG (dividends excluded)✗Lynch< 1.0 (ideally < 0.5)3-5 Year EPS CAGR✗Lynch15-30% (Fast Grower); > 0% to passROEN/A (negative equity)✗Lynch> 15%EBIT / Enterprise Value-7.6%✗Greenblatt> 10%Earnings Yield + ROC AssessmentEY=-7.6%, ROC=N/A (invested capital <= 0)✗GreenblattBoth EY > 10% and ROC > 25%Net Income / Total Assets-265.61%✗PiotroskiROA > 0ROA Change YoY-45.52% -> -265.61% (delta: -220.10%)✗PiotroskiCurrent ROA > Prior ROA(CFO / Total Assets) vs ROACFO/Assets=-188.90%, ROA=-265.61%✓PiotroskiCFO/Assets > ROAGross Margin Change YoY47.7% -> 22.1%✗PiotroskiImproved YoYPre-Tax Income / Revenue-3063.1%✗Dreman>= 8%Net Income / Shareholders' Equity✗Dreman> 12%Margin of Safety✗PabraiP/B < 1.5 or P/E < 15Return on Equity-80.8% (3-yr avg)✗AkreROE > 20% (3-year avg)Discount to Intrinsic ValueN/A (negative normalized EPS)✗Marks>= 20% below intrinsic valuePositive Net Income Frequency0/2 years positive✗MarksPositive net income in >= 7 of last 10 yearsOperating Income / Revenue-3148.3%✗Ackman>= 15%Net Income / Shareholders Equity✗Ackman>= 15%5-Year EPS CAGR✗Templeton> 0% (5-year EPS CAGR)Operating Margin Trend✗TempletonNon-negative operating-margin trend over 3 yearsRevenue growth vs. gross and operating margin trend✗SleepRevenue rising; gross margin flat or falling; operating margin holdingNet income / market capitalization-7.36%; #4046/6340 (top 63.8%)✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-sectionGross profit / total assets+1.92%; #3272/3702 (top 88.4%)✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-sectionNet income / positive book equity✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-sectionNegative 5-year standard deviation of ROA✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section3-5 Year Diluted EPS CAGR✗Neff7%-20% annualizedPositive Diluted-EPS Years✗Schloss>= 70% positive over 5-10 observed years (app rule) - Debt & Leverage0% pass✓ 1✗ 14▾
No clean pass — all 12 investors flag at least one debt & leverage criterion
LT Debt vs Net Current AssetsLT Debt $0.1M vs NCA $-1.7M✗GrahamLT Debt <= Net Current AssetsDebt/Equity & Interest CoverageD/E: N/A (negative equity), IC: -623.9x✗BuffettD/E < 0.5 AND Interest Coverage > 5xTotal Debt / EquityN/A (negative equity)✗Lynch< 0.33Cash - Long-term Debt$0.0M✓LynchPositive preferredLT Debt / Total Assets Change0.00% -> 4.05%✗PiotroskiDecreased YoYCurrent Assets / Current Liabilities0.40✗Dreman> 1.5✗SchlossCurrent ratio >= 1.50x (app cutoff)Total Debt / Shareholders' Equity✗Dreman< 0.8✗Templeton< 1.0 (fixed cap; proxy for below-sector-median leverage)✗SchlossD/E < 1.00xDebt LevelsN/A (non-positive equity)✗MungerDebt/Equity < 0.5✗AkreDebt/Equity < 0.3Interest Coverage & Debt/EBITDAIC=-623.9x, D/EBITDA=N/A (D&A unavailable)✗MarksInterest Coverage > 3x; Debt/EBITDA < 4xTotal Debt / Shareholders Equity✗Ackman<= 1.0Negative debt-to-equity (higher means less debt)✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section - Valuation0% pass✗ 28▾
All 13 investors flag POAS's valuation
Price / 3-yr avg EPS✗Graham<= 15xPrice-to-Book Ratio✗Graham<= 1.5xP/E x P/B✗Graham<= 22.5Basic earnings-growth PEG (dividends excluded)✗Lynch< 1.0 (ideally < 0.5)EBIT / Enterprise Value-7.6%✗Greenblatt> 10%Earnings Yield + ROC AssessmentEY=-7.6%, ROC=N/A (invested capital <= 0)✗GreenblattBoth EY > 10% and ROC > 25%Price / EPS✗Dreman< 12x✗Templeton< 12x (fixed ceiling; proxy for the market's cheapest 40%)Price / (CFO / Shares)N/A (negative CFPS)✗Dreman< 8xPrice / Book Value per ShareN/A (negative BVPS)✗Dreman< 1.2x✗Templeton< 1.5x✗SchlossP/B <= 0.80x (app cutoff)Valuation Reasonableness✗MungerP/E < 25 or Owner Earnings Yield > 5%P/E or FCF YieldFCF Yield=-5.6%✗PabraiP/E < 15 or FCF Yield > 10%P/B or P/E vs. Historical Average✗MarksP/E < 15 or P/B < 2.0Discount to Intrinsic ValueN/A (negative normalized EPS)✗Marks>= 20% below intrinsic valuePrice / FCF per ShareN/A (negative FCF)✗Ackman<= 25Price vs. Trailing Low1993% of trailing low ($0.17)✗Templeton<= 120% of trailing low (certified split-adjusted live window)Net income / market capitalization-7.36%; #4046/6340 (top 