Potential World Houseware (Holdings) Limited (HKG:713) shareholders may wish to note that the Executive Chairman, Tat Hing Lee, recently bought HK$3.8m worth of stock, paying HK$0.58 for each share. Although the purchase only increased their holding by 2.0%, it is still a solid purchase in our view.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At World Houseware (Holdings)

In fact, the recent purchase by Tat Hing Lee was the biggest purchase of World Houseware (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 around the current price of HK$0.61. 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 do always like to see insider buying, but it is worth noting if those purchases were made at well below today's share price, as the discount to value may have narrowed with the rising price. Happily, the World Houseware (Holdings) insider decided to buy shares at close to current prices. The only individual insider to buy over the last year was Tat Hing Lee.

You can see the insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart 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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Does World Houseware (Holdings) Boast High Insider Ownership?

Many investors like to check how much of a company is owned by insiders. A high insider ownership often makes company leadership more mindful of shareholder interests. World Houseware (Holdings) insiders own about HK$264m worth of shares (which is 55% of the company). I like to see this level of insider ownership, because it increases the chances that management are thinking about the best interests of shareholders.

What Might The Insider Transactions At World Houseware (Holdings) Tell Us?

It is good to see the recent insider purchase. And the longer term insider transactions also give us confidence. But we don't feel the same about the fact the company is making losses. Once you factor in the high insider ownership, it certainly seems like insiders are positive about World Houseware (Holdings). One for the watchlist, at least! So while it's helpful to know what insiders are doing in terms of buying or selling, it's also helpful to know the risks that a particular company is facing. For example, World Houseware (Holdings) has 3 warning signs (and 1 which is a bit concerning) we think 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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