Investors who take an interest in Tai Sin Electric Limited (SGX:500) should definitely note that the CEO & Executive Director, Boon Hock Lim, recently paid S$0.39 per share to buy S$316k worth of the stock. Although the purchase is not a big one, by either a percentage standpoint or absolute value, it can be seen as a good sign.

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Tai Sin Electric Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

Notably, that recent purchase by CEO & Executive Director Boon Hock Lim was not the only time they bought Tai Sin Electric shares this year. They previously made an even bigger purchase of S$472k worth of shares at a price of S$0.40 per share. That means that an insider was happy to buy shares at above the current price of S$0.39. It's very possible they regret the purchase, but it's more likely they are bullish about the company. We always take careful note of the price insiders pay when purchasing shares. As a general rule, we feel more positive about a stock when an insider has bought shares at above current prices, because that suggests they viewed the stock as good value, even at a higher price. The only individual insider to buy over the last year was Boon Hock Lim.

Boon Hock Lim bought 2.33m shares over the last 12 months at an average price of S$0.40. 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 Tai Sin Electric Boast High 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 Tai Sin Electric insiders own 49% of the company, worth about S$88m. Most shareholders would be happy to see this sort of insider ownership, since it suggests that management incentives are well aligned with other shareholders.

So What Do The Tai Sin Electric Insider Transactions Indicate?

It is good to see the recent insider purchase. We also take confidence from the longer term picture of insider transactions. Along with the high insider ownership, this analysis suggests that insiders are quite bullish about Tai Sin Electric. One for the watchlist, at least! So these insider transactions can help us build a thesis about the stock, but it's also worthwhile knowing the risks facing this company. For example - Tai Sin Electric has 1 warning sign we think you should be aware of.

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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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