63.8%)✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-sectionPositive book equity / market capitalization-0.0281; #5470/6449 (top 84.8%)✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-sectionPrice / Diluted EPS✗NeffP/E <= 15x (app proxy for a P/E 40%-60% below the market)(EPS CAGR % + Dividend Yield %) / P/E✗Neff> 0.7 (Neff's published traditional edge)Price / Tangible Book Value per ShareN/A (non-positive TBVPS)✗SchlossP/TBV <= 1.00x (app cutoff)Book Value per Share Change✗SchlossLatest BVPS >= earliest BVPS over >= 3 years (app rule)Revenue / market capitalization+0.0024; #4980/5247 (top 94.9%)✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section(Operating cash flow - capex) / market capitalization-5.58%; #3014/4519 (top 66.7%)✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-sectionTrailing six-month price return through the evaluation date+40.60%; #801/6202 (top 12.9%)✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section - Cash Flow0% pass✓ 1✗ 11▾
No clean pass — all 10 investors flag at least one cash flow criterion
Free Cash Flow Proxy✗BuffettPositive and growingFCF Positive and Growing$-3.0M✗LynchPositive and growingOperating Cash Flow$-2.8M✗PiotroskiCFO > 0(CFO / Total Assets) vs ROACFO/Assets=-188.90%, ROA=-265.61%✓PiotroskiCFO/Assets > ROAPrice / (CFO / Shares)N/A (negative CFPS)✗Dreman< 8xP/E or FCF YieldFCF Yield=-5.6%✗PabraiP/E < 15 or FCF Yield > 10%FCF Positive0/2 years FCF positive✗MarksPositive FCF in majority of recent years(OCF - CapEx) / Market Cap-3.5%✗Ackman>= 4%Price / FCF per ShareN/A (negative FCF)✗Ackman<= 25Positive Operating Cash Flow frequency0/2 years positive✗SleepPositive OCF in >= 70% of available yearsOperating Cash Flow - Capital Expenditures$-3.0M✗Neff> $0 (app proxy for a strong fundamental case)(Operating cash flow - capex) / market capitalization-5.58%; #3014/4519 (top 66.7%)✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section - Growth0% pass✗ 13▾
All 8 investors flag POAS's growth
EPS Growth (3-yr avg, 10-yr window)✗Graham>= 33% growthBasic earnings-growth PEG (dividends excluded)✗Lynch< 1.0 (ideally < 0.5)3-5 Year EPS CAGR✗Lynch15-30% (Fast Grower); > 0% to passInventory Growth vs Revenue GrowthInv: 71.8% vs Rev: -90.7%✗LynchInventory growth < Revenue growthEPS Growth Direction✗DremanPositive over recent yearsEPS CAGR✗Dreman> 5% annualizedPositive Net Income Frequency0/2 years positive✗MarksPositive net income in >= 7 of last 10 years3yr Median Revenue Growth-90.7%✗Ackman>= 5%Positive EPS Growth Frequency0/1 years with positive EPS growth✗AckmanPositive EPS growth in >= 3 of last 5 years5-Year EPS CAGR✗Templeton> 0% (5-year EPS CAGR)Revenue growth vs. gross and operating margin trend✗SleepRevenue rising; gross margin flat or falling; operating margin holding5-year Revenue CAGR✗SleepCAGR > 7%3-5 Year Diluted EPS CAGR✗Neff7%-20% annualized - Efficiency0% pass✗ 11▾
All 8 investors flag POAS's efficiency
Current Ratio0.40✗Graham>= 2.0ROIC (3-5 yr avg)✗Buffett> 10%ROIC - WACC✗BuffettPositive (WACC = 10%)EBIT / (NWC + Net Fixed Assets)N/A (invested capital <= 0)✗Greenblatt> 25%Current Ratio Change YoY2.31 -> 0.40✗PiotroskiIncreased YoYRevenue / Total Assets Change YoY0.36x -> 0.09x✗PiotroskiImproved YoYCurrent Assets / Current Liabilities0.40✗Dreman> 1.5Return on Invested CapitalN/A (non-positive invested capital)✗Munger> 15%ROIC (high and growing)FY2022: ROIC=unavailable; FY2023: ROIC=unavailable; FY2024: ROIC=unavailable✗AkreLatest 3 consecutive FYs: ROIC > 15% in eachReinvestment Rate x ROIC✗AkreReinvestment Rate * ROIC > 10%ROIC (5-year)✗SleepROIC > 12% in a majority of years - Verdicts0% pass✗ 14▾
Split decision: 14 FAIL · 2 NEUTRAL
Overall verdict✗GrahamFAIL (0/9)✗BuffettFAIL (0/9)✗LynchFAIL (1/7)•GreenblattNot ranked✗PiotroskiFAIL (F-Score 1)✗DremanFAIL (0/11)✗MungerFAIL (0/4)✗PabraiFAIL (0/3)✗AkreFAIL (0/6)✗MarksFAIL (0/5)✗AckmanFAIL (0/9)✗TempletonFAIL (1/8)✗SleepFAIL (0/6)•AsnessNEUTRAL (Not ranked)✗NeffFAIL (0/6)✗SchlossFAIL (0/7)•OshaughnessyNEUTRAL (Not ranked)
Business & financials
Financial snapshot: annual FY 2024. Current investor scores may use newer quarterly data.
