MANILA, Philippines — Ayala Corp. is taking a $237.5 million stake in the Pun family’s Yoma Group, marking the largest Philippine conglomerate investment in Myanmar. Ayala said in a stock exchange filing on Thursday that the deal will give it 20 percent of the Myanmar conglomerate, which is comprised of two holding companies: Singapore-listed Yoma Strategic Holdings Ltd. (YSH) and M...
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DMCI Holdings, Inc. on Wednesday said it booked a net income of P2.8 billion in the third quarter, 47% higher year-on-year, which was attributed to “normalized coal operations” of Semirara Mining and Power Corp. (SMPC). In a statement, DMCI said core earnings in the third quarter went up 24% to P2.6 billion, excluding the P164-million non-recurring loss from the company’s shar...
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MEGAWORLD Corp. recorded an 11% rise in earnings in the third quarter, as it sustained growth across its business segments. In a regulatory filing, the listed property developer led by tycoon Andrew L. Tan said its attributable net income reached P4.49 billion in the July to September period, driven by a 15% increase in consolidated revenues to P16.4 billion. Expenses, on the other hand, grew 1...
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ARTHALAND Corp. has been given the second highest credit rating by a local debt watcher for its planned issuance of fixed-rate green bonds worth P3 billion. Philippine Rating Services Corp. (PhilRatings) said in a statement Wednesday its has awarded Arthaland a “PRS Aa minus” rating for its plan to issue ASEAN green bonds with a three-year shelf registration of up to P6 billion....
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AYALA CORP. (AC) saw a 7% increase in its earnings in the third quarter, driven by the sustained contributions of its banking and power units. AC said in a statement yesterday its net profit in the July to September period stood at P8.3 billion, bringing the nine-month attributable net income to P46.16 billion, almost double from P23.86 billion last year. Consolidated revenues in the nine mo...
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PROPERTY developer Century Properties Group (CPG) Inc. grew 81 percent to P1.2 billion, from last year’s P661 million as its diversification strategy to go into other developments started bearing fruit. Consolidated revenues rose to 36 percent to P9.8 billion, from P7.2 billion year on year. “CPG’s strong nine months’ performance is the result of management’s st...
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