PLDT Company Top Insiders
PHI Stock | USD 23.32 0.39 1.64% |
PLDT's insiders are aggressively buying. The analysis of insiders' sentiment of trading PLDT Inc ADR stock suggests that almost all insiders are extremely bullish at this time. PLDT employs about 15.6 K people. The company is managed by 183 executives with a total tenure of roughly 1229 years, averaging almost 6.0 years of service per executive, having 85.22 employees per reported executive.
Napoleon Nazareno CEO CEO and President Principal Operating Officer, Director, Member of Technology Strategy Committee, CEO of Pilipino Telephone Corporate, CEO of Smart Communications Inc and President of Pilipino Telephone Corporate and President of Smart Communications Inc and President of Aces Philippines |
Manuel Pangilinan Chairman Chairman, CEO and President Chairman of Executive Compensation Committee, Chairman of Governance and Nomination Committee, Chairman of Technology Strategy Committee, Chairman of Epldt Inc and Chairman of Smart Communications Inc |
PLDT's Insider Buying Vs Selling
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Latest Trades
2017-07-28 | Craig Thomas Lindsay | Acquired 25000 @ 0.15 | View | ||
2017-07-26 | Craig Thomas Lindsay | Acquired 25000 @ 0.13 | View | ||
2017-07-24 | Marshall Limon Farris | Acquired 20000 @ 0.12 | View | ||
2017-07-21 | Marshall Limon Farris | Acquired 20000 @ 0.12 | View | ||
2017-07-10 | Marshall Limon Farris | Acquired 20000 @ 0.09 | View | ||
2016-03-11 | Marshall Limon Farris | Acquired 9000 @ 0.03 | View | ||
2016-01-22 | Marshall Limon Farris | Acquired 100000 @ 0.03 | View | ||
2015-12-29 | Marshall Limon Farris | Acquired 20000 @ 0.01 | View | ||
2015-12-22 | Marshall Limon Farris | Acquired 145000 @ 0.02 | View |
Monitoring PLDT's insider sentiment can offer insights into its future performance, as insiders often have access to more information about their company's operations, financial health, and upcoming initiatives than the general public. However, it's essential to note that insider trading is regulated by securities laws, and insiders are required to disclose their trades publicly to ensure transparency and prevent unfair advantages based on non-public information.
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PLDT's Workforce Through the Years
Please note that employee historical analysis has become an increasingly important factor for investors assessing the risk associated with PLDT's future performance. Based on our forecasts, it is anticipated that PLDT will maintain a workforce of under 15600 employees by May 2024.PLDT Management Team Effectiveness
The company has Return on Asset of 0.0433 % which means that on every $100 spent on assets, it made $0.0433 of profit. This is way below average. In the same way, it shows a return on shareholders' equity (ROE) of 0.2395 %, implying that it generated $0.2395 on every 100 dollars invested. PLDT's management efficiency ratios could be used to measure how well PLDT manages its routine affairs as well as how well it operates its assets and liabilities. As of now, PLDT's Return On Tangible Assets are decreasing as compared to previous years. The PLDT's current Return On Capital Employed is estimated to increase to 0.12, while Return On Equity is projected to decrease to 0.17. As of now, PLDT's Return On Tangible Assets are decreasing as compared to previous years. The PLDT's current Debt To Assets is estimated to increase to 0.47, while Total Assets are projected to decrease to under 384.5 B.The current Common Stock Shares Outstanding is estimated to decrease to about 184.7 M. The current Net Income Applicable To Common Shares is estimated to decrease to about 10 B
PLDT Workforce Comparison
PLDT Inc ADR is regarded fourth in number of employees category among related companies. The total workforce of Communication Services industry is at this time estimated at about 197,716. PLDT holds roughly 15,596 in number of employees claiming about 8% of stocks in Communication Services industry.
