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Sri Lankan (CSE) Food Retail Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 22, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies2
  • 7D0.8%
  • 3M10.5%
  • 1Y30.6%
  • YTDn/a

In the last week, Food Retail has been flat. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 31% in that time.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 22 Feb 2025LK₨182.5bLK₨474.3bLK₨12.1b14.9x15.1x0.4x
Mon, 20 Jan 2025LK₨180.1bLK₨464.0bLK₨11.4b15.7x15.9x0.4x
Wed, 18 Dec 2024LK₨166.9bLK₨464.0bLK₨11.4b14.5x14.7x0.4x
Fri, 15 Nov 2024LK₨165.4bLK₨464.0bLK₨11.4b14.4x14.6x0.4x
Sun, 13 Oct 2024LK₨159.2bLK₨454.1bLK₨10.7b14.8x14.9x0.4x
Tue, 10 Sep 2024LK₨150.7bLK₨454.1bLK₨10.7b13.9x14.1x0.3x
Thu, 08 Aug 2024LK₨152.8bLK₨447.7bLK₨10.2b14.7x14.9x0.3x
Sat, 06 Jul 2024LK₨155.0bLK₨447.7bLK₨10.2b14.9x15.1x0.3x
Mon, 03 Jun 2024LK₨153.0bLK₨436.1bLK₨9.9b15.1x15.4x0.4x
Wed, 01 May 2024LK₨146.2bLK₨436.1bLK₨9.9b14.3x14.7x0.3x
Fri, 29 Mar 2024LK₨145.5bLK₨436.1bLK₨9.9b14.4x14.6x0.3x
Sun, 25 Feb 2024LK₨139.7bLK₨436.1bLK₨9.9b13.9x14.1x0.3x
Tue, 23 Jan 2024LK₨140.7bLK₨422.4bLK₨9.3b15x15.1x0.3x
Thu, 21 Dec 2023LK₨141.3bLK₨422.4bLK₨9.3b15x15.2x0.3x
Sat, 18 Nov 2023LK₨152.0bLK₨422.4bLK₨9.3b15.9x16.3x0.4x
Mon, 16 Oct 2023LK₨141.3bLK₨409.5bLK₨8.4b16.4x16.8x0.3x
Wed, 13 Sep 2023LK₨129.0bLK₨409.5bLK₨8.4b15.2x15.3x0.3x
Fri, 11 Aug 2023LK₨125.0bLK₨409.5bLK₨8.4b15.1x14.9x0.3x
Sun, 09 Jul 2023LK₨102.8bLK₨391.9bLK₨8.8b11.5x11.7x0.3x
Tue, 06 Jun 2023LK₨100.1bLK₨391.9bLK₨8.8b11.2x11.3x0.3x
Thu, 04 May 2023LK₨98.1bLK₨376.2bLK₨8.9b11x11x0.3x
Sat, 01 Apr 2023LK₨96.3bLK₨376.2bLK₨8.9b10.8x10.8x0.3x
Mon, 27 Feb 2023LK₨93.4bLK₨376.2bLK₨8.9b10.5x10.5x0.2x
Wed, 25 Jan 2023LK₨91.9bLK₨351.1bLK₨9.4b10x9.8x0.3x
Fri, 23 Dec 2022LK₨96.9bLK₨351.1bLK₨9.4b10.4x10.3x0.3x
Sun, 20 Nov 2022LK₨88.4bLK₨351.1bLK₨9.4b9.6x9.4x0.3x
Tue, 18 Oct 2022LK₨86.4bLK₨310.7bLK₨9.1b9.6x9.5x0.3x
Thu, 15 Sep 2022LK₨92.3bLK₨310.7bLK₨9.1b10.2x10.2x0.3x
Sat, 13 Aug 2022LK₨74.2bLK₨310.7bLK₨9.1b8.2x8.2x0.2x
Mon, 11 Jul 2022LK₨69.6bLK₨273.6bLK₨7.4b9.7x9.4x0.3x
Wed, 08 Jun 2022LK₨73.5bLK₨273.6bLK₨7.4b10.2x9.9x0.3x
Fri, 06 May 2022LK₨73.2bLK₨252.1bLK₨7.3b10.1x10.1x0.3x
Sun, 03 Apr 2022LK₨77.5bLK₨252.1bLK₨7.3b10.7x10.7x0.3x
Tue, 01 Mar 2022LK₨83.8bLK₨252.1bLK₨7.3b11.5x11.5x0.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

11.5x


Total Market Cap: LK₨83.8bTotal Earnings: LK₨7.3bTotal Revenue: LK₨252.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Sri Lankan Food Retail Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 12.9x202320242025
Current Industry PE
    There are only 2 companies in the Sri Lankan Food Retail industry, so there is insufficient data to make an industry-wide assessment of both the PE and PS ratio.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Food Retail industry have grown 19% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 23% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Comparison

How does Sri Lankan Food Retail compare with similar industries?

LK Market-0.87%
Consumer Staples-0.17%
Food and Staples Retail0.78%
Food Retail0.82%
Drug Retail0%0
Big Box Super Stores0%0
Food Distributors-8.33%
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
CARG.N0000 Cargills (Ceylon)LK₨442.501.3%
+LK₨1.5b		30.5%PE16.2x
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CARG.N0000

LK₨442.50

Cargills (Ceylon)

7D

1.3%

1Y

30.5%