3 Companies with Significant Insider Ownership of more than 50%

Typically, company insiders refer to the company’s top management like, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Board of Directors, or anyone else with access to key company information before it is made available to the public investors.

Individual companies with significant insider ownership usually signal confidence in a company's prospects and ownership in its shares. This also gives the company's management an incentive to grow the company, make the company profitable and maximise shareholder value over the long term.

With that, we will be looking at 3 Companies which have significant insider ownership, which includes:

Headquartered in Singapore, the Group has property investments and developments in Australia, China, United Kingdom and Europe. The real estate development and investment company has a portfolio that covers residential, commercial and high-tech industrial projects.

In Singapore, apart from being the leading developer of luxury homes in the exclusive residential enclave of Sentosa Cove, its portfolio of investment properties includes the commercial landmark in the one-north precinct, The Metropolis.

The single largest shareholder for the Group is Chua Thian Poh Family, which has a 71.26% stake in the Group. Dr. Chua Thian Poh is the founder of Ho Bee Land. He is the Group’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

Other notable insider ownership includes:

• Mr. Chua Wee Chern, who is the Deputy Chief Executive Officer

• Mr. Woon Choon Leng, who is the Executive Director

• Mr. Ong Chong Hua, who is the Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer

Established in 2002, Koufu Group Limited (“Koufu”) is one of the largest operators and managers of food courts and coffee shops in Singapore, with a presence in Macau, Malaysia and Indonesia.

Koufu’s business comprises two business segments – outlet & mall management and F&B retail. Under the outlet & mall management business segment, Koufu operates and/or manages food courts, coffee shops and a commercial mall.

Under the F&B retail business segment, it operates self-operated F&B stalls located within its food courts and coffee shops or within third party food courts as well as F&B kiosks, quick-service restaurants and full-service restaurants.

The single largest shareholder of Koufu is Jun Yuan Holdings Pte Ltd., which has a 77.10% stake in the company. Jun Yuan Holdings Pte Ltd is a private investment vehicle, which is controlled by both Mr. Pang Lim and Mdm. Ng Hoon Tien.

Mr. Pang Lim is the current Executive Chairman & Chief Executive Officer while Mdm. Ng Hoon Tien is the Group's Executive Director. Mr. Pang is responsible for the overall management of the Group while Mdm. Ng is responsible for the oversight of the overall operations of Koufu.

Q&M Dental Group Limited (“Q&M Dental”) is a leading private dental healthcare group in Asia. The Group owns the largest network of private dental outlets in Singapore, operating 85 dental outlets across the country. The Group also operates 5 medical clinics and a dental supplies and equipment distribution company.

Outside of Singapore, the Group has 37 dental clinics and a dental supplies and equipment distribution company in Malaysia, as well as a dental clinic in the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”).

In 2020, the Group also expanded into the medical laboratories and research industry with the incorporation of Acumen Diagnostics Pte. Ltd. (“Acumen”). Acumen currently focuses on the manufacture, sale and distribution of COVID-19 diagnostic test kits, as well as COVID-19 testing.

The single largest shareholder of Q&M Dental is Quan Min Holdings Pte Ltd., which has a 50.19% stake in the Group. Quan Min Holdings Pte. Ltd. is an investment holding company incorporated in Singapore and is the Company’s ultimate parent company.

Dr. Ng Chin Siau is deemed to have interest in the Shares held by Quan Min Holdings Pte. Ltd. With his direct stake of 1.42% in the company, this brings his total interest in Q&M Dental to 51.61%. Dr. Ng is the Non-Independent Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of Q&M Dental.

Conclusion

To summarise, the companies mentioned above have a significant insider ownership. This will bode well with retail investors as the insiders’ interest is aligned with them. Also, the significant interest for the insiders will help to incentivize them to create more shareholder value in the long run.

Despite that, investors should also take notice of other metrics such as their past financials to have a clearer picture on whether the company’s business performance and prospects have been improving with the high insider ownership.

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