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PLDT (PHI) Profitability Rank : 7 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is PLDT Profitability Rank?

PLDT has the Profitability Rank of 7.

GuruFocus Profitability Rank ranks how profitable a company is and how likely the company's business will stay that way. It is rated on a scale of 1 to 10 and is based on these factors:

1. Operating Margin %
2. Piotroski F-Score
3. Trend of the Operating Margin % (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.
4. Consistency of the profitability
5. Predictability Rank

A higher score indicates superior profitability, with companies rated 7 or above considered to have more robust and sustainable profit generation. Conversely, a score of 3 or lower suggests challenges in generating consistent profits.

PLDT's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 17.68%. As of today, PLDT's Piotroski F-Score is 6.


Competitive Comparison of PLDT's Profitability Rank

For the Telecom Services subindustry, PLDT's Profitability Rank, along with its competitors' market caps and Profitability Rank 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 Profitability Rank Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, PLDT's Profitability Rank distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where PLDT's Profitability Rank falls into.


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PLDT Profitability Rank Calculation

GuruFocus Profitability Rank ranks how profitable a company is and how likely the company's business will stay that way.

The rank is rated on a scale of 1 to 10. A higher score indicates superior profitability, with companies rated 7 or above considered to have more robust and sustainable profit generation. Conversely, a score of 3 or lower suggests challenges in generating consistent profits.

PLDT has the Profitability Rank of 7.

Profitability Rank is not directly related to the Financial Strength. But if a company is consistently profitable, its financial strength will be stronger.

Profitability Rank is based on these factors:

1. Operating Margin %

Operating Margin % - also known as operating income margin, operating profit margin and return on sales (ROS) - is the ratio of Operating Income divided by net sales or Revenue, usually presented in percent.

PLDT's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as:

Operating Margin %=Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2024 ) / Revenue (Q: Dec. 2024 )
=176.358 / 997.252
=17.68 %

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

2. Piotroski F-Score

The zones of discrimination were as such:

Good or high score = 8 or 9
Bad or low score = 0 or 1

PLDT has an F-score of 6 indicating the company's financial situation is typical for a stable company.

3. Trend of the Operating Margin % (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.

Warning Sign:

PLDT Inc operating margin has been in a 5-year decline. The average rate of decline per year is -12.7%.

4. Consistency of the profitability

5. Predictability Rank


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PLDT Business Description

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Address
Makati Avenue, Ramon Cojuangco Building, Metro Manila, Corner Ayala Avenue, Legaspi Village, Makati City, PHL, 1200
PLDT Inc is the telecommunications carrier in the Philippines. The company's business activities include three business units: Wireless, Fixed Line and Others. The wireless segment consists of mobile telecommunications services provided by Smart and DMPI, and Fixed-line telecommunications services mainly provided by PLDT. It also provides fixed-line services through PLDT's subsidiaries.

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