Sri Lankan (CSE) Consumer Staples Sector Analysis

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the Sri Lankan Consumer Staples Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

Date	Market Cap	Revenue	Earnings	PE	Absolute PE	PS
Tue, 12 May 2026	LK₨2.3t	LK₨2.5t	LK₨168.3b	12.4x	13.5x	0.9x
Thu, 09 Apr 2026	LK₨2.1t	LK₨2.5t	LK₨168.1b	11.7x	12.7x	0.8x
Sat, 07 Mar 2026	LK₨2.2t	LK₨2.5t	LK₨176.3b	12.1x	12.2x	0.9x
Mon, 02 Feb 2026	LK₨2.2t	LK₨2.5t	LK₨181.7b	13.1x	12.3x	0.9x
Wed, 31 Dec 2025	LK₨2.2t	LK₨2.5t	LK₨181.7b	12.6x	12x	0.9x
Fri, 28 Nov 2025	LK₨2.2t	LK₨2.5t	LK₨181.8b	12.6x	12.2x	0.9x
Sun, 26 Oct 2025	LK₨2.3t	LK₨2.2t	LK₨229.0b	12.9x	10x	1x
Tue, 23 Sep 2025	LK₨2.1t	LK₨2.2t	LK₨229.0b	11.9x	9x	0.9x
Thu, 21 Aug 2025	LK₨2.0t	LK₨2.2t	LK₨228.8b	11.1x	8.9x	0.9x
Sat, 19 Jul 2025	LK₨1.8t	LK₨2.2t	LK₨221.0b	10.5x	8.2x	0.8x
Mon, 16 Jun 2025	LK₨1.7t	LK₨2.2t	LK₨221.5b	9.8x	7.9x	0.8x
Wed, 14 May 2025	LK₨1.6t	LK₨2.1t	LK₨183.4b	10.4x	8.8x	0.8x
Fri, 11 Apr 2025	LK₨1.5t	LK₨2.1t	LK₨183.9b	9.9x	8.3x	0.7x
Sun, 09 Mar 2025	LK₨1.5t	LK₨2.1t	LK₨183.9b	10x	8.2x	0.7x
Tue, 04 Feb 2025	LK₨1.6t	LK₨2.0t	LK₨184.6b	11.1x	8.7x	0.8x
Thu, 02 Jan 2025	LK₨1.5t	LK₨2.0t	LK₨184.5b	10.4x	8.2x	0.7x
Sat, 30 Nov 2024	LK₨1.3t	LK₨2.0t	LK₨184.5b	8.3x	7.1x	0.6x
Mon, 28 Oct 2024	LK₨1.2t	LK₨2.0t	LK₨144.5b	7.7x	8.5x	0.6x
Wed, 25 Sep 2024	LK₨1.2t	LK₨2.0t	LK₨144.3b	7.6x	8.1x	0.6x
Fri, 23 Aug 2024	LK₨1.2t	LK₨2.0t	LK₨144.1b	7.6x	8.1x	0.6x
Sun, 21 Jul 2024	LK₨1.2t	LK₨2.0t	LK₨135.0b	7.5x	8.8x	0.6x
Tue, 18 Jun 2024	LK₨1.2t	LK₨2.0t	LK₨135.0b	8.2x	9x	0.6x
Thu, 16 May 2024	LK₨1.2t	LK₨1.9t	LK₨126.2b	8.4x	9.7x	0.6x
Sat, 13 Apr 2024	LK₨1.2t	LK₨1.9t	LK₨124.8b	8.4x	9.3x	0.6x
Mon, 11 Mar 2024	LK₨1.1t	LK₨1.9t	LK₨123.1b	8.1x	9x	0.6x
Wed, 07 Feb 2024	LK₨1.1t	LK₨1.9t	LK₨100.2b	7.3x	10.5x	0.5x
Fri, 05 Jan 2024	LK₨1.1t	LK₨2.0t	LK₨109.2b	7.4x	10.3x	0.6x
Sun, 03 Dec 2023	LK₨1.1t	LK₨2.0t	LK₨97.9b	7.1x	11.3x	0.5x
Tue, 31 Oct 2023	LK₨1.1t	LK₨2.1t	LK₨115.5b	6.9x	9.7x	0.5x
Thu, 28 Sep 2023	LK₨1.1t	LK₨2.1t	LK₨115.7b	6.8x	9.9x	0.6x
Sat, 26 Aug 2023	LK₨1.1t	LK₨2.1t	LK₨122.1b	6.4x	9x	0.5x
Mon, 24 Jul 2023	LK₨1.1t	LK₨2.1t	LK₨152.9b	5.7x	7x	0.5x
Wed, 21 Jun 2023	LK₨971.8b	LK₨2.2t	LK₨152.3b	5.3x	6.4x	0.4x
Fri, 19 May 2023	LK₨947.4b	LK₨2.0t	LK₨207.9b	4.4x	4.6x	0.5x

