PLDT Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 4/6

PLDT's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -0.5%, while the Wireless Telecom industry saw earnings growing at 26.6% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 5.3% per year. PLDT's return on equity is 24%, and it has net margins of 12.4%.

Key information

-0.5%

Earnings growth rate

-0.5%

EPS growth rate

Wireless Telecom Industry Growth23.1%
Revenue growth rate5.3%
Return on equity24.0%
Net Margin12.4%
Last Earnings Update30 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

PLDT: Potential Growth Opportunities Amid The Philippine Economic Recovery

Nov 20

PLDT: Positive On Wireless Business Outlook And Digital Bank Turnaround

Oct 03

PLDT: Data Center Business Monetization Plan Draws Attention (Rating Upgrade)

Jul 10

PLDT: Spotlight On Broadband Business And EBITDA Guidance

Apr 25

PLDT Inc. Struggling To Get Traction

Feb 10

PLDT: A Closer Look At Data Center And Mobile Businesses

Nov 27

PLDT: This Telco Giant Is Very Cheap Now With Decent Growth Prospects

Sep 19

PLDT: Lackluster Outlook, Reasonable Valuations

Sep 10

PLDT's Future Depends On SIM Cards

Jun 30

PLDT: Recent Share Price Correction Is Justified

Feb 24

Accumulate More Shares Of PLDT

Dec 14

PLDT: A Mix Of Positives And Negatives

Nov 02

PLDT: The Short-Term Future Is Grim - Proceed With Caution

Aug 22

Philippine Long Distance Telephone goes ex-dividend tomorrow

Aug 15

Philippine Long Distance Telephone GAAP EPS of $35.40, revenue of $51.24B

Aug 04

PLDT: Spotlight On Tower Sale And Management Guidance

May 02

PLDT: Average Up Or Cash Out Profit

Sep 22

Why You Should Now Invest In PLDT

Jul 29

PLDT Inc.: Stiffer Competition Is The Key Concern

Jul 09

Philippine Long Distance Telephone reports Q1 results

May 06

3 Stocks To Protect Against A Falling Dollar

Feb 04

PLDT: Competition Remains The Key Risk

Nov 13

PLDT Inc. 2020 Q3 - Results - Earnings Call Presentation

Nov 05

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How PLDT makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

NYSE:PHI Revenue, expenses and earnings (PHP Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 24215,53926,77453,2570
30 Jun 24214,49826,52953,6120
31 Mar 24212,81527,38153,9560
31 Dec 23210,95326,59654,0120
30 Sep 23208,58411,29452,1560
30 Jun 23207,61312,65853,4380
31 Mar 23206,89910,96655,8210
31 Dec 22204,36211,02655,8780
30 Sep 22201,53535,08554,5870
30 Jun 22198,42130,23454,8530
31 Mar 22195,15829,60554,8530
31 Dec 21192,18626,42956,7950
30 Sep 21191,63823,38561,2880
30 Jun 21189,89224,86761,0760
31 Mar 21185,28224,11659,2180
31 Dec 20181,00424,22557,7870
30 Sep 20177,97326,15352,5820
30 Jun 20173,93822,53451,8360
31 Mar 20172,21521,66651,0000
31 Dec 19169,18722,46249,2890
30 Sep 19165,47418,58454,6020
30 Jun 19163,43419,30259,2040
31 Mar 19163,02518,66559,8040
31 Dec 18162,91418,85762,2970
30 Sep 18162,7367,70362,2650
30 Jun 18162,3758,55658,9620
31 Mar 18161,24515,26159,9080
31 Dec 17158,93313,31257,9370
30 Sep 17158,94225,96176,3430
30 Jun 17158,99324,00370,6810
31 Mar 17161,67118,68166,7550
31 Dec 16165,26219,94760,5170
30 Sep 16168,61812,53234,7180
30 Jun 16171,19615,73933,6740
31 Mar 16171,32918,83531,6900
31 Dec 15171,10322,00657,2840
30 Sep 15171,38531,41331,3880
30 Jun 15170,56532,73831,0010
31 Mar 15170,82434,04030,6460
31 Dec 14170,83534,03230,5180
30 Sep 14171,06734,36331,2800
30 Jun 14170,79135,46830,8930
31 Mar 14169,93533,61729,9610

Quality Earnings: PHI has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: PHI's current net profit margins (12.4%) are higher than last year (5.4%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: PHI's earnings have declined by 0.5% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: PHI's earnings growth over the past year (137.1%) exceeds its 5-year average (-0.5% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: PHI earnings growth over the past year (137.1%) exceeded the Wireless Telecom industry 17.8%.


Return on Equity

High ROE: Whilst PHI's Return on Equity (23.98%) is high, this metric is skewed due to their high level of debt.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/02 02:50
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/02 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Analyst Sources

PLDT Inc. is covered by 28 analysts. 12 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Kunal VoraBNP Paribas Securities (Asia)
Jonathan MadridBofA Global Research
Emeterio GonzalesBofA Global Research