PLDT Profit Margins
The company has Net Profit Margin of 0.13 %, which implies that it may need a different competitive strategy as even a very small decline in it revenue may erase profits and result in a net loss. This is way below average. In the same way, it shows Net Operating Margin of 0.02 %, which entails that for every 100 dollars of revenue, it generated $0.02 of operating income.Current Value | Last Year | Change From Last Year | 10 Year Trend | ||||||
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Gross Profit Margin | 0.7 | 0.601 |
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Net Profit Margin | 0.18 | 0.1262 |
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Operating Profit Margin | 0.32 | 0.1929 |
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Pretax Profit Margin | 0.24 | 0.1862 |
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Return On Assets | 0.051 | 0.0437 |
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Return On Equity | 0.17 | 0.2529 |
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PLDT Inc ADR Benchmark Summation
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The output start index for this execution was zero with a total number of output elements of sixty-one. PLDT Inc ADR Price Series Summation is a cross summation of PLDT price series and its benchmark/peer.
PLDT Notable Stakeholders
A PLDT stakeholder refers to an individual interested in an outcome of the business. Different stakeholders have different interests, and companies such as PLDT often face trade-offs trying to please all of them. PLDT's stakeholders can have a positive or negative influence on the entity's direction, and there are a lot of executives involved in getting PLDT's stock to the level that pleases all shareholders. Keeping track of the stakeholders is a great way to stay on top of things affecting its ongoing price.
Napoleon Nazareno | CEO and President Principal Operating Officer, Director, Member of Technology Strategy Committee, CEO of Pilipino Telephone Corporate, CEO of Smart Communications Inc and President of Pilipino Telephone Corporate and President of Smart Communications Inc and President of Aces Philippines | Profile | |
Manuel Pangilinan | Chairman, CEO and President Chairman of Executive Compensation Committee, Chairman of Governance and Nomination Committee, Chairman of Technology Strategy Committee, Chairman of Epldt Inc and Chairman of Smart Communications Inc | Profile | |
Criselda Guhit | Vice President | Profile | |
Joselito Limjap | Vice President ICT Research and Development | Profile | |
Renato Castaneda | Vice President | Profile | |
Tito Aquino | Vice President - Head Contracts Management | Profile | |
Joan VeneciaFabul | First Vice President, Deputy Chief Legal Counsel, Head, Legal Practice | Profile | |
Oliver Odulio | Vice President - Head Asset Protection and Risk Management | Profile | |
Dale Ramos | Vice President - Network Build | Profile | |
Rene Banez | Senior Vice President Supply Chain, Asset Protection and Management Head | Profile | |
Josefina Gorres | Vice President | Profile | |
Radames Zalameda | Vice President - Head of Network Planning and Engineering Integration | Profile | |
Melanie Manuel | Vice President - Carrier Settlements & Business Solutions Credit Management | Profile | |
Eduardo Rafuson | Vice President - Head Fraud Risk Management | Profile | |
Jun Florencio | Senior Vice President Internal Audit and Fraud Risk Management Head | Profile | |
Jecyn Teng | Vice President - Head SME Relationship Management B | Profile | |
Maria Abad | Vice President - Consumer Care | Profile | |
Leo Posadas | First Vice President - Treasury and Corporate Treasurer | Profile | |
Juan Suarez | First Vice President Deputy Head for Organization Change Management and Head of Business Partnering & Centers of Excellence | Profile | |
Aniceto Franco | Vice President Head-Corporate Relationship Management | Profile | |
Joseph Co | First Vice President, People Services & Enablement Head | Profile | |
Marven Jardiel | Vice President and Head of Corporate Process Review and Information Management | Profile | |
Joseph Gendrano | First Vice President - Deputy Data Privacy Officer and Head Enterprise Core Business Solutions | Profile | |
