The Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc. (PSE) reported a 27.6 percent increase in its net income for the first half of the year to P508.03 million from P398.02 million in the same period last year.
Operating revenues surged by 81.7 percent to P1.31 billion from P722.75 million, as trading-related revenues grew by 101.4 percent, mostly due to transaction fees from the Philippine Dealing System Holdings Corporation (PDS). Listing-related fees, on the other hand, went up by 12.6 percent on higher listing maintenance fees.
During the period, PSE had one initial public offering, two follow-on offerings, and six private placements, which raised P62.61 billion in capital. PDS, for its part, generated P137.45 billion from ten corporate debt issuances.
A 69.8 percent rise in total costs and expenses to P706.77 million and a 49.4 percent decrease in other income tempered gains in the company’s profit.
“While PDS has become one of our main revenue sources, we also expect to realize cost efficiencies when we have fully integrated PDS into PSE. We are looking at synergies in various technology platforms and shared services for select functions,” said PSE president and chief executive Ramon Monzon.
As of end-June 2025, PSE’s total ownership in PDS stood at 92.06 percent.
