What Kind Of Shareholders Own Shandong Xinhua Pharmaceutical Company Limited (HKG:719)?

If you want to know who really controls Shandong Xinhua Pharmaceutical Company Limited (HKG:719), then you'll have to look at the makeup of its share registry. Insiders often own a large chunk of younger, smaller, companies while huge companies tend to have institutions as shareholders. We also tend to see lower insider ownership in companies that were previously publicly owned.

With a market capitalization of HK$5.2b, Shandong Xinhua Pharmaceutical is a small cap stock, so it might not be well known by many institutional investors. In the chart below, we can see that institutions are noticeable on the share registry. Let's take a closer look to see what the different types of shareholders can tell us about Shandong Xinhua Pharmaceutical.

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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Shandong Xinhua Pharmaceutical?

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.

We can see that Shandong Xinhua Pharmaceutical does have institutional investors; and they hold a good portion of the company's stock. This can indicate that the company has a certain degree of credibility in the investment community. However, it is best to be wary of relying on the supposed validation that comes with institutional investors. They too, get it wrong sometimes. 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 Shandong Xinhua Pharmaceutical's historic earnings and revenue below, but keep in mind there's always more to the story.

Shandong Xinhua Pharmaceutical is not owned by hedge funds. Looking at our data, we can see that the largest shareholder is Hualu Holdings Co., Ltd. with 33% of shares outstanding. Juneng Capital Management Co., Ltd. is the second largest shareholder owning 3.7% of common stock, and China Shangdong Group Ltd holds about 3.3% of the company stock.

On studying our ownership data, we found that 25 of the top shareholders collectively own less than 50% of the share register, implying that no single individual has a majority interest.

Researching institutional ownership is a good way to gauge and filter a stock's expected performance. The same can be achieved by studying analyst sentiments. As far I can tell there isn't analyst coverage of the company, so it is probably flying under the radar.

Insider Ownership Of Shandong Xinhua Pharmaceutical

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.

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.

We can see that insiders own shares in Shandong Xinhua Pharmaceutical Company Limited. It has a market capitalization of just HK$5.2b, and insiders have HK$77m worth of shares, in their own names. It is good to see some investment by insiders, but it might be worth checking if those insiders have been buying.

General Public Ownership

The general public, mostly retail investors, hold a substantial 51% stake in Shandong Xinhua Pharmaceutical, suggesting it is a fairly popular stock. With this size of ownership, retail investors can collectively play a role in decisions that affect shareholder returns, such as dividend policies and the appointment of directors. They can also exercise the power to decline an acquisition or merger that may not improve profitability.

Private Company Ownership

We can see that Private Companies own 37%, of the shares on issue. It's hard to draw any conclusions from this fact alone, so its worth looking into who owns those private companies. Sometimes insiders or other related parties have an interest in shares in a public company through a separate private company.

Next Steps:

It's always worth thinking about the different groups who own shares in a company. But to understand Shandong Xinhua Pharmaceutical better, we need to consider many other factors. To that end, you should be aware of the 2 warning signs we've spotted with Shandong Xinhua Pharmaceutical .

Of course, you might find a fantastic investment by looking elsewhere. So take a peek at this free list of interesting companies.

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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