Investors may wish to note that an insider of Bauhaus International (Holdings) Limited, David Webb, recently netted HK$205k from selling stock, receiving an average price of HK$0.87. On the bright side, that's just a small sale and only reduced their holding by 0.9%.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Bauhaus International (Holdings)

In fact, the recent sale by insider David Webb was not their only sale of Bauhaus International (Holdings) shares this year. Earlier in the year, they fetched HK$1.18 per share in a -HK$507k sale. We generally don't like to see insider selling, but the lower the sale price, the more it concerns us. It's of some comfort that this sale was conducted at a price well above the current share price, which is HK$0.65. So it may not tell us anything about how insiders feel about the current share price.

David Webb divested 746.00k shares over the last 12 months at an average price of HK$1.08. You can see a visual depiction of insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last 12 months, below. If you want to know exactly who sold, for how much, and when, simply click on the graph below!

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Insider Ownership

For a common shareholder, it is worth checking how many shares are held by company insiders. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. It's great to see that Bauhaus International (Holdings) insiders own 76% of the company, worth about HK$182m. This kind of significant ownership by insiders does generally increase the chance that the company is run in the interest of all shareholders.

So What Do The Bauhaus International (Holdings) Insider Transactions Indicate?

An insider sold Bauhaus International (Holdings) shares recently, but they didn't buy any. Looking to the last twelve months, our data doesn't show any insider buying. On the plus side, Bauhaus International (Holdings) makes money, and is growing profits. It is good to see high insider ownership, but the insider selling leaves us cautious. So these insider transactions can help us build a thesis about the stock, but it's also worthwhile knowing the risks facing this company. Every company has risks, and we've spotted 4 warning signs for Bauhaus International (Holdings) (of which 1 makes us a bit uncomfortable!) 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, but not derivative transactions.

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