Joseph Ladaban | Vice President | Profile | |
Martin Rio | First Vice President - Head Property and Facilities Management | Profile | |
Leah BesaJimenez | First Vice President, Chief Data Privacy Officer, Data Privacy and Information Security Governance | Profile | |
Ricardo Sison | First Vice President | Profile | |
Harold Orbase | Vice President - Head Enterprise Service Fulfillment Management | Profile | |
Marilyn VictorioAquino | Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Counsel and Head Of Legal and Regulatory Affairs and Corporate Secretary | Profile | |
Czar Lopez | Vice President - Head Technology Strategy and Transformation Office | Profile | |
Lourdes RausaChan | Senior Vice President General Counsel, Corporate Secretary, Chief Governance Officer, Director | Profile | |
Delano Ramos | First Vice President - Head Network Build | Profile | |
Javier Lagdameo | Vice President - Head SME Relationship Management A | Profile | |
Emiliano Tanchico | First Vice President - Head HR Services | Profile | |
Menardo Jimenez | Senior Vice President Human Resources Group Head, Business Transformation Office Head | Profile | |
Marisa Conde | First Vice President - Wireless Financial Controller | Profile | |
Bernard Castro | First Vice President Consumer Business Fulfillment Management | Profile | |
Albert Locsin | Vice President - Corporate Relationship Management B | Profile | |
Rafael Bejar | Vice President - Head Medical Services | Profile | |
Gillian Gonzalez | Vice President - Head Retail Strategy and Development Office | Profile | |
Ronaldo Mendoza | Vice President - Head Building Industry & Consultancy Services | Profile | |
Cesar Enriquez | First Vice President | Profile | |
Charles Orcena | Vice President - Advanced Data Analytics | Profile | |
Patrick Tang | First Vice President, Home Customer Management Head | Profile | |
Jose Apelo | Vice President | Profile | |
Ernesto Alberto | Executive Vice President Enterprise and International Carrier Business Head | Profile | |
Carlo Ople | Vice President - Eicb Digital Marketing Strategy | Profile | |
Princesita Katigbak | First Vice President - Head National Key Accounts | Profile | |
Anna Bengzon | First Vice President | Profile | |
Elisa Gesalta | Vice President - Head Enterprise and IBS Project Management | Profile | |
Julieta Taneca | Vice President | Profile | |
Carla Tabuena | Vice President - Head Enterprise Non-Technical Operations | Profile | |
Emmanuel Lorenzana | Executive Vice President Head of Multimedia Office | Profile | |
Miguela Villanueva | First Vice President | Profile | |
Jesus Tanedo | Vice President | Profile | |
Alejandro Caeg | Senior Vice President - Consumer Business Customer Development Head | Profile | |
Silverio Lbay | Vice President Head of Spend Management Accounting | Profile | |
Paolo Lopez | Vice President - Home Sales and Service Centre and Retention Management | Profile | |
Luis Lopa | Vice President and Head of Corporate Marketing Services | Profile | |
John Gonzales | Vice President - Head Enterprise Digital Solutions Engagement and Technical Services | Profile | |
Melissa Dios | First Vice President, Chief Sustainability Officer and Corporate Sustainability Office Head and Concurrent Investor Relations Head | Profile | |
Emeraldo Hernandez | Vice President | Profile | |
Ariel Aznar | Vice President Head of Facilities Management | Profile | |
Juan Hernandez | Senior Vice President - Head Enterprise Business | Profile | |
Benedict Alcoseba | First Vice President, Enterprise Product & Marketing Head | Profile | |
Anabelle Chua | Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President, Chief Risk Management Officer, Corporate Finance and Treasury Head | Profile | |
Minerva Agas | Vice President - Head Logistics | Profile | |
Florentino Mabasa | First Vice President - Legal Services and Assistant Corporate Secretary | Profile | |
Gary Ignacio | Vice President Head of Corporate Business Solutions | Profile | |
Maria Semira | Vice President Head of Subsidiaries & Affiliates Finance - 1 | Profile | |
Margarito Dujali | Vice President | Profile | |
Carmela Luque | Vice President Financial and Corporate Audit | Profile | |
Katrina LunaAbelarde | First Vice President - Head International Carrier Business | Profile | |
