LT Group Inc. (LTG), the holding company of taipan Lucio Tan, reported a 4.9 percent improvement in consolidated net income to P26.67 billion for the first nine months of 2024 from P25.42 billion in the same period last year.
In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), the firm said its attributable consolidated net income increased three percent to P19.82 billion from P19.25 billion due to better operating results in all business segments except tobacco.
The banking segment’s net income of P15.06 billion increased by 11.4 percent compared to the same period last year, mainly due to higher net interest income recorded in the current period.
As a result, LTG’s share in net income from the Philippine National Bank was P8.44 billion in the current period, higher than P7.64 billion in 2023.
The net income of the distilled spirits segment (Tanduay Distillers) amounted to P1.5 billion in the first nine months of 2024, 25 percent higher than the 1.2 billion reported last year on the back of higher profits from the liquor segment due to increased sales volume and selling prices.
The beverage segment (Asia Brewery) posted a net income of P715 million, a 59.2 percent increase compared to the P449 million in the same period last year, largely due to higher sales volume in its major product lines.
The property development (Eton Properties Philippines) segment’s net income was P499 million, higher than the P347 million reported for the first three quarters of 2023 due to increased residential sales.
The tobacco segment’s net income of P7.94 billion was 12.4 percent lower than the P9.06 billion reported last year primarily due to lower equitized earnings from PMFTC resulting from decreased sales volume.
Equity in net earnings from Victorias Milling Corporation amounted to P277 million in the first nine months of 2024, slightly lower than 2023’s P285 million.
LTG’s consolidated revenues were 12.8 percent higher at P95.16 billion for the nine months ended Sept. 30, from the P84.33 billion last year, driven by improved revenues from the banking, distilled, beverage and property development segments.
Other income decreased from P5.77 billion in 2023 to P4.40 billion in 2024, due primarily to lower gains from the sale of ROPA (real and other properties acquired) by the banking segment.