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Sri Lankan (CSE) Financials Sector Analysis
UpdatedMar 13, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies61
- 7D-2.8%
- 3M12.7%
- 1Y40.8%
- YTD-7.0%
Over the last 7 days, the Financials industry has dropped 2.8%, driven by a pullback from LOLC Holdings of 5.1%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 41%.
Sector Valuation and Performance
Has the Sri Lankan Financials Sector valuation changed over the past few years?
| Date | Market Cap | Revenue | Earnings | PE | Absolute PE | PS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, 14 Mar 2025 | LK₨1.8t | LK₨1.4t | LK₨329.8b | 6.4x | 5.5x | 1.3x |
| Sun, 09 Feb 2025 | LK₨1.9t | LK₨1.2t | LK₨289.3b | 7.9x | 6.7x | 1.6x |
| Tue, 07 Jan 2025 | LK₨1.9t | LK₨1.2t | LK₨285.3b | 8.5x | 6.5x | 1.6x |
| Thu, 05 Dec 2024 | LK₨1.5t | LK₨1.2t | LK₨289.5b | 6.9x | 5.3x | 1.3x |
| Sat, 02 Nov 2024 | LK₨1.5t | LK₨1.2t | LK₨270.8b | 5.8x | 5.4x | 1.2x |
| Mon, 30 Sep 2024 | LK₨1.3t | LK₨1.2t | LK₨278.5b | 5.1x | 4.8x | 1.1x |
| Wed, 28 Aug 2024 | LK₨1.2t | LK₨1.2t | LK₨278.5b | 5.4x | 4.4x | 1x |
| Fri, 26 Jul 2024 | LK₨1.3t | LK₨1.2t | LK₨261.4b | 6.8x | 5x | 1.1x |
| Sun, 23 Jun 2024 | LK₨1.4t | LK₨1.2t | LK₨261.2b | 7.4x | 5.4x | 1.2x |
| Tue, 21 May 2024 | LK₨1.4t | LK₨1.1t | LK₨255.1b | 6.9x | 5.5x | 1.3x |
| Thu, 18 Apr 2024 | LK₨1.3t | LK₨1.1t | LK₨243.0b | 6.6x | 5.6x | 1.3x |
| Sat, 16 Mar 2024 | LK₨1.3t | LK₨1.1t | LK₨243.5b | 6x | 5.1x | 1.2x |
| Mon, 12 Feb 2024 | LK₨1.1t | LK₨1.0t | LK₨219.8b | 5.7x | 5.1x | 1.1x |
| Wed, 10 Jan 2024 | LK₨1.3t | LK₨1.0t | LK₨220.0b | 7x | 6x | 1.3x |
| Fri, 08 Dec 2023 | LK₨1.3t | LK₨1.0t | LK₨219.2b | 6.4x | 6.1x | 1.3x |
| Sun, 05 Nov 2023 | LK₨1.3t | LK₨961.4b | LK₨183.0b | 6.3x | 7.3x | 1.4x |
| Tue, 03 Oct 2023 | LK₨1.4t | LK₨952.8b | LK₨182.2b | 6.2x | 7.7x | 1.5x |
| Thu, 31 Aug 2023 | LK₨1.4t | LK₨952.8b | LK₨182.2b | 6.8x | 7.9x | 1.5x |
| Sat, 29 Jul 2023 | LK₨1.5t | LK₨893.9b | LK₨168.2b | 7.6x | 9x | 1.7x |
| Mon, 26 Jun 2023 | LK₨1.2t | LK₨903.9b | LK₨167.8b | 5.7x | 7.1x | 1.3x |
| Wed, 24 May 2023 | LK₨1.0t | LK₨843.6b | LK₨200.8b | 6x | 5x | 1.2x |
| Fri, 21 Apr 2023 | LK₨1.1t | LK₨831.9b | LK₨206.6b | 6.8x | 5.2x | 1.3x |
| Sun, 19 Mar 2023 | LK₨1.1t | LK₨832.8b | LK₨206.9b | 7.3x | 5.5x | 1.4x |
| Tue, 14 Feb 2023 | LK₨1.1t | LK₨799.6b | LK₨207.4b | 5.9x | 5.2x | 1.3x |
| Thu, 12 Jan 2023 | LK₨1.1t | LK₨798.8b | LK₨210.1b | 6.4x | 5x | 1.3x |
| Sat, 10 Dec 2022 | LK₨1.1t | LK₨799.0b | LK₨210.3b | 6.5x | 5.3x | 1.4x |
| Mon, 07 Nov 2022 | LK₨1.1t | LK₨820.7b | LK₨218.0b | 6.8x | 4.8x | 1.3x |
| Wed, 05 Oct 2022 | LK₨1.1t | LK₨819.4b | LK₨218.1b | 6.9x | 5.1x | 1.4x |
| Fri, 02 Sep 2022 | LK₨1.1t | LK₨818.9b | LK₨217.6b | 6.3x | 4.8x | 1.3x |
| Sun, 31 Jul 2022 | LK₨896.7b | LK₨782.6b | LK₨218.3b | 5.5x | 4.1x | 1.1x |
| Tue, 28 Jun 2022 | LK₨1.0t | LK₨777.9b | LK₨217.3b | 5.7x | 4.7x | 1.3x |
| Thu, 26 May 2022 | LK₨1.3t | LK₨741.7b | LK₨191.4b | 6.5x | 6.8x | 1.8x |
| Sat, 23 Apr 2022 | LK₨1.2t | LK₨731.1b | LK₨191.3b | 6.3x | 6.1x | 1.6x |
| Mon, 21 Mar 2022 | LK₨1.5t | LK₨731.4b | LK₨190.2b | 8.7x | 7.8x | 2x |
Price to Earnings Ratio
7.8x
Current Industry PE
- Investors are relatively neutral on the Sri Lankan Financials industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
- The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 5.8x.
- The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
- The earnings for companies in the Financials industry have grown 20% per year over the last three years.
- Revenues for these companies have grown 24% 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 Market | -1.89% | |
| Financials | -2.78% | |
| Capital Markets | 0.34% | |
| Mortgage Finance | 0% | 0 |
| Banks | -1.59% | |
| Diversified Financial | -2.02% | |
| Consumer Finance | -3.97% | |
| Insurance | -4.20% | |
Industry PE
- Investors are most optimistic about the Diversified Financial industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 13.7x.
- 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 13.0x.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LFIN.N0000 LB Finance | LK₨87.00 | 1.5% +LK₨720.3m | 35.9% | PE4.8x | |
| CSF.N0000 Nation Lanka Finance | LK₨0.30 | 50.0% +LK₨699.7m | n/a | PE-0.9x | |
| PLC.N0000 People's Leasing & Finance | LK₨18.10 | 1.7% +LK₨646.3m | 64.5% | PE8.7x | |
| JINS.N0000 Janashakthi Insurance | LK₨70.00 | 3.1% +LK₨475.7m | 62.0% | PE3.5x | |
| UBF.N0000 UB Finance | LK₨0.80 | 14.3% +LK₨317.8m | 14.3% | PS3x |