This XMH Holdings Insider Increased Their Holding In The Last Year \

Viewing insider transactions for XMH Holdings Ltd.'s (SGX:BQF ) over the last year, we see that insiders were net buyers. This means that a larger number of shares were purchased by insiders in relation to shares sold.

While insider transactions are not the most important thing when it comes to long-term investing, we would consider it foolish to ignore insider transactions altogether.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At XMH Holdings

In the last twelve months, the biggest single purchase by an insider was when Chairman & MD Tin Yeow Tan bought S$335k worth of shares at a price of S$0.27 per share. So it's clear an insider wanted to buy, even at a higher price than the current share price (being S$0.25). While their view may have changed since the purchase was made, this does at least suggest they have had confidence in the company's future. In our view, the price an insider pays for shares is very important. Generally speaking, it catches our eye when an insider has purchased shares at above current prices, as it suggests they believed the shares were worth buying, even at a higher price. Tin Yeow Tan was the only individual insider to buy shares in the last twelve months.

Tin Yeow Tan bought a total of 2.17m shares over the year at an average price of S$0.25. 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 XMH Holdings

Another way to test the alignment between the leaders of a company and other shareholders is to look at how many shares they own. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. XMH Holdings insiders own about S$18m worth of shares (which is 65% of the company). Most shareholders would be happy to see this sort of insider ownership, since it suggests that management incentives are well aligned with other shareholders.

So What Do The XMH Holdings Insider Transactions Indicate?

It doesn't really mean much that no insider has traded XMH Holdings shares in the last quarter. On a brighter note, the transactions over the last year are encouraging. Judging from their transactions, and high insider ownership, XMH Holdings insiders feel good about the company's future. 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. To help with this, we've discovered 3 warning signs (2 can't be ignored!) that you ought to be aware of before buying any shares in XMH 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, but not derivative transactions.

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