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Sri Lankan (CSE) Beverage Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 10, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies5
  • 7D5.1%
  • 3M23.0%
  • 1Y54.4%
  • YTD14.4%

In the last week, the Beverage industry is up 3.3%, with Lion Brewery (Ceylon) up 13%. This means that the industry has gained 53% over the past year.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 10 Jun 2025LK₨657.7bLK₨627.6bLK₨53.7b12.4x12.3x1x
Thu, 08 May 2025LK₨575.3bLK₨565.7bLK₨51.0b11.2x11.3x1x
Sat, 05 Apr 2025LK₨549.1bLK₨565.7bLK₨51.0b10.8x10.8x1x
Mon, 03 Mar 2025LK₨557.9bLK₨565.7bLK₨51.0b10.8x10.9x1x
Wed, 29 Jan 2025LK₨582.7bLK₨550.4bLK₨45.9b12x12.7x1.1x
Fri, 27 Dec 2024LK₨556.5bLK₨550.4bLK₨45.9b12.1x12.1x1x
Sun, 24 Nov 2024LK₨463.9bLK₨550.4bLK₨45.9b9.8x10.1x0.8x
Tue, 22 Oct 2024LK₨412.2bLK₨530.8bLK₨41.9b9.7x9.8x0.8x
Thu, 19 Sep 2024LK₨375.6bLK₨530.8bLK₨41.9b9.1x9x0.7x
Sat, 17 Aug 2024LK₨392.0bLK₨534.2bLK₨41.9b9.3x9.4x0.7x
Mon, 15 Jul 2024LK₨398.2bLK₨518.2bLK₨39.4b10.3x10.1x0.8x
Wed, 12 Jun 2024LK₨426.0bLK₨570.7bLK₨39.4b10.9x10.8x0.7x
Fri, 10 May 2024LK₨420.3bLK₨514.3bLK₨36.5b11.9x11.5x0.8x
Sun, 07 Apr 2024LK₨389.4bLK₨514.3bLK₨36.5b10.5x10.7x0.8x
Tue, 05 Mar 2024LK₨371.2bLK₨514.3bLK₨36.5b10x10.2x0.7x
Thu, 01 Feb 2024LK₨358.6bLK₨511.8bLK₨40.3b10.1x8.9x0.7x
Sat, 30 Dec 2023LK₨368.9bLK₨508.9bLK₨39.3b9.8x9.4x0.7x
Mon, 27 Nov 2023LK₨351.4bLK₨508.9bLK₨39.3b10x8.9x0.7x
Wed, 25 Oct 2023LK₨358.4bLK₨512.9bLK₨46.3b8.8x7.7x0.7x
Fri, 22 Sep 2023LK₨366.1bLK₨512.9bLK₨46.3b7.8x7.9x0.7x
Sun, 20 Aug 2023LK₨329.2bLK₨512.9bLK₨46.3b6.6x7.1x0.6x
Tue, 18 Jul 2023LK₨310.7bLK₨503.9bLK₨51.0b7.4x6.1x0.6x
Thu, 15 Jun 2023LK₨288.1bLK₨691.5bLK₨51.0b7.1x5.7x0.4x
Sat, 13 May 2023LK₨261.6bLK₨475.9bLK₨51.7b6.7x5.1x0.5x
Mon, 10 Apr 2023LK₨269.5bLK₨475.9bLK₨51.7b6.7x5.2x0.6x
Wed, 08 Mar 2023LK₨268.0bLK₨475.9bLK₨51.7b6x5.2x0.6x
Fri, 03 Feb 2023LK₨230.4bLK₨440.7bLK₨44.4b5.4x5.2x0.5x
Sun, 01 Jan 2023LK₨213.3bLK₨431.9bLK₨45.6b5.4x4.7x0.5x
Tue, 29 Nov 2022LK₨205.6bLK₨424.6bLK₨43.2b5.9x4.8x0.5x
Thu, 27 Oct 2022LK₨207.4bLK₨361.5bLK₨37.2b7.5x5.6x0.6x
Sat, 24 Sep 2022LK₨236.1bLK₨361.5bLK₨37.2b7.4x6.3x0.7x
Mon, 22 Aug 2022LK₨215.6bLK₨361.5bLK₨37.2b6.7x5.8x0.6x
Wed, 20 Jul 2022LK₨185.6bLK₨315.3bLK₨27.3b7.7x6.8x0.6x
Fri, 17 Jun 2022LK₨190.2bLK₨342.1bLK₨26.5b8.2x7.2x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

7.2x


Total Market Cap: LK₨190.2bTotal Earnings: LK₨26.5bTotal Revenue: LK₨342.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Sri Lankan Beverage Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 8.4x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Sri Lankan Beverage industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 12.1x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 8.3x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 0.71x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.0x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Beverage industry have grown 27% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 22% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

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

LK Market3.04%
Consumer Staples3.38%
Beverage5.08%
Soft Drinks11.19%
Brewers9.18%
Distillers and Wine Makers1.69%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Soft Drinks industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 15.4x.
    • It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Distillers and Wine Makers industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 7.5x.
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?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
LION.N0000 Lion Brewery (Ceylon)LK₨1.47k13.4%
+LK₨14.0b		28.2%PE12.4x
CCS.N0000 Ceylon Cold StoresLK₨114.2511.2%
+LK₨10.9b		82.2%PE18.2x
DIST.N0000 Distilleries Company of Sri LankaLK₨45.004.2%
+LK₨8.3b		59.0%PE12.6x
BREW.N0000 Ceylon Beverage HoldingsLK₨2.65k1.2%
+LK₨645.4m		33.4%PE10.9x
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CCS.N0000

LK₨114.25

Ceylon Cold Stores

7D

11.2%

1Y

82.2%

BREW.N0000

LK₨2,653.75

Ceylon Beverage Holdings

7D

1.2%

1Y

33.4%

LION.N0000

LK₨1,474.75

Lion Brewery (Ceylon)

7D

13.4%

1Y

28.2%

DIST.N0000

LK₨45.00

Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka

7D

4.2%

1Y

59.0%

MELS.N0000

LK₨144.50

Melstacorp

7D

-1.2%

1Y

64.4%