Jose Castaneda | Vice President - Head IOT Product Management | Profile | |
Merceditas Siapuatco | Vice President | Profile | |
Mitchie Arcaina | Vice President, Head Of Organizational Change Management | Profile | |
Ma RausaChan | Senior Vice President, Corporate Secretary, Chief Governance Officer, Executive Director | Profile | |
Genaro Sanchez | Vice President - Head International Submarine Cable Network | Profile | |
Alfredo Carrera | First Vice President | Profile | |
Ricardo Rodriguez | Vice President - Head Organization, Policies, HR Analytics and Workforce Planning Support Services | Profile | |
John Yanez | First Vice President, Head for Product Management & Marketing | Profile | |
Gene Guzman | Vice President - Head Enterprise Complex Service Assurance Management | Profile | |
Oscar Reyes | Senior Vice President, Consumer Business Market Development Head | Profile | |
Marco Borlongan | First Vice President - Head Consumer Experience | Profile | |
June CabalRevilla | Senior Vice President, Financial Reporting and Controllership Head, Chief Sustainability Officer | Profile | |
Bernadette Salinas | First Vice President, BTO Process Innovation Head | Profile | |
Aileen Regio | First Vice President - Head Contracts Management and Governance/ Regulatory Operations | Profile | |
Gil Garcia | First Vice President - Head Revenue and Cash Assurance Management | Profile | |
Alona Dingle | Vice President and Head of Financial Reporting | Profile | |
Gina Ordonez | Chief People Officer, Senior Vice President | Profile | |
Arvin Siena | Vice President - Head Core Planning and Engineering | Profile | |
Jerameel Azurin | Vice President - Head of SME Marketing | Profile | |
Mary Paz | Senior Vice President, Chief Procurement Officer | Profile | |
Ma Tan | Vice President/Corporate Governance Enforcement Head And Officer-In-Charge Corporate Governance | Profile | |
Alexander Kibanoff | Vice President - Head Learning and Development | Profile | |
Luis Renon | First Vice President - Head of Internal Audit and Fraud Risk Management | Profile | |
Ma Guhit | First Vice President-Tax Management & Advocacy | Profile | |
Victor Tria | Vice President and Head of Corporate Business Solutions | Profile | |
Charles Lim | Executive Vice President | Profile | |
Monica Consing | Vice President Senior Business Transformation Office Executive | Profile | |
Elizabeth Andojar | Vice President - Enterprise Credit & Revenue Collection Management | Profile | |
Anna Sotto | Vice President | Profile | |
Gerardo Castro | Vice President - Head CX Area South Luzo | Profile | |
Annette Tirol | First Vice President-Head of Loyalty And Rewards Management | Profile | |
Danny Yu | CFO VP | Profile | |
Amado Valdez | Director | Profile | |
Junichi Igarashi | Non-Executive Director | Profile | |
Bernido Liu | Independent Director | Profile | |
Helen Dee | Non-Executive Director | Profile | |
Hideaki Ozaki | Director | Profile | |
Manuel Argel | Director, Representative director of Social Security System | Profile | |
Tony Caktiong | Director | Profile | |
Albert Rosario | Non-Executive Director | Profile | |
Emmanuel Dooc | Director | Profile | |
Tadashi Miyashita | Director | Profile | |
Artemio Panganiban | Lead Independent Director | Profile | |
Atsuhisa Shirai | Director | Profile | |
James Go | Non-Executive Director | Profile | |
Orlando Vea | Director and Chief Wireless Advisor of Smart | Profile | |
Juan Santos | Director | Profile | |
Marife Zamora | Non-Executive Director | Profile | |
Shigeki Hayashi | Non-Executive Director | Profile | |
Pedro Roxas | Independent Director | Profile | |
Ray Espinosa | Director, Regulatory Affairs and Policies Head | Profile | |
Aurora Ignacio | Non-Executive Director | Profile | |
Attorney VictorioAquino | Corporate VP | Profile | |
Abner Alberto | Vice President Corporate Services and Liability Management Insurance Head and Assistant Corporate Secretary | Profile | |
Christopher Almazan | Vice President/Head of Retail Innovation | Profile | |
Roy Anonuevo | Vice President-Home Business Operations & Services | Profile | |
Alferdo Carrera | First Vice President - Head Regulatory Support | Profile | |
Loreevi Mercado | Vice President - Head of Talent Management | Profile | |
