Insider Buyers Lose S$21k As Enviro-Hub Holdings Sheds S$4.6m

The recent 12% drop in Enviro-Hub Holdings Ltd.'s (SGX:L23) stock could come as a blow to insiders who purchased S$148.9k worth of stock at an average buy price of S$0.026 over the past 12 months. This is not good as insiders invest based on expectations that their money will appreciate over time. However, as a result of recent losses, their original investment is now worth only S$127.5k.

Although we don't think shareholders should simply follow insider transactions, we do think it is perfectly logical to keep tabs on what insiders are doing.

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Enviro-Hub Holdings Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

The Executive Chairman Ah Hua Ng made the biggest insider purchase in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for S$86k worth of shares at a price of S$0.027 each. So it's clear an insider wanted to buy, even at a higher price than the current share price (being S$0.022). 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. We always take careful note of the price insiders pay when purchasing 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. Ah Hua Ng was the only individual insider to buy shares in the last twelve months.

Ah Hua Ng bought a total of 5.80m shares over the year at an average price of S$0.026. 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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Does Enviro-Hub Holdings Boast High Insider Ownership?

I like to look at how many shares insiders own in a company, to help inform my view of how aligned they are with insiders. I reckon it's a good sign if insiders own a significant number of shares in the company. Enviro-Hub Holdings insiders own 68% of the company, currently worth about S$23m based on the recent share price. 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 Does This Data Suggest About Enviro-Hub Holdings Insiders?

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. It would be great to see more insider buying, but overall it seems like Enviro-Hub Holdings insiders are reasonably well aligned (owning significant chunk of the company's shares) and optimistic for the future. So these insider transactions can help us build a thesis about the stock, but it's also worthwhile knowing the risks facing this company. While conducting our analysis, we found that Enviro-Hub Holdings has 2 warning signs and it would be unwise to ignore them.

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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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