If you want to know who really controls U Banquet Group Holding Limited (HKG:1483), then you’ll have to look at the makeup of its share registry. Generally speaking, as a company grows, institutions will increase their ownership. Conversely, insiders often decrease their ownership over time. I quite like to see at least a little bit of insider ownership. As Charlie Munger said ‘Show me the incentive and I will show you the outcome.’
U Banquet Group Holding is not a large company by global standards. It has a market capitalization of HK$1.0b, which means it wouldn’t have the attention of many institutional investors. Our analysis of the ownership of the company, below, shows that institutions don’t own shares in the company. We can zoom in on the different ownership groups, to learn more about 1483.
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What Does The Lack Of Institutional Ownership Tell Us About U Banquet Group Holding?
We don’t tend to see institutional investors holding stock of companies that are very risky, thinly traded, or very small. Though we do sometimes see large companies without institutions on the register, it’s not particularly common.
There are many reasons why a company might not have any institutions on the share registry. It may be hard for institutions to buy large amounts of shares, if liquidity (the amount of shares traded each day) is low. If the company has not needed to raise capital, institutions might lack the opportunity to build a position. Alternatively, there might be something about the company that has kept institutional investors away. U Banquet Group Holding’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.
We note that hedge funds don’t have a meaningful investment in U Banquet Group Holding. Our information suggests that there isn’t any analyst coverage of the stock, so it is probably little known.
Insider Ownership Of U Banquet Group Holding
The definition of an insider can differ slightly between different countries, but members of the board of directors always count. The company management answer to the board; and the latter should represent the interests of shareholders. Notably, sometimes top-level managers are on the board, themselves.
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.
Our most recent data indicates that insiders own the majority of U Banquet Group Holding Limited. This means they can collectively make decisions for the company. So they have a HK$538m stake in this HK$1.0b business. 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
With a 47% ownership, the general public have some degree of sway over 1483. This size of ownership, while considerable, may not be enough to change company policy if the decision is not in sync with other large shareholders.
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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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