Company Profile
Financial Snapshot
Shareholder Return
Fiscal 2024
Issued 9.0% of shares last year.
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Company Financials
Latest TTM and quarters alongside annual years
TTM sums four consecutive quarters and uses the latest quarter-end balances. Quarter columns show three-month results; annual columns show full-year totals. Growth compares the same period a year earlier. EPS is not added for TTM; full-year ratios are blank for quarters.
| Metric | FY 2024Sources
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| Market Cap | $53.4Mcurrent | -- | -- |
| Revenue | $128.2K↓91% | $1.4M | -- |
| Operating Income | -$4.0M↓119% | -$1.8M | -- |
| Net Income | -$3.9M↓126% | -$1.7M | -- |
| EPS (Diluted) | $-0.15↓108% | $-0.07 | -- |
| Gross Margin | 22.1%↓54% | 47.7% | — |
| Operating Margin | -3148.3%↓2268% | -132.9% | — |
| ROE | 261.7%↑424% | -80.8% | — |
| Total Debt | $102.4K | -- | $374.5K |
| Shareholders' Equity | -$1.5M↓170% | $2.1M↑195% | -$2.3M |
| Current Ratio | 0.40↓83% | 2.31 | — |
| Debt / Equity | -0.07 | — | -0.17 |
| Operating Cash Flow | -$2.8M↓136% | -$1.2M | -- |
| Free Cash Flow | -$3.0M↓134% | -$1.3M | -- |
Score history
Historical Score Timeline
Industry peers
Industry Peers
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POAS vs Peers — Financial Grading
| Company | Market Cap | Price | Revenue | Net Income | ROE | D/E | Op. Margin | Curr. Ratio | Graham | Buffett | Lynch | Greenblatt | Piotroski | Dreman |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC.TMO | $259.4B | $700.22 | $44.6B | $6.7B | 12.6% | 0.74 | 17.4% | 1.89 | 3/9 | 3/9 | 3/7 | 1/3 | F-Score 5 | 7/11 |
| DANAHER CORP /DE/DHR | $163.9B | $233.02 | $24.6B | $3.6B | 6.9% | 0.35 | 19.1% | 1.87 | 3/9 | 4/9 | 2/7 | 1/3 | F-Score 5 | 4/11 |
| WATERS CORP /DE/WAT | $90.5B | $460.25 | $3.2B | $642.6M | 25.1% | 0.55 | 25.4% | 1.73 | 1/9 | 4/9 | 1/7 | 0/3 | F-Score 4 | 5/11 |
| AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.A | $49.0B | $173.96 | $6.9B | $1.3B | 19.3% | 0.45 | 21.3% | 1.96 | 2/9 | 5/9 | 3/7 | 1/3 | F-Score 5 | 5/11 |
| ROPER TECHNOLOGIES INCROP | $47.5B | $479.98 | $7.9B | $1.5B | 7.7% | 0.47 | 28.3% | 0.52 | 2/9 | 3/9 | 3/7 | 0/3 | F-Score 6 | 4/11 |
| COHERENT CORP.COHR | $43.0B | $218.15 | $5.8B | $49.4M | 0.9% | 0.69 | 1.6% | 2.19 | 3/9 | 1/9 | 0/7 | 0/3 | F-Score 4 | 4/11 |
| TERADYNE, INCTER | $39.0B | $249.55 | $3.2B | $554.0M | 19.8% | 0.07 | 20.4% | 1.75 | 2/9 | 6/9 | 4/7 | 1/3 | F-Score 6 | 6/11 |
| ILLUMINA, INC.ILMN | $31.3B | $207.01 | $4.3B | $850.0M | 31.2% | 0.73 | 18.6% | 2.08 | 2/9 | 1/9 | 3/7 | 1/3 | F-Score 8 | 5/11 |