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Sri Lankan (CSE) Specialty Stores Industry Analysis
UpdatedAug 31, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies4
- 7D7.0%
- 3M55.9%
- 1Y262.0%
- YTD128.9%
The Specialty Stores industry is up 7.0% in the last week, with United Motors Lanka up 9.6%. This means that the industry has gained 262% over the past year.
Industry Valuation and Performance
Has the Sri Lankan Specialty Stores Industry valuation changed over the past few years?
| Date | Market Cap | Revenue | Earnings | PE | Absolute PE | PS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, 31 Aug 2025 | LK₨55.8b | LK₨40.3b | LK₨3.2b | 18.7x | 17.5x | 1.4x |
| Tue, 29 Jul 2025 | LK₨56.4b | LK₨29.8b | LK₨2.4b | 19.6x | 23.8x | 1.9x |
| Thu, 26 Jun 2025 | LK₨36.0b | LK₨29.8b | LK₨2.4b | 11.1x | 15.2x | 1.2x |
| Sat, 24 May 2025 | LK₨33.4b | LK₨27.7b | LK₨2.3b | 10.3x | 14.7x | 1.2x |
| Mon, 21 Apr 2025 | LK₨26.5b | LK₨27.7b | LK₨2.4b | 8.4x | 11.2x | 1x |
| Wed, 19 Mar 2025 | LK₨25.1b | LK₨27.7b | LK₨2.4b | 8x | 10.6x | 0.9x |
| Fri, 14 Feb 2025 | LK₨26.8b | LK₨28.2b | LK₨1.8b | 9.2x | 15.3x | 0.9x |
| Sun, 12 Jan 2025 | LK₨26.6b | LK₨28.5b | LK₨1.7b | 8.6x | 15.6x | 0.9x |
| Tue, 10 Dec 2024 | LK₨20.6b | LK₨28.5b | LK₨1.7b | 6.6x | 12x | 0.7x |
| Thu, 07 Nov 2024 | LK₨16.4b | LK₨28.2b | LK₨1.4b | 5.8x | 11.5x | 0.6x |
| Sat, 05 Oct 2024 | LK₨15.4b | LK₨28.2b | LK₨1.4b | 5.6x | 10.9x | 0.5x |
| Mon, 02 Sep 2024 | LK₨20.3b | LK₨72.5b | LK₨1.1b | 4.8x | 18.8x | 0.3x |
| Wed, 31 Jul 2024 | LK₨21.6b | LK₨72.1b | LK₨954.4m | 10.2x | 22.6x | 0.3x |
| Fri, 28 Jun 2024 | LK₨23.2b | LK₨72.1b | LK₨954.4m | 10.4x | 24.3x | 0.3x |
| Sun, 26 May 2024 | LK₨22.3b | LK₨71.8b | LK₨745.1m | 12x | 29.9x | 0.3x |
| Tue, 23 Apr 2024 | LK₨18.9b | LK₨71.7b | LK₨660.3m | 12x | 28.7x | 0.3x |
| Thu, 21 Mar 2024 | LK₨18.5b | LK₨71.7b | LK₨660.3m | 12.2x | 28x | 0.3x |
| Sat, 17 Feb 2024 | LK₨17.3b | LK₨71.7b | LK₨660.3m | 11.1x | 26.2x | 0.2x |
| Mon, 15 Jan 2024 | LK₨17.2b | LK₨62.6b | -LK₨1,582,216,948.00 | 48.4x | -10.9x | 0.3x |
| Wed, 13 Dec 2023 | LK₨17.8b | LK₨62.6b | -LK₨1,582,216,948.00 | 50.6x | -11.2x | 0.3x |
| Fri, 10 Nov 2023 | LK₨19.3b | LK₨57.3b | -LK₨2,086,989,283.00 | 13x | -9.2x | 0.3x |
| Sun, 08 Oct 2023 | LK₨19.6b | LK₨57.3b | -LK₨2,086,989,283.00 | 13.2x | -9.4x | 0.3x |
| Tue, 05 Sep 2023 | LK₨19.2b | LK₨57.3b | -LK₨2,086,989,283.00 | 12.9x | -9.2x | 0.3x |
| Thu, 03 Aug 2023 | LK₨17.9b | LK₨56.5b | -LK₨1,689,085,096.00 | 16.4x | -10.6x | 0.3x |
| Sat, 01 Jul 2023 | LK₨16.3b | LK₨56.5b | -LK₨1,709,619,449.00 | 10.2x | -9.5x | 0.3x |
| Mon, 29 May 2023 | LK₨16.0b | LK₨58.3b | -LK₨3,350,926,813.00 | n/a | -4.8x | 0.3x |
| Wed, 26 Apr 2023 | LK₨16.6b | LK₨58.5b | -LK₨3,396,696,111.00 | n/a | -4.9x | 0.3x |
| Fri, 24 Mar 2023 | LK₨16.9b | LK₨58.5b | -LK₨3,396,696,111.00 | n/a | -5x | 0.3x |
| Sun, 19 Feb 2023 | LK₨17.0b | LK₨58.5b | -LK₨3,396,696,111.00 | n/a | -5x | 0.3x |
| Tue, 17 Jan 2023 | LK₨17.6b | LK₨59.0b | -LK₨638,363,165.00 | 9.4x | -27.6x | 0.3x |
| Thu, 15 Dec 2022 | LK₨18.5b | LK₨59.0b | -LK₨638,363,165.00 | 10.1x | -28.9x | 0.3x |
| Sat, 12 Nov 2022 | LK₨17.9b | LK₨59.7b | -LK₨391,488,041.00 | 21.5x | -45.6x | 0.3x |
| Mon, 10 Oct 2022 | LK₨19.2b | LK₨59.7b | -LK₨391,488,041.00 | 22.8x | -49.1x | 0.3x |
| Wed, 07 Sep 2022 | LK₨17.6b | LK₨59.7b | -LK₨391,488,041.00 | 20.4x | -45x | 0.3x |
Price to Earnings Ratio
-45x
Current Industry PE
- Investors are pessimistic on the Sri Lankan Specialty Retail industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
- The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 17.5x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of -0.60x.
- The 3-year average PS ratio of 0.52x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
- Total earnings for the Specialty Retail industry have gone up over the last three years and the industry is now profitable.
- Revenues have declined 12% per year.
- This means that less sales are being generated overall, but since the 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 | 2.17% | |
| Consumer Discretionary | 3.63% | |
| Specialty Stores | 6.97% | |
| Automotive Retail | 6.97% | |
| Apparel Retail | 0% | 0 |
Industry PE
- Investors are most optimistic about the Automotive Retail industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 13.2x.
- It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
- Investors are most pessimistic about the Automotive Retail industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 13.2x.
Forecasted GrowthThere is insufficient data on the sub-industries of this industry.
Top Stock Gainers and Losers
Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?
| Company | Last Price | 7D | 1Y | Valuation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UML.N0000 United Motors Lanka | LK₨203.25 | 9.6% +LK₨1.8b | 190.4% | PE35.8x | |
| RIL.N0000 R I L Property | LK₨29.00 | 4.7% +LK₨1.0b | 339.4% | PE14.1x | |
| SMOT.N0000 Sathosa Motors | LK₨989.00 | 8.2% +LK₨451.0m | 247.6% | PE23.3x | |
| COLO.N0000 C M Holdings | LK₨406.00 | 6.1% +LK₨357.2m | 351.6% | PE8.5x |