Joseph Lebumfacil | Vice President Head Of Enterprise Resource Planning | Profile | |
Branden Dean | Vice President Head of IT Operations Support Systems and Automation Management | Profile | |
Anna Rodriguez | Vice President Head of Portfolio Value Management | Profile | |
Naoki Wakai | Director | Profile | |
John Palanca | Senior Development | Profile | |
Jude Turcuato | First Vice President - Head of Sports | Profile | |
Benjamin Causon | Vice President Gmm East Area Operations Management Head | Profile | |
Gary Kho | First Vice President Head of Digital Innovation | Profile | |
Kazuyuki Kozu | Director | Profile | |
Alfredo Panlilio | Chief Revenue Officer | Profile | |
Victorico Vargas | Head - Business Transformation Office | Profile | |
Victor Genuino | First Vice President Senior Bto Officer | Profile | |
Mario Tamayo | Senior Vice President Head of Technology Group and Concurrent Head of Network Planning and Engineering | Profile | |
Wilson Bobier | Vice President-Program, Resource & Integration Management | Profile | |
Angel Redoble | First Vice President Chief Information Security Officer | Profile | |
Serviliano Padiz | Vice President - Cost Valuation Head | Profile | |
Dianne Blanco | Vice President - Head of Consumer Credit & Accounts Management | Profile | |
Evert Miranda | Vice President Head of Product Management (Digital Services) | Profile | |
Ma Villarino | Vice President Enterprise Revenue Group 3 Head | Profile | |
Mary Carceller | First Vice President/Head Of Program Management - Chief Revenue Office | Profile | |
Raymond Racho | Vice President-Products And Billing Assurance | Profile | |
Regina Pineda | Vice Marketing | Profile | |
Marielle Rubio | Vice President Head of Program Management | Profile | |
Melvin Chan | Vice President Iot Business Development & Enterprise Innovations Head | Profile | |
Ruby Montoya | Vice Management | Profile | |
Mark Martinez | Vice President Revenue Contracts Head | Profile | |
Christopher Young | Chief Financial Advisor | Profile | |
Maria Sichon | Chief People and Cultural Officer | Profile | |
Jonston Ong | Vice President Senior BTO Executive | Profile | |
Luis Casas | Vice President-Alpha Relationship Management B | Profile | |
Jeanine Rubin | First Vice President Head - Customer Experience | Profile | |
Catherine YapYang | First Officer | Profile | |
Francis Bautista | Vice President - Financial Reporting Systems & Controls Head | Profile | |
Ma Consing | Vice President Senior Business Transformation Office Executive | Profile | |
Rona ErfeAringay | Vice Technology | Profile | |
Ma Siapuatco | Vice President - Head Treasury Operations and Support | Profile | |
Ser Layug | Vice President Luzon Project Management Head | Profile | |
Audrey Oliva | Vice President Head of Strategic Analytics | Profile | |
Cecille Alzona | Vice President - Head of Financial Planning | Profile | |
Roderick Santiago | First Vice President Deputy Network Head | Profile | |
Mary NadalWei | Vice President/Head of Strategic Partnerships and Corporate Development | Profile | |
Magdalene Tan | Vice President - Corporate Governance Enforcement Head | Profile | |
Leonard Gonzales | Vice President - Head of Property, Facilities and Security Management | Profile | |
Maria Amparo | First Vice President People Group Business Partnering Head | Profile | |
Milan Topacio | Vice President-Network Operations Center | Profile | |
Catherine Yang | First Vice President Group Corporate Communications Officer | Profile | |
Ramil Enriquez | Vice President Home Business & Consumer Analytics Head | Profile | |
Rai Jesus | Vice President IT Category Head | Profile | |
Ma Luque | Vice President - Head Financial and Revenue Audit | Profile | |
Ramon Isberto | Public Head | Profile | |
Armando Lim | Vice President - Area Head - Consumer Service Area-GMM North | Profile | |
Isaias Fermin | Head for Home Business Segment | Profile |
About PLDT Management Performance
