It was reported recently that PLDT (TEL), through its international arm PLDT Global Corp., has entered into a partnership with SoftBank for SmartInternet Suite Ether, an internet connection service that can help address the diverse needs of businesses in Japan for a higher-grade internet environment. Softbank Corp. is a fierce competitor of NTT Docomo in […]
For the nine-month period ending September 30, 2020, PLDT (TEL) generated a total revenue of 133.2 Billion Pesos. For 9M20 TEL managed to increase revenue by 8.8 Billion Pesos or 7% more than the revenue for the 9M19. With the revenue growth, TEL is telling the market that it is the leading telco in the […]
First Pacific Company Ltd. of Hong Kong owns 25.6% of PLDT (TEL) which in turn owns 100% of Smart Communications, Inc. First Pacific Company Ltd. has the famous Filipino executive, Manuel V. Pangilinan (MVP), as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer. In September 2010, FPT Finance Limited issued a US$400,000,000 6.375% bonds due 2020 irrevocably […]
On September 15, 2020 TEL shares traded on a volume of 278,935, well above its 65-day average volume of 172,186. Usual brokers of foreign investors in the likes of UBS, CLSA, and Credit Suisse took the lead in selling TEL that day. At the height of the March sell-down, TEL traded to a low of […]
The loss of the right to operate a broadcasting network for failure to secure a congressional franchise should not have been an issue for ABS-CBN Corporation (ABS). Broadcasting and linear tv are declining industries and the future is curated digital content distribution and monetization, think of Netflix, Youtube, and TikTok. With its dominant and world […]
Someone has said that in deal making, if you are a buyer pretend to be a seller and if you are a seller pretend to be a buyer. After Business World has reported that the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) green-lit DMC Urban Property Developers, Inc.’s acquisition of Smart Towers, the Makati-based office building assets of […]
PLDT Inc. (TEL) is under heavy pressure to (1.) invest in fiber broadband and 5G wireless networks and (2.) still reduce leverage and (3.) distributes dividend to shareholders, the “triple threat position.“ No less that the President of the Philippines on its State of the Nation Address had called on TEL and Globe Telecom, Inc. […]
It was reported that DMC Urban Property Developers, Inc.’s acquisition of PLDT’s (TEL) Smart Towers office building and the land they are built on has been approved by the Philippine Competition Commission. The sale is amidst the threats TEL is facing. TEL is facing a triple threat – of elevated capital expenditure requirements, elevated debt […]
TEL has been gradually accumulating debt. As of June 30, 2020 (1H 2020) total long-term debt of TEL is at 199.7 Billion Pessos. That is a significant 28.2% increase from 155.8 Billion Pesos as of the end of December 31, 2018. It can be remembered that on October 2019 TEL initiated a consent solicitation from […]
