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Sri Lankan (CSE) Retail Distributors Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 01, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies6
  • 7D0.6%
  • 3M13.3%
  • 1Y38.1%
  • YTD35.6%

Over the last 7 days, the Retail Distributors industry has risen 3.6%, driven by gains in John Keells and Hunter of 4.2% and 3.3%, respectively. Meanwhile, Autodrome actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 14% in the last week. This means that the industry has gained 37% over the past year.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Sri Lankan Retail Distributors Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 01 Jan 2026LK₨22.3bLK₨35.9bLK₨743.9m23.5x30x0.6x
Sat, 29 Nov 2025LK₨22.5bLK₨35.9bLK₨743.9m22.6x30.2x0.6x
Mon, 27 Oct 2025LK₨23.4bLK₨36.1bLK₨616.5m24.6x37.9x0.6x
Wed, 24 Sep 2025LK₨19.0bLK₨36.1bLK₨616.5m24.3x30.8x0.5x
Fri, 22 Aug 2025LK₨17.7bLK₨36.1bLK₨616.5m22.7x28.8x0.5x
Sun, 20 Jul 2025LK₨17.3bLK₨35.9bLK₨530.4m32x32.5x0.5x
Tue, 17 Jun 2025LK₨17.2bLK₨35.9bLK₨530.4m31.2x32.4x0.5x
Thu, 15 May 2025LK₨16.1bLK₨34.6bLK₨419.9m42.1x38.4x0.5x
Sat, 12 Apr 2025LK₨15.5bLK₨34.4bLK₨403.0m93.4x38.5x0.5x
Mon, 10 Mar 2025LK₨15.6bLK₨34.4bLK₨403.0m98.3x38.7x0.5x
Wed, 05 Feb 2025LK₨16.7bLK₨33.3bLK₨488.5m46.6x34.1x0.5x
Fri, 03 Jan 2025LK₨16.5bLK₨33.2bLK₨430.4m44x38.3x0.5x
Sun, 01 Dec 2024LK₨13.9bLK₨33.2bLK₨430.4m38.7x32.2x0.4x
Tue, 29 Oct 2024LK₨13.7bLK₨32.2bLK₨588.7m36.5x23.4x0.4x
Thu, 26 Sep 2024LK₨13.3bLK₨32.2bLK₨588.7m33.4x22.6x0.4x
Sat, 24 Aug 2024LK₨13.2bLK₨32.2bLK₨588.7m33.4x22.5x0.4x
Mon, 22 Jul 2024LK₨13.7bLK₨30.6bLK₨677.5m27.5x20.3x0.4x
Wed, 19 Jun 2024LK₨13.7bLK₨30.6bLK₨677.5m27.2x20.2x0.4x
Fri, 17 May 2024LK₨14.0bLK₨30.7bLK₨832.6m13.5x16.8x0.5x
Sun, 14 Apr 2024LK₨13.5bLK₨30.7bLK₨855.4m13.8x15.8x0.4x
Tue, 12 Mar 2024LK₨13.3bLK₨30.7bLK₨855.4m12.9x15.6x0.4x
Thu, 08 Feb 2024LK₨12.6bLK₨30.9bLK₨846.1m15.3x14.9x0.4x
Sat, 06 Jan 2024LK₨12.9bLK₨31.0bLK₨936.2m15.8x13.8x0.4x
Mon, 04 Dec 2023LK₨13.2bLK₨31.0bLK₨936.2m15.8x14.1x0.4x
Wed, 01 Nov 2023LK₨18.1bLK₨42.9bLK₨598.9m13.1x30.2x0.4x
Fri, 29 Sep 2023LK₨19.3bLK₨42.9bLK₨607.5m13.9x31.7x0.4x
Sun, 27 Aug 2023LK₨19.5bLK₨42.9bLK₨607.5m13.8x32.2x0.5x
Tue, 25 Jul 2023LK₨20.9bLK₨43.7bLK₨1.3b9.3x16.2x0.5x
Thu, 22 Jun 2023LK₨18.1bLK₨43.7bLK₨1.3b9.2x14.1x0.4x
Sat, 20 May 2023LK₨18.0bLK₨41.6bLK₨2.0b5.9x9.2x0.4x
Mon, 17 Apr 2023LK₨18.3bLK₨41.7bLK₨1.9b5.8x9.4x0.4x
Wed, 15 Mar 2023LK₨18.2bLK₨41.7bLK₨1.9b5.6x9.3x0.4x
Fri, 10 Feb 2023LK₨18.2bLK₨43.4bLK₨3.1b5.4x5.9x0.4x
Sun, 08 Jan 2023LK₨18.0bLK₨41.2bLK₨3.1b6.6x5.9x0.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

5.9x


Total Market Cap: LK₨18.0bTotal Earnings: LK₨3.1bTotal Revenue: LK₨41.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Sri Lankan Retail Distributors Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 26.3x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Sri Lankan Retail Distributors industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 29.9x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 26.2x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.46x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Retail Distributors industry have declined 38% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 4.5% per year.
  • This means overall sales from these companies are declining and profits are subsequently falling as well.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Sri Lankan Consumer Discretionary industry?

LK Market2.18%
Consumer Discretionary3.08%
Retail Distributors0.63%
Distributors0.63%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
JKL.N0000 John KeellsLK₨85.004.2%
+LK₨206.7m		0.2%PE23.5x
HUNT.N0000 HunterLK₨1.24k3.3%
+LK₨205.8m		73.9%PS1.1x
CWM.N0000 C. W. MackieLK₨151.251.2%
+LK₨63.0m		43.0%PE10.6x
EMER.N0000 Eastern MerchantsLK₨10.703.9%
+LK₨45.2m		23.0%PS0.4x
CTBL.N0000 Ceylon Tea BrokersLK₨8.901.1%
+LK₨18.2m		64.8%PE30.9x

Latest News

CWM.N0000
LK₨151.25
C. W. Mackie
7D
1.2%
1Y
43.0%
CTBL.N0000
LK₨8.90
Ceylon Tea Brokers
7D
1.1%
1Y
64.8%
HUNT.N0000
LK₨1,240.00
Hunter
7D
3.3%
1Y
73.9%
EMER.N0000
LK₨10.70
Eastern Merchants
7D
3.9%
1Y
23.0%
JKL.N0000
LK₨85.00
John Keells
7D
4.2%
1Y
0.2%
AUTO.N0000
LK₨210.00
Autodrome
7D
-13.7%
1Y
59.7%