Paramount Corporation Berhad's (KLSE:PARAMON) largest shareholders are private companies with 41% ownership, individual investors own 39%
editorial-team@simplywallst.com (Simply Wall St)
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Key Insights
Paramount Corporation Berhad's significant private companies ownership suggests that the key decisions are influenced by shareholders from the larger public
The top 9 shareholders own 50% of the company
Using data from company's past performance alongside ownership research, one can better assess the future performance of a company
If you want to know who really controls Paramount Corporation Berhad (KLSE:PARAMON), then you'll have to look at the makeup of its share registry. We can see that private companies own the lion's share in the company with 41% ownership. Put another way, the group faces the maximum upside potential (or downside risk).
Meanwhile, individual investors make up 39% of the company’s shareholders.
In the chart below, we zoom in on the different ownership groups of Paramount Corporation Berhad.
What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Paramount Corporation Berhad?
Institutional investors commonly compare their own returns to the returns of a commonly followed index. So they generally do consider buying larger companies that are included in the relevant benchmark index.
We can see that Paramount Corporation 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. If multiple institutions change their view on a stock at the same time, you could see the share price drop fast. It's therefore worth looking at Paramount Corporation Berhad's earnings history below. Of course, the future is what really matters.
KLSE:PARAMON Earnings and Revenue Growth March 30th 2025
Paramount Corporation Berhad is not owned by hedge funds. Paramount Equities Sdn Bhd is currently the company's largest shareholder with 25% of shares outstanding. Southern Palm Industries Sdn Bhd is the second largest shareholder owning 8.4% of common stock, and Southern Acids (M) Berhad holds about 4.3% of the company stock. Additionally, the company's CEO Sun Teong Chew directly holds 1.6% of the total shares outstanding.
We also observed that the top 9 shareholders account for more than half of the share register, with a few smaller shareholders to balance the interests of the larger ones to a certain extent.
While it makes sense to study institutional ownership data for a company, it also makes sense to study analyst sentiments to know which way the wind is blowing. There is a little analyst coverage of the stock, but not much. So there is room for it to gain more coverage.
Insider Ownership Of Paramount Corporation Berhad
The definition of company insiders can be subjective and does vary between jurisdictions. Our data reflects individual insiders, capturing board members at the very least. The company management answer to the board and the latter should represent the interests of shareholders. Notably, sometimes top-level managers are on the board themselves.
Insider ownership is positive when it signals leadership are thinking like the true owners of the company. However, high insider ownership can also give immense power to a small group within the company. This can be negative in some circumstances.
We can report that insiders do own shares in Paramount Corporation Berhad. In their own names, insiders own RM61m worth of stock in the RM641m company. It is good to see some investment by insiders, but we usually like to see higher insider holdings. It might be worth checking if those insiders have been buying.
General Public Ownership
The general public-- including retail investors -- own 39% stake in the company, and hence can't easily be ignored. While this size of ownership may not be enough to sway a policy decision in their favour, they can still make a collective impact on company policies.
Private Company Ownership
It seems that Private Companies own 41%, of the Paramount Corporation Berhad stock. It's hard to draw any conclusions from this fact alone, so its worth looking into who owns those private companies. Sometimes insiders or other related parties have an interest in shares in a public company through a separate private company.
Public Company Ownership
It appears to us that public companies own 4.3% of Paramount Corporation Berhad. It's hard to say for sure but this suggests they have entwined business interests. This might be a strategic stake, so it's worth watching this space for changes in ownership.
Next Steps:
It's always worth thinking about the different groups who own shares in a company. But to understand Paramount Corporation Berhad better, we need to consider many other factors. Take risks for example - Paramount Corporation Berhad has 2 warning signs we think you should be aware of.
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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