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Sri Lankan (CSE) Financials Sector Analysis

UpdatedApr 24, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies63
  • 7D3.1%
  • 3M23.9%
  • 1Y34.8%
  • YTD16.9%

Over the last 7 days, the Financials industry has risen 3.1%, driven by gains from LOLC Finance of 15%. Meanwhile, Hatton National Bank actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 6.0% in the last week. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 35%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 16% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 25 Apr 2024LK₨1.4tLK₨1.1tLK₨243.0b6.7x5.7x1.3x
Sat, 23 Mar 2024LK₨1.2tLK₨1.1tLK₨243.5b6x5.1x1.2x
Mon, 19 Feb 2024LK₨1.1tLK₨1.0tLK₨244.1b5.6x4.6x1.1x
Wed, 17 Jan 2024LK₨1.3tLK₨1.0tLK₨220.0b7x5.9x1.3x
Fri, 15 Dec 2023LK₨1.3tLK₨1.0tLK₨219.2b6.2x6.1x1.3x
Sun, 12 Nov 2023LK₨1.4tLK₨968.6bLK₨187.2b6.9x7.2x1.4x
Tue, 10 Oct 2023LK₨1.4tLK₨952.8bLK₨182.2b6x7.5x1.4x
Thu, 07 Sep 2023LK₨1.5tLK₨952.8bLK₨182.2b6.6x8x1.5x
Sat, 05 Aug 2023LK₨1.5tLK₨893.9bLK₨168.3b8.1x9.1x1.7x
Mon, 03 Jul 2023LK₨1.2tLK₨903.6bLK₨167.8b5.5x7.2x1.3x
Wed, 31 May 2023LK₨993.5bLK₨854.9bLK₨204.8b5.8x4.8x1.2x
Fri, 28 Apr 2023LK₨1.0tLK₨831.9bLK₨206.6b6.4x5.1x1.3x
Sun, 26 Mar 2023LK₨1.1tLK₨832.8bLK₨206.9b7x5.4x1.3x
Tue, 21 Feb 2023LK₨1.1tLK₨826.8bLK₨203.8b6.4x5.4x1.3x
Thu, 19 Jan 2023LK₨1.0tLK₨798.8bLK₨210.1b7.1x4.9x1.3x
Sat, 17 Dec 2022LK₨1.1tLK₨798.8bLK₨210.1b6.5x5.3x1.4x
Mon, 14 Nov 2022LK₨1.0tLK₨831.7bLK₨223.2b6.7x4.7x1.3x
Wed, 12 Oct 2022LK₨1.1tLK₨819.4bLK₨218.1b7.1x4.9x1.3x
Fri, 09 Sep 2022LK₨1.2tLK₨818.9bLK₨217.8b6.3x5.5x1.5x
Sun, 07 Aug 2022LK₨1.0tLK₨784.1bLK₨218.3b5.6x4.6x1.3x
Tue, 05 Jul 2022LK₨916.7bLK₨781.0bLK₨217.7b5.8x4.2x1.2x
Thu, 02 Jun 2022LK₨1.1tLK₨731.4bLK₨185.8b6.5x5.8x1.5x
Sat, 30 Apr 2022LK₨1.1tLK₨730.7bLK₨191.3b5.9x5.8x1.5x
Mon, 28 Mar 2022LK₨1.5tLK₨731.4bLK₨190.2b8.7x7.7x2x
Wed, 23 Feb 2022LK₨1.8tLK₨722.7bLK₨185.7b9.7x9.5x2.5x
Fri, 21 Jan 2022LK₨2.0tLK₨694.3bLK₨167.6b13.3x11.7x2.8x
Sun, 19 Dec 2021LK₨1.7tLK₨680.7bLK₨165.8b9.2x10x2.4x
Tue, 16 Nov 2021LK₨1.8tLK₨674.2bLK₨155.6b7.4x11.3x2.6x
Thu, 14 Oct 2021LK₨1.3tLK₨659.8bLK₨147.3b6.8x9x2x
Sat, 11 Sep 2021LK₨1.2tLK₨659.8bLK₨147.3b6.7x7.9x1.8x
Mon, 09 Aug 2021LK₨1.1tLK₨665.9bLK₨148.6b7.2x7.3x1.6x
Sun, 02 May 2021LK₨858.6bLK₨612.3bLK₨150.3b7.1x5.7x1.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

5.7x


Total Market Cap: LK₨858.6bTotal Earnings: LK₨150.3bTotal Revenue: LK₨612.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Sri Lankan Financials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 6.7x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Sri Lankan Financials 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 5.7x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 6.7x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.6x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Financials industry have grown 17% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 20% 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 Financials sector?

LK Market1.52%
Financials3.15%
Consumer Finance7.23%
Capital Markets2.20%
Insurance1.10%
Diversified Financial0.15%
Mortgage Finance0%
Mortgage REITs0%
Banks-0.81%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Diversified Financial industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 23.6x.
    • It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Capital Markets industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 15.7x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Banks industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 16% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 43% per year.
  • In contrast, the Banks industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 16% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
LOFC.N0000 LOLC FinanceLK₨7.4023.3%
+LK₨46.3b
29.8%PE12.1x
LOLC.N0000 LOLC HoldingsLK₨445.255.4%
+LK₨10.8b
19.9%PE6.9x
CDB.N0000 Citizens Development Business FinanceLK₨215.757.9%
+LK₨1.1b
16.6%PE9.7x
ABL.N0000 Amãna BankLK₨2.508.7%
+LK₨1.1b
0.2%PB0.6x
JINS.N0000 Janashakthi InsuranceLK₨49.107.7%
+LK₨792.8m
86.0%PE2.7x
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LOFC.N0000

LK₨7.40

LOLC Finance

7D

23.3%

1Y

29.8%

CALT.N0000

LK₨61.30

Capital Alliance

7D

-3.3%

1Y

112.8%

COMB.N0000

LK₨106.00

Commercial Bank of Ceylon

7D

0.2%

1Y

86.2%

ABL.N0000

LK₨2.50

Amãna Bank

7D

8.7%

1Y

0.2%

HNB.N0000

LK₨189.75

Hatton National Bank

7D

-2.2%

1Y

68.4%

NDB.N0000

LK₨73.00

National Development Bank

7D

-2.0%

1Y

81.4%

CFVF.N0000

LK₨28.00

First Capital Holdings

7D

-6.4%

1Y

-5.4%

SAMP.N0000

LK₨77.20

Sampath Bank

7D

-2.3%

1Y

57.9%

LFIN.N0000

LK₨66.50

LB Finance

7D

-1.2%

1Y

27.9%

JINS.N0000

LK₨49.10

Janashakthi Insurance

7D

7.7%

1Y

86.0%

LGIL.N0000

LK₨7.00

LOLC General Insurance

7D

7.7%

1Y

6.1%

LOLC.N0000

LK₨445.25

LOLC Holdings

7D

5.4%

1Y

19.9%

NTB.N0000

LK₨110.50

Nations Trust Bank

7D

-3.1%

1Y

86.4%

CDB.N0000

LK₨215.75

Citizens Development Business Finance

7D

7.9%

1Y

16.6%

PLC.N0000

LK₨11.60

People's Leasing & Finance

7D

2.7%

1Y

65.4%