PLDT (PHTCF) Debt-to-Equity : 2.87 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is PLDT Debt-to-Equity?

PLDT's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $305 Mil. PLDT's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $4,941 Mil. PLDT's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,825 Mil. PLDT's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.87.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

The historical rank and industry rank for PLDT's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

PHTCF' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.97 Med: 1.79 Max: 2.87
Current: 2.87

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of PLDT was 2.87. The lowest was 0.97. And the median was 1.79.

PHTCF's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
89.97% of 349 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 0.65 vs PHTCF: 2.87

PLDT Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for PLDT's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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PLDT Debt-to-Equity Chart

PLDT Annual Data

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Dec23

Debt-to-Equity

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1.87

2.10

2.23

2.69

2.87

PLDT Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															2.69	2.73	2.73	2.82	2.87

Competitive Comparison of PLDT's Debt-to-Equity

For the Telecom Services subindustry, PLDT's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

PLDT's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, PLDT's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where PLDT's Debt-to-Equity falls into.

PLDT Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

PLDT's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(304.779	+	4940.741)	/	1825.481
	=	2.87

PLDT's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(304.779	+	4940.741)	/	1825.481
	=	2.87

PLDT (OTCPK:PHTCF) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.

Be Aware

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.

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PLDT (PHTCF) Business Description

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Address

Makati Avenue, Ramon Cojuangco Building, Metro Manila, Corner Ayala Avenue, Legaspi Village, Makati City, PHL, 1200

Website

https://www.pldt.com

PLDT Inc is the telecommunications carrier in the Philippines. The company operates the nation's extensive fixed-line network and holds more than half of the market share in the domestic wireless space. First Pacific, a Hong Kong-based investment and management company specializing in consumer and telecommunication businesses, owns about 26% of PLDT, while two subsidiaries of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone jointly own about 21%.