Ratings PLDT Inc.

Equities

TEL

PHY7072Q1032

End-of-day quote Philippines S.E. Other stock markets 06:00:00 2024-07-04 pm EDT			5-day change	1st Jan Change
1,470 ^PHP	-0.61%		+2.30%	+14.93%

Jul. 02	Asian Equities Traded in the US as American Depositary Receipts Trend Higher in Tuesday Trading	MT
Jun. 28	Asian Equities Traded in the US as American Depositary Receipts Rise Sharply in Friday Trading	MT

Summary

The company presents an interesting fundamental situation from a short-term investment perspective.

Strengths

Before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, the company's margins are particularly high.
The company returns high margins, thereby supporting business profitability.
With a P/E ratio at 9.09 for the current year and 9.17 for next year, earnings multiples are highly attractive compared with competitors.
The company is one of the best yield companies with high dividend expectations.
For the last twelve months, analysts have been gradually revising upwards their EPS forecast for the upcoming fiscal year.
Analysts remain confident with respect to the group's activity and, more often than not, have revised upwards their earnings per share estimates.
Analysts have a positive opinion on this stock. Average consensus recommends overweighting or purchasing the stock.

Weaknesses

With relatively low growth outlooks, the group is not among those with the highest revenue growth potential.
The company is in a hindered financial situation with significant debt and rather low EBITDA levels.
In relation to the value of its tangible assets, the company's valuation appears relatively high.
The overall consensus opinion of analysts has deteriorated sharply over the past four months.
Over the past twelve months, analysts' opinions have been revised negatively.
The group usually releases earnings worse than estimated.

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