Yahoo Finance With 34% ownership, Grand Venture Technology Limited (SGX:JLB) insiders have a lot at stake
Key Insights
Significant insider control over Grand Venture Technology implies vested interests in company growth
51% of the business is held by the top 3 shareholders
Ownership research, combined with past performance data can help provide a good understanding of opportunities in a stock
A look at the shareholders of Grand Venture Technology Limited (SGX:JLB) can tell us which group is most powerful. With 34% stake, individual insiders possess the maximum shares in the company. Put another way, the group faces the maximum upside potential (or downside risk).
So it follows, every decision made by insiders of Grand Venture Technology regarding the company's future would be crucial to them.
In the chart below, we zoom in on the different ownership groups of Grand Venture Technology.
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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Grand Venture Technology?
Many institutions measure their performance against an index that approximates the local market. So they usually pay more attention to companies that are included in major indices.
As you can see, institutional investors have a fair amount of stake in Grand Venture Technology. This implies the analysts working for those institutions have looked at the stock and they like it. But just like anyone else, they could be wrong. When multiple institutions own a stock, there's always a risk that they are in a 'crowded trade'. When such a trade goes wrong, multiple parties may compete to sell stock fast. This risk is higher in a company without a history of growth. You can see Grand Venture Technology's historic earnings and revenue below, but keep in mind there's always more to the story.
Hedge funds don't have many shares in Grand Venture Technology. Novo Tellus Capital Partners is currently the company's largest shareholder with 27% of shares outstanding. For context, the second largest shareholder holds about 15% of the shares outstanding, followed by an ownership of 8.8% by the third-largest shareholder. Tiam Nam Lee, who is the second-largest shareholder, also happens to hold the title of Senior Key Executive. Furthermore, CEO Wai Yuen Ng is the owner of 3.6% of the company's shares.
After doing some more digging, we found that the top 3 shareholders collectively control more than half of the company's shares, implying that they have considerable power to influence the company's decisions.
While studying institutional ownership for a company can add value to your research, it is also a good practice to research analyst recommendations to get a deeper understand of a stock's expected performance. While there is some analyst coverage, the company is probably not widely covered. So it could gain more attention, down the track.
Insider Ownership Of Grand Venture Technology
While the precise definition of an insider can be subjective, almost everyone considers board members to be insiders. Company management run the business, but the CEO will answer to the board, even if he or she is a member of it.
I generally consider insider ownership to be a good thing. However, on some occasions it makes it more difficult for other shareholders to hold the board accountable for decisions.
It seems insiders own a significant proportion of Grand Venture Technology Limited. It has a market capitalization of just S$170m, and insiders have S$57m worth of shares in their own names. It is great to see insiders so invested in the business. It might be worth checking if those insiders have been buying recently.
General Public Ownership
With a 24% ownership, the general public, mostly comprising of individual investors, have some degree of sway over Grand Venture Technology. 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.
Private Equity Ownership
Private equity firms hold a 27% stake in Grand Venture Technology. This suggests they can be influential in key policy decisions. Some investors might be encouraged by this, since private equity are sometimes able to encourage strategies that help the market see the value in the company. Alternatively, those holders might be exiting the investment after taking it public.
Private Company Ownership
Our data indicates that Private Companies hold 8.8%, of the company's shares. Private companies may be related parties. Sometimes insiders have an interest in a public company through a holding in a private company, rather than in their own capacity as an individual. While it's hard to draw any broad stroke conclusions, it is worth noting as an area for further research.
Next Steps:
While it is well worth considering the different groups that own a company, there are other factors that are even more important. Consider for instance, the ever-present spectre of investment risk. We've identified 1 warning sign with Grand Venture Technology , and understanding them should be part of your investment process.
Ultimately the future is most important. You can access this free report on analyst forecasts for the company.
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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