Yahoo Finance Panasonic Manufacturing Malaysia Berhad's (KLSE:PANAMY) largest shareholders are public companies with 47% ownership, individual investors own 24%
Every investor in Panasonic Manufacturing Malaysia Berhad (KLSE:PANAMY) should be aware of the most powerful shareholder groups. And the group that holds the biggest piece of the pie are public companies with 47% ownership. That is, the group stands to benefit the most if the stock rises (or lose the most if there is a downturn).
Individual investors, on the other hand, account for 24% of the company's stockholders.
Let's take a closer look to see what the different types of shareholders can tell us about Panasonic Manufacturing Malaysia Berhad.
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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Panasonic Manufacturing Malaysia Berhad?
Many institutions measure their performance against an index that approximates the local market. So they usually pay more attention to companies that are included in major indices.
We can see that Panasonic Manufacturing Malaysia Berhad does have institutional investors; and they hold a good portion of the company's stock. This implies the analysts working for those institutions have looked at the stock and they like it. But just like anyone else, they could be wrong. When multiple institutions own a stock, there's always a risk that they are in a 'crowded trade'. When such a trade goes wrong, multiple parties may compete to sell stock fast. This risk is higher in a company without a history of growth. You can see Panasonic Manufacturing Malaysia Berhad's historic earnings and revenue below, but keep in mind there's always more to the story.
We note that hedge funds don't have a meaningful investment in Panasonic Manufacturing Malaysia Berhad. Panasonic Holdings Corporation is currently the largest shareholder, with 47% of shares outstanding. Meanwhile, the second and third largest shareholders, hold 13% and 5.7%, of the shares outstanding, respectively.
To make our study more interesting, we found that the top 2 shareholders have a majority ownership in the company, meaning that they are powerful enough to influence the decisions of the company.
While studying institutional ownership for a company can add value to your research, it is also a good practice to research analyst recommendations to get a deeper understand of a stock's expected performance. Quite a few analysts cover the stock, so you could look into forecast growth quite easily.
Insider Ownership Of Panasonic Manufacturing Malaysia Berhad
The definition of an insider can differ slightly between different countries, but members of the board of directors always count. Company management run the business, but the CEO will answer to the board, even if he or she is a member of it.
Most consider insider ownership a positive because it can indicate the board is well aligned with other shareholders. However, on some occasions too much power is concentrated within this group.
We can see that insiders own shares in Panasonic Manufacturing Malaysia Berhad. As individuals, the insiders collectively own RM45m worth of the RM1.4b company. It is good to see some investment by insiders, but it might be worth checking if those insiders have been buying.
General Public Ownership
The general public-- including retail investors -- own 24% stake in the company, and hence can't easily be ignored. This size of ownership, while considerable, may not be enough to change company policy if the decision is not in sync with other large shareholders.
Private Company Ownership
It seems that Private Companies own 3.5%, of the Panasonic Manufacturing Malaysia Berhad stock. Private companies may be related parties. Sometimes insiders have an interest in a public company through a holding in a private company, rather than in their own capacity as an individual. While it's hard to draw any broad stroke conclusions, it is worth noting as an area for further research.
Public Company Ownership
It appears to us that public companies own 47% of Panasonic Manufacturing Malaysia Berhad. This may be a strategic interest and the two companies may have related business interests. It could be that they have de-merged. This holding is probably worth investigating further.
Next Steps:
It's always worth thinking about the different groups who own shares in a company. But to understand Panasonic Manufacturing Malaysia Berhad better, we need to consider many other factors. For instance, we've identified 2 warning signs for Panasonic Manufacturing Malaysia Berhad (1 can't be ignored) that you should be aware of.
Ultimately the future is most important. You can access this free report on analyst forecasts for the company.
NB: Figures in this article are calculated using data from the last twelve months, which refer to the 12-month period ending on the last date of the month the financial statement is dated. This may not be consistent with full year annual report figures.
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