Current Industry PE

Investors are optimistic on the Sri Lankan Consumer Staples industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.

The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 13.5x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 9.3x.

The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.69x.

Past Earnings Growth

The earnings for companies in the Consumer Staples industry have declined 6.8% per year over the last three years.
Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 9.2% per year.
This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Sri Lankan Consumer Staples sector?


LK Market	1.20%
Consumer Staples	0.72%
Food	1.48%
Tobacco	1.10%
Beverage	0.67%
Household Products	0%	0
Personal Products	0%	0
Food and Staples Retail	-1.59%

Industry PE

Investors are most optimistic about the Food and Staples Retail industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 17.2x.

It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.

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
MELS.N0000 Melstacorp	LK₨190.00	2.7% +LK₨5.8b	40.7%	PE12x
CCS.N0000 Ceylon Cold Stores	LK₨125.50	4.6% +LK₨5.2b	43.4%	PE19x
CTC.N0000 Ceylon Tobacco	LK₨1.82k	1.1% +LK₨3.7b	32.9%	PE11.7x
BUKI.N0000 Bukit Darah	LK₨966.75	2.6% +LK₨2.5b	34.3%	PE6.3x
LAMB.N0000 Kotmale Holdings	LK₨1.37k	5.6% +LK₨2.3b	208.5%	PE61.2x

New major risk - Share price stability

The company's share price has been highly volatile over the past 3 months. It is more volatile than 90% of Sri Lankan stocks, typically moving 11% a week. This is considered a major risk. Share price volatility increases the risk of potential losses in the short-term as the stock tends to have larger drops in price more frequently than other stocks. It may also indicate the stock is highly sensitive to market conditions or economic conditions rather than being sensitive to its own business performance, which may also be inconsistent. Currently, the following risks have been identified for the company: Major Risks Less than 1 year of cash runway based on free cash flow trend (-LK₨177m free cash flow). Share price has been highly volatile over the past 3 months (11% average weekly change). Negative equity (-LK₨67m). Earnings have declined by 26% per year over the past 5 years. Market cap is less than US$10m (LK₨1.05b market cap, or US$3.40m).

Sri Lankan (CSE) Consumer Staples Sector Analysis

Sector Valuation and Performance

Industry Trends

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Latest News

Price target increased by 8.0% to LK₨1,970

Ceylon Grain Elevators PLC, Annual General Meeting, May 27, 2026

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 21%

Dividend of LK₨4.60 announced

Third quarter 2026 earnings released: EPS: LK₨3.97 (vs LK₨4.09 in 3Q 2025)

Now 22% undervalued

New minor risk - Share price stability

Investor sentiment deteriorates as stock falls 17%

Investor sentiment deteriorates as stock falls 21%

Dividend of LK₨1.00 announced

Second quarter dividend of LK₨1.48 announced

New major risk - Share price stability

New minor risk - Dividend sustainability

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 19%

Upcoming dividend of LK₨4.75 per share

Upcoming dividend of LK₨5.75 per share