What Kind Of Shareholders Own World Precision Machinery Limited (SGX:B49)?
Every investor in World Precision Machinery Limited (SGX:B49) should be aware of the most powerful shareholder groups. Generally speaking, as a company grows, institutions will increase their ownership. Conversely, insiders often decrease their ownership over time. I generally like to see some degree of insider ownership, even if only a little. As Nassim Nicholas Taleb said, 'Don’t tell me what you think, tell me what you have in your portfolio.'
World Precision Machinery is not a large company by global standards. It has a market capitalization of S$57m, which means it wouldn't have the attention of many institutional investors. Taking a look at our data on the ownership groups (below), it's seems that institutions are not on the share registry. Let's take a closer look to see what the different types of shareholder can tell us about B49.
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What Does The Lack Of Institutional Ownership Tell Us About World Precision Machinery?
Institutional investors often avoid companies that are too small, too illiquid or too risky for their tastes. But it's unusual to see larger companies without any institutional investors.
There are multiple explanations for why institutions don't own a stock. The most common is that the company is too small relative to fund under management, so the institition does not bother to look closely at the company. It is also possible that fund managers don't own the stock because they aren't convinced it will perform well. World Precision Machinery's earnings and revenue track record (below) may not be compelling to institutional investors -- or they simply might not have looked at the business closely.
Hedge funds don't have many shares in World Precision Machinery. Our information suggests that there isn't any analyst coverage of the stock, so it is probably little known.
Insider Ownership Of World Precision Machinery
The definition of company insiders can be subjective, and does vary between jurisdictions. Our data reflects individual insiders, capturing board members at the very least. Company management run the business, but the CEO will answer to the board, even if he or she is a member of it.
Most consider insider ownership a positive because it can indicate the board is well aligned with other shareholders. However, on some occasions too much power is concentrated within this group.
Our information suggests that insiders own more than half of World Precision Machinery Limited. This gives them effective control of the company. Given it has a market cap of S$57m, that means they have S$50m worth of shares. It is good to see this level of investment. You can check here to see if those insiders have been buying recently.
General Public Ownership
The general public holds a 12% stake in B49. While this size of ownership may not be enough to sway a policy decision in their favour, they can still make a collective impact on company policies.
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It's always worth thinking about the different groups who own shares in a company. But to understand World Precision Machinery better, we need to consider many other factors.
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NB: Figures in this article are calculated using data from the last twelve months, which refer to the 12-month period ending on the last date of the month the financial statement is dated. This may not be consistent with full year annual report figures.
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