The success or failure of an entity such as PLDT Inc ADR often depends on how effective the management is. PLDT management team is responsible for propelling the future growth in the right direction and administering and controlling the business activities and accounting for the results. Ineffective management usually contributes to failure in the company's future performance for all stakeholders equally, but most importantly, for investors. So it is important to measure the effectiveness of PLDT management before purchasing its stock. In many ways, it's all about finding the answer to one important question - Are they doing the right thing right now? How would we assess whether the PLDT management is utilizing all available resources in the best possible way? Also, how well is the company doing relative to others in its sector and the market as a whole? The answer can be found by analyzing a few important fundamental indicators such as return on assets and return on equity.
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Return On Tangible Assets | 0.05 | 0.06 | |
Return On Capital Employed | 0.1 | 0.12 | |
Return On Assets | 0.04 | 0.05 | |
Return On Equity | 0.25 | 0.17 |
The data published in PLDT's official financial statements usually reflect PLDT's business processes, product offerings, services, and other fundamental events. But there are other numbers, ratios, or fundamental indicators derived from these statements that are easier to understand and visualize within the underlying realities that drive quantitative information of PLDT Inc ADR. For example, before you start analyzing numbers published by PLDT accountants, it's critical to develop an understanding of what PLDT's liquidity, profitability, and earnings quality are in the context of the Wireless Telecommunication Services space in which it operates.
Please note, the presentation of PLDT's financial position, as portrayed in its financial statements, is often influenced by management's estimates, judgments, and sometimes even manipulations. In the best case, PLDT's management is honest, while the outside auditors are strict and uncompromising. Whatever the case, the imprecision that can be found in PLDT's accounting process means that the reasonable investor should take a skeptical approach toward the financial statement analysis of PLDT Inc ADR. Please utilize our Beneish M Score to check the likelihood of PLDT's management manipulating its earnings.
PLDT Workforce Analysis
Traditionally, organizations such as PLDT use manpower efficiency calculations for various incentive schemes, employee appraisal, or as an initiative to improve the processes. However, it can also be used by investors to make long-term investment decisions. The trends in the profit per employee or revenue per employee are measured by net income or revenue divided by the current number of full-time employees over a given time interval. Because workforce needs differ across sectors, these ratios could be used to compare PLDT within its industry.PLDT Manpower Efficiency
Return on PLDT Manpower
Revenue Per Employee | 13.5M | |
Revenue Per Executive | 1.2B | |
Net Income Per Employee | 1.7M | |
Net Income Per Executive | 145.7M |
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Is PLDT's industry expected to grow? Or is there an opportunity to expand the business' product line in the future? Factors like these will boost the valuation of PLDT. If investors know PLDT will grow in the future, the company's valuation will be higher. The financial industry is built on trying to define current growth potential and future valuation accurately. All the valuation information about PLDT listed above have to be considered, but the key to understanding future value is determining which factors weigh more heavily than others.
Quarterly Earnings Growth (0.12) | Dividend Share 95 | Earnings Share 2.14 | Revenue Per Share 976.381 | Quarterly Revenue Growth 0.045 |
The market value of PLDT Inc ADR is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of PLDT that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of PLDT's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is PLDT's true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because PLDT's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect PLDT's underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.
Please note, there is a significant difference between PLDT's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if PLDT is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, PLDT's price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.