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Sri Lankan (CSE) Industrials Sector Analysis

UpdatedJul 03, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies37
  • 7D3.4%
  • 3M19.5%
  • 1Y37.7%
  • YTD9.5%

Over the last 7 days, the Industrials industry has risen 3.4%, driven by gains from John Keells Holdings of 7.3%. This means that the industry has gained 38% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 73% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 04 Jul 2025LK₨1.2tLK₨1.8tLK₨108.1b11.3x10.7x0.6x
Sun, 01 Jun 2025LK₨1.1tLK₨1.8tLK₨91.4b10.7x11.7x0.6x
Tue, 29 Apr 2025LK₨983.5bLK₨1.8tLK₨91.3b9.7x10.8x0.6x
Thu, 27 Mar 2025LK₨963.7bLK₨1.8tLK₨91.3b9.8x10.6x0.5x
Sat, 22 Feb 2025LK₨1.0tLK₨1.8tLK₨90.9b10.1x11.3x0.6x
Mon, 20 Jan 2025LK₨1.0tLK₨1.7tLK₨97.0b8.9x10.4x0.6x
Wed, 18 Dec 2024LK₨904.4bLK₨1.7tLK₨97.0b7.9x9.3x0.5x
Fri, 15 Nov 2024LK₨834.4bLK₨1.7tLK₨65.2b7.9x12.8x0.5x
Sun, 13 Oct 2024LK₨780.0bLK₨1.7tLK₨63.0b8.4x12.4x0.5x
Tue, 10 Sep 2024LK₨657.8bLK₨1.6tLK₨62.5b7.6x10.5x0.4x
Thu, 08 Aug 2024LK₨697.4bLK₨1.6tLK₨51.2b7.8x13.6x0.4x
Sat, 06 Jul 2024LK₨762.1bLK₨1.6tLK₨52.9b7.8x14.4x0.5x
Mon, 03 Jun 2024LK₨773.4bLK₨1.6tLK₨55.6b9.3x13.9x0.5x
Wed, 01 May 2024LK₨1.1tLK₨1.9tLK₨35.8b10.1x29.6x0.6x
Fri, 29 Mar 2024LK₨1.0tLK₨1.9tLK₨35.8b9.5x28x0.5x
Sun, 25 Feb 2024LK₨951.3bLK₨1.9tLK₨37.3b8.3x25.5x0.5x
Tue, 23 Jan 2024LK₨901.2bLK₨1.8tLK₨20.3b9.8x44.3x0.5x
Thu, 21 Dec 2023LK₨921.6bLK₨1.8tLK₨20.3b9.4x45.3x0.5x
Sat, 18 Nov 2023LK₨928.9bLK₨2.0tLK₨23.5b9.2x39.5x0.5x
Mon, 16 Oct 2023LK₨956.7bLK₨2.1tLK₨37.2b7.6x25.7x0.5x
Wed, 13 Sep 2023LK₨1.0tLK₨2.1tLK₨37.2b7.8x27x0.5x
Fri, 11 Aug 2023LK₨1.0tLK₨2.1tLK₨72.3b6.1x14.2x0.5x
Sun, 09 Jul 2023LK₨963.6bLK₨2.3tLK₨119.3b6.1x8.1x0.4x
Tue, 06 Jun 2023LK₨844.0bLK₨2.3tLK₨117.2b5.4x7.2x0.4x
Thu, 04 May 2023LK₨880.2bLK₨2.5tLK₨206.5b3.9x4.3x0.4x
Sat, 01 Apr 2023LK₨876.0bLK₨2.5tLK₨206.5b4.2x4.2x0.4x
Mon, 27 Feb 2023LK₨954.8bLK₨2.5tLK₨206.5b4.2x4.6x0.4x
Wed, 25 Jan 2023LK₨994.4bLK₨2.5tLK₨251.7b4.3x4x0.4x
Fri, 23 Dec 2022LK₨963.1bLK₨2.5tLK₨251.9b4.5x3.8x0.4x
Sun, 20 Nov 2022LK₨803.5bLK₨2.5tLK₨251.5b4x3.2x0.3x
Tue, 18 Oct 2022LK₨985.1bLK₨2.4tLK₨249.5b5x3.9x0.4x
Thu, 15 Sep 2022LK₨1.2tLK₨2.4tLK₨249.5b5.2x4.6x0.5x
Sat, 13 Aug 2022LK₨1.1tLK₨2.3tLK₨222.2b5.4x5x0.5x
Mon, 11 Jul 2022LK₨794.8bLK₨2.1tLK₨197.1b4.2x4x0.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

