Henan Jinma Energy Insiders Still CN¥422k Away From Original Investment Value

Insiders who bought CN¥754.3k worth of Henan Jinma Energy Company Limited (HKG:6885) stock in the last year recovered part of their losses as the stock rose by 10.0% last week. However, the purchase is proving to be an expensive wager as insiders are yet to get ahead of their losses which currently stand at CN¥422k since the time of purchase.

While we would never suggest that investors should base their decisions solely on what the directors of a company have been doing, we would consider it foolish to ignore insider transactions altogether.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Henan Jinma Energy

Over the last year, we can see that the biggest insider purchase was by Executive Chairman of the Board Chiu Fai Yiu for HK$636k worth of shares, at about HK$2.00 per share. That means that an insider was happy to buy shares at above the current price of HK$0.88. Their view may have changed since then, but at least it shows they felt optimistic at the time. To us, it's very important to consider the price insiders pay for shares. It is encouraging to see an insider paid above the current price for shares, as it suggests they saw value, even at higher levels. The only individual insider to buy over the last year was Chiu Fai Yiu.

Chiu Fai Yiu bought 378.00k shares over the last 12 months at an average price of HK$2.00. You can see a visual depiction of insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last 12 months, below. By clicking on the graph below, you can see the precise details of each insider transaction!

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Insider Ownership Of Henan Jinma Energy

For a common shareholder, it is worth checking how many shares are held by company insiders. Usually, the higher the insider ownership, the more likely it is that insiders will be incentivised to build the company for the long term. Our information indicates that Henan Jinma Energy insiders own about HK$2.4m worth of shares. We do note, however, it is possible insiders have an indirect interest through a private company or other corporate structure. It's always possible we are missing something but from our data, it looks like insider ownership is minimal.

So What Do The Henan Jinma Energy Insider Transactions Indicate?

There haven't been any insider transactions in the last three months -- that doesn't mean much. However, our analysis of transactions over the last year is heartening. The transactions are fine but it'd be more encouraging if Henan Jinma Energy insiders bought more shares in the company. So while it's helpful to know what insiders are doing in terms of buying or selling, it's also helpful to know the risks that a particular company is facing. For example, Henan Jinma Energy has 5 warning signs (and 2 which are significant) we think you should know about.

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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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