Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation

PSE:MB Stock Report

Market Cap: ₱627.4m

Manila Bulletin Publishing Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 2/6

Manila Bulletin Publishing has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 13.6%, while the Media industry saw earnings growing at 6.6% annually. Revenues have been declining at an average rate of 11.6% per year. Manila Bulletin Publishing's return on equity is 0.2%, and it has net margins of 2.3%.

Key information

13.64%

Earnings growth rate

13.72%

EPS growth rate

Media Industry Growth9.42%
Revenue growth rate-11.58%
Return on equity0.22%
Net Margin2.33%
Last Earnings Update30 Jun 2025

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Manila Bulletin Publishing makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

PSE:MB Revenue, expenses and earnings (PHP Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Jun 25559131430
31 Mar 25580101470
31 Dec 24635131480
30 Sep 24570631570
30 Jun 24618381640
31 Mar 24669421620
31 Dec 23703411600
30 Sep 23738481510
30 Jun 23753481500
31 Mar 23750481510
31 Dec 22748421540
30 Sep 22735261570
30 Jun 22742251620
31 Mar 22740221610
31 Dec 21737211860
30 Sep 21820231730
30 Jun 21778261720
31 Mar 21684141680
31 Dec 20865181770
30 Sep 201,08992820
30 Jun 201,33882970
31 Mar 201,562253240
31 Dec 191,624253270
30 Sep 191,542144470
30 Jun 191,843174450
31 Mar 191,899184390
31 Dec 181,972164480
30 Sep 181,865426980
30 Jun 182,123437070
31 Mar 182,136467070
31 Dec 172,142507090
30 Sep 172,355377600
30 Jun 172,309417590
31 Mar 172,532455580
31 Dec 162,549437750
30 Sep 162,701598400
30 Jun 162,764558420
31 Mar 162,816561,0350
31 Dec 152,806608460
30 Sep 152,744799150
30 Jun 152,731869070
31 Mar 152,745879070
31 Dec 142,740869060

Quality Earnings: MB has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: MB's current net profit margins (2.3%) are lower than last year (6.1%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: MB's earnings have grown by 13.6% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: MB's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: MB had negative earnings growth (-65.5%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Media industry average (0.9%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: MB's Return on Equity (0.2%) is considered low.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/10/21 19:25
End of Day Share Price 2025/10/21 00:00
Earnings2025/06/30
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

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Management10 years
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Analyst Sources

Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation is covered by 0 analysts. 0 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.