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Total Market Cap: LK₨794.8bTotal Earnings: LK₨197.1bTotal Revenue: LK₨2.1tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Sri Lankan Industrials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 15.3x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Sri Lankan Industrials 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 10.7x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 15.3x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.47x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Industrials industry have declined 18% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 3.9% per year.
  • This means overall sales from these companies are declining and profits are subsequently falling as well.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Sri Lankan Industrials sector?

LK Market1.73%
Industrials3.35%
Machinery21.98%
Construction9.70%
Electrical4.57%
Industrials3.44%
Building0.18%
Marine and Shipping0%0
Transportation0%0
Commercial Services-0.46%
Logistics-0.95%
Trade Distributors-5.20%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Industrials industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 13.5x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 72.9%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 82.1% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Industrials industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 73% over the next 5 years.
  • This is roughly in line with its past earnings growth rate.
  • In contrast, the Industrials industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 73% 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
JKH.N0000 John Keells HoldingsLK₨23.707.2%
+LK₨28.2b		16.5%PE78.4x
AEL.N0000 Access EngineeringLK₨47.0010.6%
+LK₨4.5b		102.6%PE7.9x
ACL.N0000 ACL CablesLK₨154.755.8%
+LK₨2.0b		84.2%PE7.8x
DOCK.N0000 Colombo DockyardLK₨94.1034.2%
+LK₨1.7b		111.5%PS0.3x
EBCR.N0000 E.B. CreasyLK₨54.0012.7%
+LK₨1.5b		117.7%PE11.5x

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EBCR.N0000
LK₨54.00
E.B. Creasy
7D
12.7%
1Y
117.7%
SPEN.N0000
LK₨144.50
Aitken Spence
7D
-1.7%
1Y
13.1%
JKH.N0000
LK₨23.70
John Keells Holdings
7D
7.2%
1Y
16.5%
DOCK.N0000
LK₨94.10
Colombo Dockyard
7D
34.2%
1Y
111.5%
CIND.N0000
LK₨160.50
Central Industries
7D
-1.2%
1Y
40.8%
DIMO.N0000
LK₨1,178.00
Diesel & Motor Engineering
7D
7.1%
1Y
78.2%
HAYL.N0000
LK₨167.75
Hayleys
7D
-2.9%
1Y
64.5%
LWL.N0000
LK₨50.20
Lanka Walltiles
7D
-3.1%
1Y
-0.6%
CFLB.N0000
LK₨68.20
Colombo Fort Land & Building
7D
-5.3%
1Y
139.3%
AEL.N0000
LK₨47.00
Access Engineering
7D
10.6%
1Y
102.6%
BRWN.N0000
LK₨178.00
Brown
7D
-4.9%
1Y
56.1%
ACL.N0000
LK₨154.75
ACL Cables
7D
5.8%
1Y
84.2%
CARE.N0000
LK₨56.30
Printcare
7D
-3.8%
1Y
26.5%
TILE.N0000
LK₨54.40
Lanka Tiles
7D
-0.9%
1Y
8.8%
RICH.N0000
LK₨24.10
Richard Pieris
7D
1.3%
1Y
20.5%
HHL.N0000
LK₨30.50
Hemas Holdings
7D
1.3%
1Y
88.0%