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What Type Of Shareholders Make Up Century Textiles and Industries Limited's (NSE:CENTURYTEX) Share Registry?

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The big shareholder groups in Century Textiles and Industries Limited (NSE:CENTURYTEX) have power over the company. Institutions will often hold stock in bigger companies, and we expect to see insiders owning a noticeable percentage of the smaller ones. We also tend to see lower insider ownership in companies that were previously publicly owned.

With a market capitalization of ₹51b, Century Textiles and Industries is a small cap stock, so it might not be well known by many institutional investors. Our analysis of the ownership of the company, below, shows that institutions own shares in the company. We can zoom in on the different ownership groups, to learn more about Century Textiles and Industries.

View our latest analysis for Century Textiles and Industries

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NSEI:CENTURYTEX Ownership Breakdown February 10th 2021

What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Century Textiles and Industries?

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 Century Textiles and Industries does have institutional investors; and they hold a good portion of the company's stock. 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. It is not uncommon to see a big share price drop if two large institutional investors try to sell out of a stock at the same time. So it is worth checking the past earnings trajectory of Century Textiles and Industries, (below). Of course, keep in mind that there are other factors to consider, too.

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NSEI:CENTURYTEX Earnings and Revenue Growth February 10th 2021

We note that hedge funds don't have a meaningful investment in Century Textiles and Industries. Pilani Investment and Industries Corporation Limited is currently the company's largest shareholder with 33% of shares outstanding. Meanwhile, the second and third largest shareholders, hold 10.0% and 6.8%, of the shares outstanding, respectively.

On looking further, we found that 56% of the shares are owned by the top 4 shareholders. In other words, these shareholders have a meaningful say in the decisions of the company.

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. We're not picking up on any analyst coverage of the stock at the moment, so the company is unlikely to be widely held.

Insider Ownership Of Century Textiles and Industries

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.

We can see that insiders own shares in Century Textiles and Industries Limited. As individuals, the insiders collectively own ₹993m worth of the ₹51b company. Some would say this shows alignment of interests between shareholders and the board. But it might be worth checking if those insiders have been selling.

General Public Ownership

With a 22% ownership, the general public have some degree of sway over Century Textiles and Industries. While this group can't necessarily call the shots, it can certainly have a real influence on how the company is run.

Private Company Ownership

It seems that Private Companies own 17%, of the Century Textiles and Industries stock. It might be worth looking deeper into this. If related parties, such as insiders, have an interest in one of these private companies, that should be disclosed in the annual report. Private companies may also have a strategic interest in the company.

Public Company Ownership

Public companies currently own 36% of Century Textiles and Industries stock. We can't be certain but it is quite possible this is a strategic stake. The businesses may be similar, or work together.

Next Steps:

It's always worth thinking about the different groups who own shares in a company. But to understand Century Textiles and Industries better, we need to consider many other factors. To that end, you should learn about the 4 warning signs we've spotted with Century Textiles and Industries (including 1 which is a bit concerning) .

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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