Although officials acknowledge the rising interest rate environment is a tough challenge, consumer finance provider Home Credit Philippines is confident of adding some 70,000 more clients this year and lift its customer base to 10 million from or less 9.3 million at the moment.
Unrealized losses arising from valuation adjustments of its foreign currency-denominated long-term debt helped the conglomerate San Miguel Corp. to report its 2022 income falling 44 percent to only P26.76 billion from P48.15 billion in 2021.
Fast food giant Jollibee Foods Corp. on Thursday reported net income last year rising 26 percent to P7.55 billion from previous year’s P5.5 billion, despite weaker fourth-quarter profits.
Converge ICT Solutions Inc. on Thursday reported net income falling 33 percent in the fourth quarter last year due to "poor quality" of subscribers acquisition and higher financing and operating costs.