Jia Yao Holdings Limited's (HKG:1626) largest shareholder, Top Key Executive Yoong An Yang sees holdings value fall by 10.0% following recent drop

Key Insights

• Significant insider control over Jia Yao Holdings implies vested interests in company growth
• The largest shareholder of the company is Yoong An Yang with a 70% stake
• Past performance of a company along with ownership data serve to give a strong idea about prospects for a business

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To get a sense of who is truly in control of Jia Yao Holdings Limited (HKG:1626), it is important to understand the ownership structure of the business. And the group that holds the biggest piece of the pie are individual insiders with 70% ownership. That is, the group stands to benefit the most if the stock rises (or lose the most if there is a downturn).

As a result, insiders as a group endured the highest losses after market cap fell by HK$180m.

Let's take a closer look to see what the different types of shareholders can tell us about Jia Yao Holdings.

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What Does The Lack Of Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Jia Yao Holdings?

We don't tend to see institutional investors holding stock of companies that are very risky, thinly traded, or very small. Though we do sometimes see large companies without institutions on the register, it's not particularly common.

There are multiple explanations for why institutions don't own a stock. The most common is that the company is too small relative to funds under management, so the institution does not bother to look closely at the company. On the other hand, it's always possible that professional investors are avoiding a company because they don't think it's the best place for their money. Institutional investors may not find the historic growth of the business impressive, or there might be other factors at play. You can see the past revenue performance of Jia Yao Holdings, for yourself, below.

We note that hedge funds don't have a meaningful investment in Jia Yao Holdings. From our data, we infer that the largest shareholder is Yoong An Yang (who also holds the title of Top Key Executive) with 70% of shares outstanding. Its usually considered a good sign when insiders own a significant number of shares in the company, and in this case, we're glad to see a company insider play the role of a key stakeholder. For context, the second largest shareholder holds about 0.1% of the shares outstanding, followed by an ownership of 0.03% by the third-largest shareholder.

While studying institutional ownership for a company can add value to your research, it is also a good practice to research analyst recommendations to get a deeper understand of a stock's expected performance. As far as we can tell there isn't analyst coverage of the company, so it is probably flying under the radar.

Insider Ownership Of Jia Yao Holdings

While the precise definition of an insider can be subjective, almost everyone considers board members to be insiders. 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.

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.

It seems that insiders own more than half the Jia Yao Holdings Limited stock. This gives them a lot of power. Given it has a market cap of HK$1.6b, that means they have HK$1.1b worth of shares. Most would be pleased to see the board is investing alongside them. You may wish todiscover (for free) if they have been buying or selling.

General Public Ownership

With a 30% ownership, the general public, mostly comprising of individual investors, have some degree of sway over Jia Yao Holdings. This size of ownership, while considerable, may not be enough to change company policy if the decision is not in sync with other large shareholders.

Next Steps:

While it is well worth considering the different groups that own a company, there are other factors that are even more important. For instance, we've identified 2 warning signs for Jia Yao Holdings (1 makes us a bit uncomfortable) that you should be aware of.

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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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