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
Wed, 02 Sep 2026	LK₨26.0b	LK₨35.8b	LK₨697.1m	28.6x	37.3x	0.7x
Mon, 20 Jul 2026	LK₨26.6b	LK₨36.2b	LK₨677.1m	27.7x	39.3x	0.7x
Wed, 17 Jun 2026	LK₨27.4b	LK₨36.2b	LK₨677.1m	27.7x	40.5x	0.8x
Fri, 15 May 2026	LK₨27.6b	LK₨35.8b	LK₨715.7m	27x	38.6x	0.8x
Sun, 12 Apr 2026	LK₨25.9b	LK₨35.9b	LK₨740.5m	27.5x	35x	0.7x
Tue, 10 Mar 2026	LK₨27.7b	LK₨35.9b	LK₨743.9m	22.5x	37.3x	0.8x
Thu, 05 Feb 2026	LK₨29.9b	LK₨35.9b	LK₨743.9m	23.2x	40.2x	0.8x
Sat, 03 Jan 2026	LK₨22.7b	LK₨35.9b	LK₨743.9m	23.3x	30.5x	0.6x
Mon, 01 Dec 2025	LK₨22.5b	LK₨35.9b	LK₨743.9m	22.6x	30.2x	0.6x
Wed, 29 Oct 2025	LK₨22.5b	LK₨36.1b	LK₨616.5m	25.1x	36.4x	0.6x
Fri, 26 Sep 2025	LK₨19.0b	LK₨36.1b	LK₨616.5m	24.4x	30.7x	0.5x
Sun, 24 Aug 2025	LK₨17.7b	LK₨36.1b	LK₨616.5m	23.5x	28.7x	0.5x
Tue, 22 Jul 2025	LK₨17.3b	LK₨35.9b	LK₨530.4m	31.8x	32.6x	0.5x
Thu, 19 Jun 2025	LK₨17.2b	LK₨35.9b	LK₨530.4m	31.3x	32.5x	0.5x
Sat, 17 May 2025	LK₨16.0b	LK₨34.6b	LK₨419.9m	41.1x	38.1x	0.5x
Mon, 14 Apr 2025	LK₨15.5b	LK₨34.4b	LK₨403.0m	93.4x	38.5x	0.5x
Wed, 12 Mar 2025	LK₨15.7b	LK₨34.4b	LK₨403.0m	98.3x	39x	0.5x
Fri, 07 Feb 2025	LK₨16.6b	LK₨33.3b	LK₨488.5m	44.8x	33.9x	0.5x
Sun, 05 Jan 2025	LK₨15.9b	LK₨33.2b	LK₨430.4m	42.7x	37x	0.5x
Tue, 03 Dec 2024	LK₨13.9b	LK₨33.2b	LK₨430.4m	38.8x	32.3x	0.4x
Thu, 31 Oct 2024	LK₨13.8b	LK₨32.2b	LK₨588.7m	36.7x	23.5x	0.4x
Sat, 28 Sep 2024	LK₨13.3b	LK₨32.2b	LK₨588.7m	32.8x	22.6x	0.4x
Mon, 26 Aug 2024	LK₨13.2b	LK₨32.2b	LK₨588.7m	33.4x	22.5x	0.4x
Wed, 24 Jul 2024	LK₨13.6b	LK₨30.6b	LK₨677.5m	27x	20x	0.4x
Fri, 21 Jun 2024	LK₨13.8b	LK₨30.6b	LK₨677.5m	27x	20.3x	0.4x
Sun, 19 May 2024	LK₨14.0b	LK₨30.7b	LK₨832.6m	13.5x	16.8x	0.5x
Tue, 16 Apr 2024	LK₨13.3b	LK₨30.7b	LK₨855.4m	13.8x	15.6x	0.4x
Thu, 14 Mar 2024	LK₨13.4b	LK₨30.7b	LK₨855.4m	12.9x	15.7x	0.4x
Sat, 10 Feb 2024	LK₨12.5b	LK₨30.9b	LK₨846.1m	15.3x	14.8x	0.4x
Mon, 08 Jan 2024	LK₨12.9b	LK₨31.0b	LK₨936.2m	15.8x	13.8x	0.4x
Wed, 06 Dec 2023	LK₨13.1b	LK₨31.0b	LK₨936.2m	16x	14x	0.4x
Fri, 03 Nov 2023	LK₨18.2b	LK₨42.9b	LK₨598.9m	13.6x	30.5x	0.4x
Sun, 01 Oct 2023	LK₨19.3b	LK₨42.9b	LK₨607.5m	13.9x	31.7x	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 37.1x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 32.0x.

The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.53x.

Past Earnings Growth

The earnings for companies in the Retail Distributors industry have grown 4.7% per year over the last three years.
Meanwhile revenues for these companies have declined 5.8% per year.
This means that less sales are being generated overall, but since cost of doing business is lower, profits have been increasing.

Industry Trends

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


LK Market	0.32%
Consumer Discretionary	0.95%
Retail Distributors	-0.031%
Distributors	-0.031%

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
	JKL.N0000 John Keells	LK₨80.70	3.5% +LK₨164.2m	-4.2%	PE43.9x
	CTBL.N0000 Ceylon Tea Brokers	LK₨10.90	4.8% +LK₨91.2m	29.8%	PE13.3x

Company

Last Price

Valuation

JKL.N0000 John Keells

LK₨80.70

3.5%
+LK₨164.2m

-4.2%

PE43.9x

CTBL.N0000 Ceylon Tea Brokers

LK₨10.90

4.8%
+LK₨91.2m

29.8%

PE13.3x

C. W. Mackie plc Announces Appointment of Asoka Indrasiri Piyadigama to Director, Effective August 1, 2026

C. W. MACKIE PLC had unanimously approved the appointment of Mr. Asoka Indrasiri Piyadigama as a Director effective August 1, 2026. Mr. Asoka Piyadigama, FCA (SL), CPA (Australia), is a distinguished finance and business leader with over 20 years of executive experience across Sri Lanka and Australia. He brings extensive expertise in corporate finance, financial strategy, commercial leadership, treasury, governance, enterprise risk management, and business transformation, developed through senior leadership roles in listed companies, multinational organizations, and diversified business groups. He has held several key executive positions, including Chief Executive Officer of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka and Chief Financial Officer of leading listed conglomerates. During his career, he has successfully led finance functions with full P&L responsibility, strategic planning, capital allocation, mergers and acquisitions, business performance management, funding and treasury operations, regulatory compliance, and organizational transformation. He has consistently partnered with Boards and executive leadership teams to drive sustainable growth, enhance shareholder value, strengthen governance, and improve operational performance. Mr. Piyadigama currently serves as an Independent Non-Executive Director of York Arcade Holdings PLC, C.M. Holdings PLC, and ACME Printing and Packaging PLC. He also serves on the Audit, Related Party Transactions Review, Remuneration, and Nominations & Governance Committees within the CFLB Group. In addition, as a Finance Consultant, he provides strategic finance advisory services to international business operations of a BPO. Mr. Piyadigama is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (FCA (SL)) and a Member of CPA Australia.

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Latest News

Ceylon Tea Brokers PLC, Annual General Meeting, Sep 30, 2026

First quarter 2027 earnings released: LK₨0.82 loss per share (vs LK₨0.16 loss in 1Q 2026)

C. W. Mackie plc Announces Appointment of Asoka Indrasiri Piyadigama to Director, Effective August 1, 2026

Full year 2026 earnings released: EPS: LK₨2.09 (vs LK₨2.80 in FY 2025)