Advanced Holdings Ltd. (SGX:BLZ) shareholders (or potential shareholders) will be happy to see that the Founder, Kar King Wong, recently bought a whopping S$1.0m worth of stock, at a price of S$0.31. While that only increased their holding size by 8.7%, it is still a big swing by our standards.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Advanced Holdings

In fact, the recent purchase by Kar King Wong was the biggest purchase of Advanced Holdings shares made by an insider individual in the last twelve months, according to our records. That means that an insider was happy to buy shares at above the current price of S$0.20. 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. The only individual insider to buy over the last year was Kar King Wong.

You can see a visual depiction of insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last 12 months, below. If you click on the chart, you can see all the individual transactions, including the share price, individual, and the date!

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Insider Ownership

Many investors like to check how much of a company is owned by 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. Advanced Holdings insiders own 58% of the company, currently worth about S$11m based on the recent share price. This kind of significant ownership by insiders does generally increase the chance that the company is run in the interest of all shareholders.

What Might The Insider Transactions At Advanced Holdings Tell Us?

The recent insider purchase is heartening. We also take confidence from the longer term picture of insider transactions. But on the other hand, the company made a loss during the last year, which makes us a little cautious. When combined with notable insider ownership, these factors suggest Advanced Holdings insiders are well aligned, and quite possibly think the share price is too low. Looks promising! In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing Advanced Holdings. Every company has risks, and we've spotted 4 warning signs for Advanced Holdings (of which 2 shouldn't be ignored!) 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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