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Sri Lankan (CSE) Distributors Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 17, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies6
  • 7D-1.0%
  • 3M33.3%
  • 1Y74.4%
  • YTDn/a

The Distributors is pretty flat in the last 7 days, but Eastern Merchants has stood out, gaining 15%. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 74% over the past 12 months.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 17 Feb 2026LK₨29.3bLK₨35.9bLK₨743.9m23.2x39.4x0.8x
Thu, 15 Jan 2026LK₨26.8bLK₨35.9bLK₨743.9m23.2x36x0.7x
Sat, 13 Dec 2025LK₨22.4bLK₨35.9bLK₨743.9m22.6x30.1x0.6x
Mon, 10 Nov 2025LK₨21.6bLK₨36.1bLK₨616.5m24.9x35.1x0.6x
Wed, 08 Oct 2025LK₨19.6bLK₨36.1bLK₨616.5m24.5x31.8x0.5x
Fri, 05 Sep 2025LK₨18.2bLK₨36.1bLK₨616.5m24.1x29.5x0.5x
Sun, 03 Aug 2025LK₨17.3bLK₨35.9bLK₨530.4m32.9x32.7x0.5x
Tue, 01 Jul 2025LK₨16.9bLK₨35.9bLK₨530.4m30.3x31.9x0.5x
Thu, 29 May 2025LK₨17.4bLK₨35.8bLK₨466.8m43.8x37.2x0.5x
Sat, 26 Apr 2025LK₨15.8bLK₨34.4bLK₨403.0m102.2x39.3x0.5x
Mon, 24 Mar 2025LK₨15.5bLK₨34.4bLK₨403.0m97.2x38.6x0.5x
Wed, 19 Feb 2025LK₨16.8bLK₨34.4bLK₨401.5m109.6x41.8x0.5x
Fri, 17 Jan 2025LK₨16.4bLK₨33.2bLK₨430.4m43.6x38.1x0.5x
Sun, 15 Dec 2024LK₨14.6bLK₨33.2bLK₨430.4m42.2x33.8x0.4x
Tue, 12 Nov 2024LK₨13.7bLK₨33.1bLK₨575.3m42.9x23.9x0.4x
Thu, 10 Oct 2024LK₨13.7bLK₨32.2bLK₨588.7m35.8x23.2x0.4x
Sat, 07 Sep 2024LK₨13.0bLK₨32.2bLK₨588.7m34x22.1x0.4x
Mon, 05 Aug 2024LK₨13.6bLK₨30.6bLK₨639.5m34.9x21.2x0.4x
Wed, 03 Jul 2024LK₨13.7bLK₨30.6bLK₨677.5m27.4x20.2x0.4x
Fri, 31 May 2024LK₨13.9bLK₨30.9bLK₨945.7m20.5x14.7x0.4x
Sun, 28 Apr 2024LK₨13.6bLK₨30.7bLK₨855.4m13.2x15.9x0.4x
Tue, 26 Mar 2024LK₨13.3bLK₨30.7bLK₨855.4m13x15.5x0.4x
Thu, 22 Feb 2024LK₨12.5bLK₨30.7bLK₨855.4m12.9x14.6x0.4x
Sat, 20 Jan 2024LK₨12.5bLK₨31.0bLK₨936.2m15x13.4x0.4x
Mon, 18 Dec 2023LK₨13.1bLK₨31.0bLK₨936.2m16.1x14x0.4x
Wed, 15 Nov 2023LK₨18.2bLK₨43.2bLK₨129.3m16.1x141x0.4x
Fri, 13 Oct 2023LK₨18.7bLK₨42.9bLK₨607.5m13.9x30.8x0.4x
Sun, 10 Sep 2023LK₨19.5bLK₨42.9bLK₨607.5m14.4x32.1x0.5x
Tue, 08 Aug 2023LK₨19.8bLK₨43.7bLK₨1.3b9.2x15x0.5x
Thu, 06 Jul 2023LK₨18.6bLK₨43.7bLK₨1.3b9x14.4x0.4x
Sat, 03 Jun 2023LK₨17.9bLK₨42.4bLK₨1.4b9.5x12.7x0.4x
Mon, 01 May 2023LK₨18.1bLK₨41.6bLK₨2.0b6x9.2x0.4x
Wed, 29 Mar 2023LK₨18.0bLK₨41.7bLK₨1.9b5.8x9.3x0.4x
Fri, 24 Feb 2023LK₨18.0bLK₨41.7bLK₨1.9b5.7x9.3x0.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

9.3x


Total Market Cap: LK₨18.0bTotal Earnings: LK₨1.9bTotal Revenue: LK₨41.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Sri Lankan Distributors Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 27.6x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Sri Lankan Distributors industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 39.4x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 27.6x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.47x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Distributors industry have declined 27% 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 Comparison

How does Sri Lankan Distributors compare with similar industries?

LK Market-0.10%
Consumer Discretionary-1.09%
Retail Distributors-0.96%
Distributors-0.96%
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
CTBL.N0000 Ceylon Tea BrokersLK₨13.9010.3%
+LK₨237.1m		95.8%PE48.3x
AUTO.N0000 AutodromeLK₨402.750.7%
+LK₨33.0m		209.8%PS9.5x

Latest News

CTBL.N0000
LK₨13.90
Ceylon Tea Brokers
7D
10.3%
1Y
95.8%
JKL.N0000
LK₨84.50
John Keells
7D
-0.8%
1Y
-0.6%
CWM.N0000
LK₨39.80
C. W. Mackie
7D
-4.3%
1Y
73.8%
EMER.N0000
LK₨15.90
Eastern Merchants
7D
-1.9%
1Y
98.8%
HUNT.N0000
LK₨1,450.25
Hunter
7D
-3.2%
1Y
99.8%
AUTO.N0000
LK₨402.75
Autodrome
7D
0.7%
1Y
209.8%