Sri Lankan (CSE) Retail Distributors Industry Analysis

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

Date	Market Cap	Revenue	Earnings	PE	Absolute PE	PS
Tue, 19 May 2026	LK₨28.5b	LK₨35.8b	LK₨715.7m	26.5x	39.8x	0.8x
Thu, 16 Apr 2026	LK₨26.8b	LK₨35.9b	LK₨740.5m	27.5x	36.2x	0.7x
Sat, 14 Mar 2026	LK₨27.0b	LK₨35.9b	LK₨743.9m	23.3x	36.4x	0.8x
Mon, 09 Feb 2026	LK₨30.3b	LK₨35.9b	LK₨743.9m	23.3x	40.7x	0.8x
Wed, 07 Jan 2026	LK₨23.2b	LK₨35.9b	LK₨743.9m	22.8x	31.2x	0.6x
Fri, 05 Dec 2025	LK₨21.5b	LK₨35.9b	LK₨743.9m	22.4x	28.9x	0.6x
Sun, 02 Nov 2025	LK₨22.9b	LK₨36.1b	LK₨616.5m	26.9x	37.2x	0.6x
Tue, 30 Sep 2025	LK₨19.0b	LK₨36.1b	LK₨616.5m	24.8x	30.9x	0.5x
Thu, 28 Aug 2025	LK₨18.3b	LK₨36.1b	LK₨616.5m	24.4x	29.7x	0.5x
Sat, 26 Jul 2025	LK₨17.3b	LK₨35.9b	LK₨530.4m	32.5x	32.6x	0.5x
Mon, 23 Jun 2025	LK₨17.1b	LK₨35.9b	LK₨530.4m	31x	32.2x	0.5x
Wed, 21 May 2025	LK₨16.3b	LK₨34.6b	LK₨419.9m	41.2x	38.7x	0.5x
Fri, 18 Apr 2025	LK₨15.7b	LK₨34.4b	LK₨403.0m	93.5x	38.9x	0.5x
Sun, 16 Mar 2025	LK₨15.6b	LK₨34.4b	LK₨403.0m	97.4x	38.6x	0.5x
Tue, 11 Feb 2025	LK₨16.8b	LK₨33.3b	LK₨488.5m	45.6x	34.3x	0.5x
Thu, 09 Jan 2025	LK₨16.3b	LK₨33.2b	LK₨430.4m	44.1x	37.8x	0.5x
Sat, 07 Dec 2024	LK₨14.1b	LK₨33.2b	LK₨430.4m	41.1x	32.9x	0.4x
Mon, 04 Nov 2024	LK₨13.8b	LK₨33.1b	LK₨569.4m	42.9x	24.2x	0.4x
Wed, 02 Oct 2024	LK₨13.6b	LK₨32.2b	LK₨588.7m	35.4x	23.1x	0.4x
Fri, 30 Aug 2024	LK₨13.1b	LK₨32.2b	LK₨588.7m	32.9x	22.2x	0.4x
Sun, 28 Jul 2024	LK₨13.7b	LK₨30.7b	LK₨673.9m	27x	20.3x	0.4x
Tue, 25 Jun 2024	LK₨13.9b	LK₨30.6b	LK₨677.5m	27x	20.4x	0.5x
Thu, 23 May 2024	LK₨13.9b	LK₨30.7b	LK₨754.9m	13.2x	18.5x	0.5x
Sat, 20 Apr 2024	LK₨13.5b	LK₨30.7b	LK₨855.4m	13.8x	15.7x	0.4x
Mon, 18 Mar 2024	LK₨13.7b	LK₨30.7b	LK₨855.4m	13.7x	16x	0.4x
Wed, 14 Feb 2024	LK₨12.5b	LK₨30.9b	LK₨846.1m	15.3x	14.8x	0.4x
Fri, 12 Jan 2024	LK₨12.8b	LK₨31.0b	LK₨936.2m	15.8x	13.6x	0.4x
Sun, 10 Dec 2023	LK₨13.1b	LK₨31.0b	LK₨936.2m	16x	14x	0.4x
Tue, 07 Nov 2023	LK₨18.2b	LK₨43.5b	LK₨366.4m	13.6x	49.7x	0.4x
Thu, 05 Oct 2023	LK₨19.2b	LK₨42.9b	LK₨607.5m	13.5x	31.6x	0.4x
Sat, 02 Sep 2023	LK₨19.4b	LK₨42.9b	LK₨607.5m	13.4x	31.9x	0.5x
Mon, 31 Jul 2023	LK₨20.3b	LK₨43.7b	LK₨1.3b	9.3x	15.5x	0.5x
Wed, 28 Jun 2023	LK₨18.3b	LK₨43.7b	LK₨1.3b	9.4x	14.2x	0.4x
Fri, 26 May 2023	LK₨17.7b	LK₨41.6b	LK₨2.0b	5.9x	8.7x	0.4x

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 40.9x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 29.8x.

The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.50x.

Past Earnings Growth

The earnings for companies in the Retail Distributors industry have declined 29% 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 Market	-2.96%
Consumer Discretionary	-4.89%
Retail Distributors	2.31%
Distributors	2.31%

Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

	Company	Last Price	7D	1Y	Valuation
	HUNT.N0000 Hunter	LK₨1.59k	17.5% +LK₨1.2b	122.7%	PS1.3x

Company

Last Price

Valuation

HUNT.N0000 Hunter

LK₨1.59k

17.5%
+LK₨1.2b

122.7%

PS1.3x

New major risk - Dividend sustainability

The dividend is not well covered by earnings and cash flows. Payout ratio: 135% The company is paying a dividend despite having no free cash flows. Dividend yield: 5.7% This is considered a major risk. Companies that pay out too much of their earnings and cash flows are at risk of having to reduce or cut their dividend in future. If earnings or cash flows stagnate or fall, then there may not be enough to maintain the same dividend. Or in extreme cases, companies may opt to dig into capital reserves or take on debt to maintain the dividend. For dividend paying companies, any reduction in the dividend can significantly impact the share price. Currently, the following risks have been identified for the company: Major Risks Interest payments are not well covered by earnings (2.2x net interest cover). Share price has been highly volatile over the past 3 months (12% average weekly change). Dividend is not well covered by earnings and cash flows. Payout ratio: 135% Paying a dividend despite having no free cash flows. Market cap is less than US$10m (LK₨1.93b market cap, or US$6.13m). Minor Risk Revenue is less than US$5m (LK₨1.4b revenue, or US$4.4m).

Sri Lankan (CSE) Retail Distributors Industry Analysis

Industry Valuation and Performance

Industry Trends

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Latest News

New minor risk - Share price stability

Full year 2026 earnings released: LK₨2.57 loss per share (vs LK₨2.49 profit in FY 2025)

New major risk - Dividend sustainability

Second quarter dividend of LK₨0.45 announced

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 42%

New minor risk - Share price stability