Philippine Stock: Manila Electric

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Company: Manila Electric Company

Bloomberg ticker: MER PM

Market cap: US$8,051m

Background: Manila Electric Company aka Meralco engages in the generation and distribution of electricity. The principal business of Meralco is the distribution and sale of electric energy through its distribution network facilities in its franchise area. The Company’s market is categorized into four classes namely, residential, commercial, industrial, and streetlights. Meralco sources the electricity it distributes from eight power suppliers including the Philippine Electricity Market Corporation.

World Class Benchmarking of Manila Electric Company

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• Profitable Growth rank of 1 was up compared to the prior period’s 2nd rank
• This is World Class performance compared to 280 large Utilities companies worldwide
• Profitability rank of 1 was better than its Growth rank of 4
• Profitability rank of 1 was up compared to the prior period’s 2nd rank
• This is World Class performance compared to peers
• Growth rank of 4 was up compared to the prior period’s 5th rank
• This is above average performance compared to peers