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Sri Lankan (CSE) Capital Markets Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 01, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies11
  • 7D-0.3%
  • 3M28.6%
  • 1Y39.0%
  • YTD3.8%

In the last week, the Capital Markets industry is up 1.1%, with First Capital Holdings up 2.0%. This means that the industry has gained 44% over the past year.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 01 Feb 2025LK₨69.1bLK₨25.6bLK₨9.7b14.7x7.1x2.7x
Mon, 30 Dec 2024LK₨66.5bLK₨22.9bLK₨7.3b12.7x9.1x2.9x
Wed, 27 Nov 2024LK₨53.9bLK₨22.9bLK₨7.3b10x7.4x2.4x
Fri, 25 Oct 2024LK₨65.6bLK₨73.5bLK₨34.3b4x1.9x0.9x
Sun, 22 Sep 2024LK₨61.2bLK₨73.5bLK₨34.3b3.5x1.8x0.8x
Tue, 20 Aug 2024LK₨63.5bLK₨73.5bLK₨34.3b3.7x1.8x0.9x
Thu, 18 Jul 2024LK₨62.7bLK₨85.2bLK₨39.7b4.3x1.6x0.7x
Sat, 15 Jun 2024LK₨65.3bLK₨85.2bLK₨39.7b4x1.6x0.8x
Mon, 13 May 2024LK₨66.5bLK₨84.4bLK₨40.1b3.2x1.7x0.8x
Wed, 10 Apr 2024LK₨69.3bLK₨84.4bLK₨40.1b2.8x1.7x0.8x
Fri, 08 Mar 2024LK₨60.2bLK₨84.4bLK₨40.1b2.5x1.5x0.7x
Sun, 04 Feb 2024LK₨82.8bLK₨84.4bLK₨42.1b3.1x2x1x
Tue, 02 Jan 2024LK₨86.4bLK₨84.7bLK₨43.4b3.8x2x1x
Thu, 30 Nov 2023LK₨91.9bLK₨84.7bLK₨43.4b4.3x2.1x1.1x
Sat, 28 Oct 2023LK₨88.6bLK₨50.0bLK₨20.7b4.7x4.3x1.8x
Mon, 25 Sep 2023LK₨113.5bLK₨50.0bLK₨20.7b4.8x5.5x2.3x
Wed, 23 Aug 2023LK₨126.1bLK₨50.0bLK₨20.7b5.5x6.1x2.5x
Fri, 21 Jul 2023LK₨100.9bLK₨34.3bLK₨10.7b7.4x9.5x2.9x
Sun, 18 Jun 2023LK₨78.6bLK₨34.3bLK₨10.7b5.6x7.4x2.3x
Tue, 16 May 2023LK₨59.3bLK₨13.3bLK₨1.7b10.5x35.9x4.5x
Thu, 13 Apr 2023LK₨63.5bLK₨13.3bLK₨1.6b14.4x39.9x4.8x
Sat, 11 Mar 2023LK₨62.8bLK₨13.3bLK₨1.6b15.8x39.4x4.7x
Mon, 06 Feb 2023LK₨63.5bLK₨10.1bLK₨1.8b16.7x34.4x6.3x
Wed, 04 Jan 2023LK₨62.4bLK₨8.4bLK₨502.1m20.5x124.3x7.4x
Fri, 02 Dec 2022LK₨58.1bLK₨8.4bLK₨502.1m21.2x115.7x6.9x
Sun, 30 Oct 2022LK₨54.8bLK₨5.3b-LK₨2,933,001,144.0094.9x-18.7x10.4x
Tue, 27 Sep 2022LK₨56.8bLK₨4.5b-LK₨3,370,517,330.00112.9x-16.9x12.6x
Thu, 25 Aug 2022LK₨48.0bLK₨4.5b-LK₨3,370,517,330.00112.9x-14.3x10.6x
Sat, 23 Jul 2022LK₨48.1bLK₨5.6b-LK₨2,496,968,075.0013.1x-19.3x8.6x
Mon, 20 Jun 2022LK₨50.0bLK₨5.6b-LK₨2,656,168,671.0016.2x-18.8x8.9x
Wed, 18 May 2022LK₨49.9bLK₨5.9bLK₨2.3b14.6x22.1x8.4x
Fri, 15 Apr 2022LK₨48.1bLK₨5.9bLK₨2.2b17.5x21.4x8.1x
Sun, 13 Mar 2022LK₨56.2bLK₨5.9bLK₨2.2b20.7x25x9.5x
Tue, 08 Feb 2022LK₨64.4bLK₨6.6bLK₨2.9b34.4x22x9.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

22x


Total Market Cap: LK₨64.4bTotal Earnings: LK₨2.9bTotal Revenue: LK₨6.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Sri Lankan Capital Markets Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 13.7x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Sri Lankan Capital Markets 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 7.1x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 13.7x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 4.4x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.7x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Capital Markets industry have grown 49% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 57% 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 industry?

LK Market1.52%
Financials1.46%
Capital Markets-0.31%
Financial Exchanges and Data0%0
Diversified Capital Markets0%0
Asset Management-0.11%
Investment Banking and Brokerage-0.51%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Asset Management industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio.
    • It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Investment Banking and Brokerage industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average.
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
CFVF.N0000 First Capital HoldingsLK₨39.902.0%
+LK₨324.0m
39.5%PE13.5x
KZOO.N0000 Ceylon Land & EquityLK₨10.705.9%
+LK₨184.2m
40.9%PE14.6x
ASIY.N0000 Asia Siyaka CommoditiesLK₨6.8011.5%
+LK₨182.0m
70.0%PE8.1x
CFI.N0000 Colombo Fort InvestmentsLK₨112.7519.4%
+LK₨161.2m
74.3%PE237x
CIT.N0000 Colombo Investment TrustLK₨135.7511.5%
+LK₨99.4m
25.1%PE36.1x
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ASIY.N0000

LK₨6.80

Asia Siyaka Commodities

7D

11.5%

1Y

70.0%

GUAR.N0000

LK₨180.00

Ceylon Guardian Investment Trust

7D

-1.9%

1Y

119.5%

WAPO.N0000

LK₨57.70

Galle Face Capital Partners

7D

-1.0%

1Y

176.2%

KZOO.N0000

LK₨10.70

Ceylon Land & Equity

7D

5.9%

1Y

40.9%

LVEN.N0000

LK₨44.00

Lanka Ventures

7D

0.7%

1Y

22.6%

FCT.N0000

LK₨24.80

First Capital Treasuries

7D

-0.4%

1Y

0.8%

CINV.N0000

LK₨80.60

Ceylon Investment

7D

-2.2%

1Y

85.3%

CFVF.N0000

LK₨39.90

First Capital Holdings

7D

2.0%

1Y

39.5%

CFI.N0000

LK₨112.75

Colombo Fort Investments

7D

19.4%

1Y

74.3%

CIT.N0000

LK₨135.75

Colombo Investment Trust

7D

11.5%

1Y

25.1%

CALT.N0000

LK₨53.00

Capital Alliance

7D

-1.7%

1Y

19.4%