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Sri Lankan (CSE) Retail Distributors Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 30, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies6
  • 7D0.5%
  • 3M-3.8%
  • 1Y75.0%
  • YTD22.7%

Last week, the Retail Distributors industry hasn't moved much but Hunter is up 3.7% in that time. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 75% over the past 12 months.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 30 Apr 2026LK₨27.8bLK₨35.8bLK₨732.1m27.7x38x0.8x
Sat, 28 Mar 2026LK₨24.9bLK₨35.9bLK₨743.9m23.5x33.5x0.7x
Mon, 23 Feb 2026LK₨29.9bLK₨35.9bLK₨743.9m23.3x40.2x0.8x
Wed, 21 Jan 2026LK₨28.8bLK₨35.9bLK₨743.9m22.8x38.7x0.8x
Fri, 19 Dec 2025LK₨22.7bLK₨35.9bLK₨743.9m22.6x30.5x0.6x
Sun, 16 Nov 2025LK₨22.0bLK₨36.4bLK₨700.1m26x31.5x0.6x
Tue, 14 Oct 2025LK₨19.6bLK₨36.1bLK₨616.5m23.9x31.8x0.5x
Thu, 11 Sep 2025LK₨18.2bLK₨36.1bLK₨616.5m23.7x29.5x0.5x
Sat, 09 Aug 2025LK₨17.4bLK₨35.9bLK₨530.4m32.7x32.8x0.5x
Mon, 07 Jul 2025LK₨17.1bLK₨35.9bLK₨530.4m31.1x32.2x0.5x
Wed, 04 Jun 2025LK₨17.0bLK₨35.9bLK₨530.4m31.8x32x0.5x
Fri, 02 May 2025LK₨15.9bLK₨34.6bLK₨419.9m42x37.8x0.5x
Sun, 30 Mar 2025LK₨15.4bLK₨34.4bLK₨403.0m93.1x38.3x0.4x
Tue, 25 Feb 2025LK₨16.2bLK₨34.4bLK₨403.0m101.7x40.1x0.5x
Thu, 23 Jan 2025LK₨16.1bLK₨33.2bLK₨430.4m43.2x37.5x0.5x
Sat, 21 Dec 2024LK₨16.0bLK₨33.2bLK₨430.4m44.2x37.2x0.5x
Mon, 18 Nov 2024LK₨13.7bLK₨33.2bLK₨431.7m38.4x31.7x0.4x
Wed, 16 Oct 2024LK₨13.8bLK₨32.2bLK₨588.7m36.2x23.4x0.4x
Fri, 13 Sep 2024LK₨13.1bLK₨32.2bLK₨588.7m33.8x22.2x0.4x
Sun, 11 Aug 2024LK₨13.4bLK₨32.1bLK₨620.8m34.4x21.6x0.4x
Tue, 09 Jul 2024LK₨13.6bLK₨30.6bLK₨677.5m27x20.1x0.4x
Thu, 06 Jun 2024LK₨13.5bLK₨30.6bLK₨677.5m26.3x20x0.4x
Sat, 04 May 2024LK₨13.8bLK₨30.7bLK₨832.6m13.2x16.6x0.4x
Mon, 01 Apr 2024LK₨13.2bLK₨30.7bLK₨855.4m13x15.4x0.4x
Wed, 28 Feb 2024LK₨12.6bLK₨30.7bLK₨855.4m12.9x14.7x0.4x
Fri, 26 Jan 2024LK₨12.6bLK₨30.9bLK₨865.9m15.6x14.5x0.4x
Sun, 24 Dec 2023LK₨12.9bLK₨31.0bLK₨936.2m15.8x13.7x0.4x
Tue, 21 Nov 2023LK₨17.5bLK₨43.1bLK₨130.0m16.1x135x0.4x
Thu, 19 Oct 2023LK₨18.0bLK₨42.9bLK₨607.5m12.8x29.6x0.4x
Sat, 16 Sep 2023LK₨19.2bLK₨42.9bLK₨607.5m13.6x31.6x0.4x
Mon, 14 Aug 2023LK₨19.6bLK₨43.7bLK₨1.3b9.1x15x0.4x
Wed, 12 Jul 2023LK₨19.0bLK₨43.7bLK₨1.3b9.1x14.8x0.4x
Fri, 09 Jun 2023LK₨18.1bLK₨43.7bLK₨1.3b9.2x14x0.4x
Sun, 07 May 2023LK₨18.0bLK₨41.6bLK₨2.0b6x9.2x0.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

9.2x


Total Market Cap: LK₨18.0bTotal Earnings: LK₨2.0bTotal Revenue: LK₨41.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Sri Lankan Retail Distributors Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 29.4x202420252026
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 38.0x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 29.4x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.49x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Retail Distributors industry have declined 28% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 4.9% 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 Market0.025%
Consumer Discretionary-1.24%
Retail Distributors0.48%
Distributors0.48%
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
HUNT.N0000 HunterLK₨1.40k3.7%
+LK₨256.0m		92.8%PS1.2x
JKL.N0000 John KeellsLK₨84.702.5%
+LK₨127.7m		10.7%PE28x
AUTO.N0000 AutodromeLK₨338.502.7%
+LK₨108.0m		177.5%PS9.6x
EMER.N0000 Eastern MerchantsLK₨14.805.7%
+LK₨91.0m		105.6%PE34x

Latest News

AUTO.N0000
LK₨338.50
Autodrome
7D
2.7%
1Y
177.5%
CTBL.N0000
LK₨12.00
Ceylon Tea Brokers
7D
-3.2%
1Y
71.4%
JKL.N0000
LK₨84.70
John Keells
7D
2.5%
1Y
10.7%
CWM.N0000
LK₨41.40
C. W. Mackie
7D
-3.7%
1Y
88.6%
EMER.N0000
LK₨14.80
Eastern Merchants
7D
5.7%
1Y
105.6%
HUNT.N0000
LK₨1,400.00
Hunter
7D
3.7%
1Y
92.8%