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PLDT, Inc.

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Company Background

PLDT is the county's dominant telecommunications carrier. The company commands around 70% of the fixed line segment and about two-thirds of the wireless cellular market via the Smart Communications, Talk 'N Text and Sun Cellular brands.

 

PLDT also has a minority interest in business process outsourcing company SPI Global. Its business thrust in recent years has been aimed at becoming a multimedia company from a traditional telecommunications services provider. It has moved to increase its media assets in line with this goal.

 

Through its trust fund, PLDT now controls two broadsheet newspapers, the Philippine Star and BusinessWorld, and has a minority stake in the Philippine Daily Inquirer. It also owns TV5, the nation's third-largest broadcaster. In August, the company made a 10% investment in Rocket Internet, a German startup engaged in e-commerce.

 

PLDT is majority owned by First Pacific, a Hong Kong-listed company controlled by Indonesia's Salim Group. It is also backed by Japan's NTT group, which has an around 22% stake in the company. With 576-billion-peso ($12.8 billion) market capitalization at the end of 2013, PLDT is one of the Philippines' most valuable companies.

Business Summary

PLDT, Inc. engages in the provision of telecommunication services. It operates through the following segments: Wireless, Fixed Line, and Others. The Wireless segment consists of cellular services through text messaging and wireless broadband. The Fixed Line segment offers fixed line telecommunications services throughout the country, servicing retail, corporate and small medium enterprise, or SME clients. The Other segments includes process solutions though subsidiaries. The company was founded on November 28, 1928 and is headquartered in Makati City, Philippines.

Financial Highlights

Dec 2020 PHPUSD
Revenue181,004M3,649.23M
Gross Profit116,587M2,350.52M
Operating income36,182M729.46M
Income before tax35,349M712.67M
Net income24,284M489.59M
EBITDA86,158M1,737.03M
Diluted EPS112.122.26
Dividends Per Share781.57
Total Assets575,846M11,990.92M
Total liabilities456,181M9,499.12M
Total equity115,408M2,403.15M
Operating cash flow76,553M1,543.39M
Currency in PHPCurrency in USD

Historical Data

PHP | USD
 Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020
Revenue 165,262M 159,926M 162,914M 169,187M 181,004M
Gross Profit 102,976M 85,924M 94,862M 111,706M 116,587M
Operating income 27,021M 13,424M 15,895M 39,401M 36,182M
Income before tax 20,890M 14,569M 22,815M 32,336M 35,349M
Net income 20,006M 13,371M 18,916M 22,521M 24,284M
EBITDA 62,405M 66,174M 64,027M 79,815M 86,158M
Diluted EPS 92.32 61.61 87.27 103.96 112.12
Dividends Per Share 77 76 72 75 78
Total Assets 475,119M 460,826M 485,088M 527,274M 575,846M
Total liabilities 366,582M 349,643M 368,422M 410,984M 456,181M
Total equity 108,175M 106,842M 112,358M 111,987M 115,408M
Operating cash flow 47,254M 50,272M 54,093M 62,517M 76,553M
 Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020
Revenue 3,480.11M 3,172.21M 3,092.35M 3,267.39M 3,649.23M
Gross Profit 2,168.48M 1,704.34M 1,800.62M 2,157.30M 2,350.52M
Operating income 569.01M 266.27M 301.71M 760.92M 729.46M
Income before tax 439.90M 288.98M 433.06M 624.48M 712.67M
Net income 421.28M 265.22M 359.05M 434.93M 489.59M
EBITDA 1,314.13M 1,312.59M 1,215.32M 1,541.41M 1,737.03M
Diluted EPS 1.94 1.22 1.65 2.00 2.26
Dividends Per Share 1.62 1.50 1.36 1.44 1.57
Total Assets 9,557.33M 9,231.29M 9,224.83M 10,411.17M 11,990.92M
Total liabilities 7,374.04M 7,004.06M 7,006.21M 8,114.99M 9,499.12M
Total equity 2,176.01M 2,140.26M 2,136.69M 2,211.21M 2,403.15M
Operating cash flow 995.08M 997.17M 1,026.76M 1,207.34M 1,543.39M

Valuation Measures

Dec 2020
PER11.95
ROA4.40%
ROE21.35%
Operating margin19.98%
Profit margin13.41%

Key executives

  • President, CEO, Director & Chief Revenue Officer: Alfredo S. Panlilio
  • Chief Financial & Risk Management Officer: Anabelle Lim-Chua
  • Senior Vice President & Head-Human Resources: Menardo G. Jimenez
  • Chief Legal Counsel & Senior Vice President: Marilyn A. Victorio-Aquino
  • Chief People Officer & Senior Vice President: Gina Marina P. OrdoƱez

Shareholders

  • Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. (20.3%)
  • Philippine Telecommunications Investment Corp. (12.0%)
  • JG Summit Holdings, Inc. (11.2%)
  • First Pacific Co. Ltd. (9.9%)
  • The Vanguard Group, Inc. (1.3%)
  • BlackRock Fund Advisors (0.8%)
  • BDO Unibank, Inc. (Investment Management) (0.4%)
  • GO JAMES L (0.4%)
  • Norges Bank Investment Management (0.4%)
  • BlackRock Advisors (UK) Ltd. (0.3%)

Contact Details

  • Website:http://www.pldt.com.ph
  • Address: Ramon Cojuangco Building, Makati Avenue cor. Ayala Avenue, Makati City, 1200, Philippines
  • Phone: +63.2.816.8534

Related Companies

  • iCommerce Investments Pte Ltd.
  • FINTQnologies Corp.
  • Voyager Innovations Holdings Pte Ltd.
  • PLDT Global Investments Holdings Inc
  • PLDT Online Investments Pte Ltd.
  • Maranao Telephone Co., Inc.
  • PLDT Subic Telecom, Inc.
  • Smart-NTT Multimedia, Inc.
  • PLDT Retirement Fund
  • Wolfpac Mobile, Inc.
  • Bonifacio Communications Corp.
  • Smart Money, Inc.
  • Smart Money Holdings Corp.
  • PLDT Maratel, Inc.
  • PLDT Clark Telecom, Inc.
  • Vocativ Systems, Inc.
  • Parlance Systems, Inc.
  • ACeS Philippines Cellular Satellite Corp.
  • PLDT Global Corp.
  • netGames, Inc.
  • Beneficial Trust Fund
  • PLDT-Philcom, Inc.
  • GV Broadcasting System, Inc.
  • ABM Global Solutions, Inc.
  • Piltel International Holdings
  • Piltel (Cayman) Ltd.
  • ePLDT, Inc.
  • Smart Communications, Inc.
  • Subic Telecommunications Co.
  • Digital Telecommunications Philippines, Inc.

Competitors

  • Globe Telecom Inc.
  • Converge Information & Communications Technology Solutions Inc
  • Rakuten Group, Inc.
  • Z Holdings Corporation
  • Microsoft Corporation
  • China Telecom Corp. Ltd. Class H
  • Alphabet Inc. Class A
  • Chelsea Logistics & Infrastructure Holdings Corp.
  • Facebook, Inc. Class A
  • Twitter, Inc.
  • Zoom Corp.
  • IPS, Inc.
  • ABS-CBN Corporation
  • Xurpas Inc
  • GMA Network, Inc.

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