Insider Stock Buying Of Goodbaby International Holdings Delivers Return On HK$51.0m Investment

Insiders who purchased Goodbaby International Holdings Limited (HKG:1086) shares in the past 12 months are unlikely to be deeply impacted by the stock's 22% decline over the past week. Reason being, despite the recent loss, insiders original purchase value of HK$51.0m is now worth HK$69.4m.

Although we don't think shareholders should simply follow insider transactions, we would consider it foolish to ignore insider transactions altogether.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Goodbaby International Holdings

In the last twelve months, the biggest single purchase by an insider was when Non-Executive Director Jingqiu Fu bought HK$45m worth of shares at a price of HK$0.65 per share. Although we like to see insider buying, we note that this large purchase was at significantly below the recent price of HK$0.87. While it does suggest insiders consider the stock undervalued at lower prices, this transaction doesn't tell us much about what they think of current prices.

In the last twelve months Goodbaby International Holdings insiders were buying shares, but not selling. You can see the insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart below. If you click on the chart, you can see all the individual transactions, including the share price, individual, and the date!

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Does Goodbaby International Holdings Boast High Insider Ownership?

I like to look at how many shares insiders own in a company, to help inform my view of how aligned they are with insiders. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. Goodbaby International Holdings insiders own about HK$214m worth of shares. That equates to 15% of the company. We've certainly seen higher levels of insider ownership elsewhere, but these holdings are enough to suggest alignment between insiders and the other shareholders.

What Might The Insider Transactions At Goodbaby International Holdings Tell Us?

The fact that there have been no Goodbaby International Holdings insider transactions recently certainly doesn't bother us. However, our analysis of transactions over the last year is heartening. With high insider ownership and encouraging transactions, it seems like Goodbaby International Holdings insiders think the business has merit. While it's good to be aware of what's going on with the insider's ownership and transactions, we make sure to also consider what risks are facing a stock before making any investment decision. To help with this, we've discovered 2 warning signs (1 makes us a bit uncomfortable!) that you ought to be aware of before buying any shares in Goodbaby International Holdings.

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For the purposes of this article, insiders are those individuals who report their transactions to the relevant regulatory body. We currently account for open market transactions and private dispositions of direct interests only, but not derivative transactions or indirect interests.

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