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Sri Lankan (CSE) Food Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 07, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies38
  • 7D-6.8%
  • 3M27.1%
  • 1Y54.6%
  • YTD3.0%

Over the last 7 days, the Food industry has dropped 6.8%, driven by Carson Cumberbatch declining 12%. In the past year, the industry has gained 55%.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 07 Feb 2025LK₨540.6bLK₨954.1bLK₨96.7b7.3x5.6x0.6x
Sun, 05 Jan 2025LK₨516.0bLK₨952.8bLK₨96.7b6.9x5.3x0.5x
Tue, 03 Dec 2024LK₨438.2bLK₨952.8bLK₨96.7b6.4x4.5x0.5x
Thu, 31 Oct 2024LK₨414.1bLK₨929.1bLK₨61.8b6.7x6.7x0.4x
Sat, 28 Sep 2024LK₨399.4bLK₨928.4bLK₨62.3b5.8x6.4x0.4x
Mon, 26 Aug 2024LK₨380.4bLK₨928.4bLK₨62.3b5.3x6.1x0.4x
Wed, 24 Jul 2024LK₨383.7bLK₨915.3bLK₨56.8b6.5x6.8x0.4x
Fri, 21 Jun 2024LK₨398.6bLK₨915.3bLK₨56.8b7x7x0.4x
Sun, 19 May 2024LK₨405.0bLK₨920.2bLK₨50.8b7.7x8x0.4x
Tue, 16 Apr 2024LK₨381.4bLK₨918.8bLK₨50.3b6.7x7.6x0.4x
Thu, 14 Mar 2024LK₨378.4bLK₨911.0bLK₨48.6b7.2x7.8x0.4x
Sat, 10 Feb 2024LK₨345.7bLK₨945.9bLK₨25.0b6.6x13.8x0.4x
Mon, 08 Jan 2024LK₨412.6bLK₨1.0tLK₨35.0b6.5x11.8x0.4x
Wed, 06 Dec 2023LK₨418.4bLK₨1.0tLK₨23.6b6.4x17.7x0.4x
Fri, 03 Nov 2023LK₨420.1bLK₨1.1tLK₨34.7b5.9x12.1x0.4x
Sun, 01 Oct 2023LK₨437.4bLK₨1.1tLK₨35.4b5.9x12.4x0.4x
Tue, 29 Aug 2023LK₨430.6bLK₨1.1tLK₨41.8b5.5x10.3x0.4x
Thu, 27 Jul 2023LK₨455.7bLK₨1.1tLK₨70.5b4.5x6.5x0.4x
Sat, 24 Jun 2023LK₨413.6bLK₨1.1tLK₨69.6b4.3x5.9x0.4x
Mon, 22 May 2023LK₨409.8bLK₨1.0tLK₨123.5b3.2x3.3x0.4x
Wed, 19 Apr 2023LK₨428.6bLK₨1.0tLK₨118.7b3.3x3.6x0.4x
Fri, 17 Mar 2023LK₨434.2bLK₨1.0tLK₨118.7b3.5x3.7x0.4x
Sun, 12 Feb 2023LK₨414.7bLK₨934.7bLK₨121.6b3.9x3.4x0.4x
Tue, 10 Jan 2023LK₨412.0bLK₨925.8bLK₨122.5b3.7x3.4x0.4x
Thu, 08 Dec 2022LK₨451.1bLK₨925.8bLK₨122.5b3.8x3.7x0.5x
Sat, 05 Nov 2022LK₨426.0bLK₨784.1bLK₨110.8b4.3x3.8x0.5x
Mon, 03 Oct 2022LK₨488.9bLK₨765.7bLK₨107.2b5.4x4.6x0.6x
Wed, 31 Aug 2022LK₨468.8bLK₨765.7bLK₨107.2b5.4x4.4x0.6x
Fri, 29 Jul 2022LK₨401.8bLK₨629.3bLK₨79.3b5.1x5.1x0.6x
Sun, 26 Jun 2022LK₨404.0bLK₨626.9bLK₨78.1b5.1x5.2x0.6x
Tue, 24 May 2022LK₨433.5bLK₨502.4bLK₨31.9b8.3x13.6x0.9x
Thu, 21 Apr 2022LK₨369.4bLK₨497.4bLK₨33.0b8x11.2x0.7x
Sat, 19 Mar 2022LK₨482.2bLK₨497.4bLK₨33.0b8.2x14.6x1x
Mon, 14 Feb 2022LK₨584.4bLK₨461.1bLK₨30.4b10.8x19.2x1.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

19.2x


Total Market Cap: LK₨584.4bTotal Earnings: LK₨30.4bTotal Revenue: LK₨461.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Sri Lankan Food Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 7.6x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Sri Lankan Food 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 5.6x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 7.6x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.50x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Food industry have grown 47% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 27% 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 Market-3.71%
Consumer Staples-3.43%
Food-6.82%
Packaged Foods and Meats-6.48%
Agricultural Products-7.42%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Agricultural Products industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 5.9x.
    • It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Packaged Foods and Meats industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 9.5x.
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
MFPE.N0000 Maharaja FoodsLK₨6.904.5%
+LK₨37.5m		n/aPE25x
TSML.N0000 Tea Smallholder FactoriesLK₨45.000.9%
+LK₨12.0m		11.1%PE23.9x
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