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High Dividend-Paying Stocks in the Philippines (2012)

Here is an update to our article on the top stocks in the Philippines with the highest dividend payout in 2011. Last year, we wrote about companies traded on the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) that do not only provide income through price appreciation but also through dividend income.

As we have mentioned before, investors must also consider the dividends paid by companies when computing one’s potential income. Most newbie investors seem to be too concerned on capital appreciation that the dividend component of a stock is forgotten.

25 PSE firms still below minimum public ownership level

With just three weeks remaining until the deadline set by the Philippine Stock Exchange, twenty-five (25) publicly-listed firms remain in danger of being delisted from the local bourse for failing to meet the rule on minimum public ownership.

Back in June 2012, at least 27 companies have been reported to have not met the 10% public float requirement and were given until December 31, 2012 to comply. (See: PSE to delist 27 firms if 10% Public Float rule not met)

New all-time high for Philippine stocks (November 2012)

Buoyed by the country’s unexpected 7.1% GDP growth, Philippine stocks ended yesterday at another all-time high, closing at 5,633.72, up 0.85% from the previous day’s trading.

A new intra-day high of 5,636.33 was also recorded yesterday.

Alcorn Gold (APM) stock surges 300% in 2 weeks

How much did you earn from Alcorn Gold Resources (APM)?

In the past two weeks, this has been the common conversation topic among jockeys, tsupiteros, and speculative stock traders. True enough, if you were able to join the speculation bandwagon, your APM stock would have already given you huge profits.

During last Friday’s trading, APM closed at P0.075 — a 317% price increase in the past two weeks alone.

Coal Asia: Details of Initial Public Offering (IPO)

Coal Asia Holdings, Inc., parent company of the firm with the country’s second-largest coal reserves, is planning to raise up to P800 million through an initial public offering (IPO) before the end of the year.

The company will sell 800 million common shares — representing 20% of its total issued and outstanding stock — at an offer price of P1.00, also the share’s par value.

PSE to delist 27 firms if 10% Public Float rule not met

At least twenty-seven (27) publicly-listed firms, including San Miguel Brewery (SMB), Eton Properties Inc. (Eton), and First Metro Investment Corporation (FMIC), are facing possible trading suspension by next year, if they are unable to comply with the minimum public ownership requirement set by the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE).

Top Gainers and Losers – World Stock Market Index (2012 1H)

As Europe finds itself being stuck in bigger economic turmoil, investors are moving out of the Eurozone and dumping their money in emerging markets where risks are relatively lower but with yields that are more promising.

Benefiting from the outflow of investors’ cash in problem-laden North America and Europe are emerging markets such as Venezuela, Pakistan, Turkey, the Philippines, and Estonia whose stock markets posed the highest returns during the first six months of 2012.

Below is a complete list of the year-to-date performance of stock markets around the world.

Top 10 Best and Worst PSE index stocks (2011)

The year 2011 gave stock investors and stock traders a mix of highs and lows. The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi), for one, booked a modest year-on-year gain of only 4.07% for the entire year 2011. This was in stark contrast with the PSEi’s 1-year return of 37.60% in 2010 and 63.00% in 2009.

But then again, this slight uptick seems to hide the tumultuous fluctuations in stock prices that occurred in the past year. Today, the last trading day of the year, the PSEi closed at 4,371.96. Compare this with the PSEi’s lowest level of the year of 3,705.18 recorded on February 28, 2011 and its all-time high level of 4,563.65 registered on August 2, 2011.

The same whirlwind of prices was seen in several individual stocks traded on the local bourse. We have summarized below the best- and worst-performing stocks comprising the PSE index, in terms of 1-year gain (or loss) in 2011.