Potential Quali-Smart Holdings Limited (HKG:1348) shareholders may wish to note that insider Sheng Chu recently bought HK$2.3m worth of stock, paying HK$0.033 for each share. That certainly has us anticipating the best, especially since they thusly increased their own holding by 176%, potentially signalling some real optimism.

The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Quali-Smart Holdings

In fact, the recent purchase by Sheng Chu was the biggest purchase of Quali-Smart Holdings shares made by an insider individual in the last twelve months, according to our records. Although we like to see insider buying, we note that this large purchase was at significantly below the recent price of HK$0.065. While it does suggest insiders consider the stock undervalued at lower prices, this transaction doesn't tell us much about what they think of current prices.

You can see the insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart below. If you want to know exactly who sold, for how much, and when, simply click on the graph below!

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Does Quali-Smart Holdings Boast High Insider Ownership?

Many investors like to check how much of a company is owned by insiders. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. From our data, it seems that Quali-Smart Holdings insiders own 6.5% of the company, worth about HK$6.2m. But they may have an indirect interest through a corporate structure that we haven't picked up on. We do generally prefer see higher levels of insider ownership.

So What Does This Data Suggest About Quali-Smart Holdings Insiders?

It is good to see the recent insider purchase. And an analysis of the transactions over the last year also gives us confidence. But we don't feel the same about the fact the company is making losses. While the overall levels of insider ownership are below what we'd like to see, the history of transactions imply that Quali-Smart Holdings insiders are reasonably well aligned, 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. Case in point: We've spotted 3 warning signs for Quali-Smart Holdings you should be aware of, and 2 of them shouldn't be ignored.

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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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