Ayala Corporation (AYALY) Stock

About Ayala Corporation

Ayala Corporation is a venerable, diversified conglomerate with operations spanning the Philippines and beyond, established in 1834 and based in Makati City. Its extensive portfolio includes a Real Estate and Hotels division that is responsible for developing, building, leasing, and selling residential and commercial properties, overseeing land assets, operating hospitality venues, cinemas, and theaters, and offering comprehensive construction and property management solutions. The Financial Services and Insurance segment delivers a broad range of services, including corporate, consumer, mortgage, leasing, and agricultural loans; deposit and cash management, asset management, online stock trading, foreign exchange and capital markets investments, corporate finance and consulting, investment banking, internet banking, and safety deposit facilities, in addition to life, non-life, pre-need, and reinsurance products. Through its Telecommunications segment, the company provides digital wireless, long-distance, broadband internet, wireline voice and data, and local exchange carrier services, alongside designing, developing, operating, administering, and managing various software applications and systems. The Water segment is tasked with managing, operating, repairing, decommissioning, and refurbishing essential infrastructure for water delivery, sewerage, sanitation, distribution networks, pipe infrastructure, and used water management. Its Industrial Technologies segment specializes in electronics manufacturing and the assembly and testing of power semiconductors. The Power segment is dedicated to generating electricity through both renewable and conventional technologies. Finally, the Automotive, Outsourcing, and Other Ventures segment encompasses the manufacturing, distribution, sales, repair, and servicing of passenger cars and commercial vehicles; allocates venture capital to technology enterprises; provides onshore and offshore outsourcing, air charter services, consultancy, agribusiness, education, human capital resource management, and healthcare services; and invests in property companies and diverse other projects.

Ayala Corporation is headquartered in PH.

Ayala Corporation (AYALY) stock trades at $7.93 with a market capitalization of $4.93B. The stock is valued at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 4.60, price-to-book of 0.55, price-to-sales of 0.84. Over the past 52 weeks the stock has ranged between $6.34 and $15.31, and currently trades 48.2% below its 52-week high. It pays a dividend yielding 4.04%.

On profitability, Ayala Corporation generates a return on equity (ROE) of 12.06%, above the typical market average, return on capital employed of 2.97%, an operating margin of 13.21%, a net profit margin of 18.02%.

Official website: www.ayala.com