Sri Lankan (CSE) Commercial Services Industry Analysis

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Sri Lankan Commercial Services Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

Date	Market Cap	Revenue	Earnings	PE	Absolute PE	PS
Tue, 06 Jun 2023	LK₨5.7b	LK₨16.8b	LK₨1.7b	3.5x	3.3x	0.3x
Thu, 04 May 2023	LK₨5.5b	LK₨15.1b	LK₨2.6b	3.4x	2.1x	0.4x
Sat, 01 Apr 2023	LK₨5.8b	LK₨15.1b	LK₨2.6b	3.8x	2.2x	0.4x
Mon, 27 Feb 2023	LK₨6.1b	LK₨15.1b	LK₨2.6b	3.9x	2.3x	0.4x
Wed, 25 Jan 2023	LK₨6.6b	LK₨13.5b	LK₨3.7b	5.5x	1.8x	0.5x
Fri, 23 Dec 2022	LK₨6.4b	LK₨13.5b	LK₨3.7b	5.5x	1.7x	0.5x
Sun, 20 Nov 2022	LK₨6.3b	LK₨13.5b	LK₨3.7b	5.6x	1.7x	0.5x
Tue, 18 Oct 2022	LK₨8.3b	LK₨11.2b	LK₨3.2b	13.2x	2.6x	0.7x
Thu, 15 Sep 2022	LK₨8.0b	LK₨11.2b	LK₨3.2b	12.7x	2.5x	0.7x
Sat, 13 Aug 2022	LK₨4.2b	LK₨10.9b	LK₨3.2b	11.3x	1.3x	0.4x
Mon, 11 Jul 2022	LK₨3.8b	LK₨9.4b	LK₨2.3b	8.8x	1.7x	0.4x
Wed, 08 Jun 2022	LK₨3.8b	LK₨9.4b	LK₨2.3b	9.1x	1.7x	0.4x
Fri, 06 May 2022	LK₨3.4b	LK₨8.6b	LK₨1.7b	2.9x	2x	0.4x
Sun, 03 Apr 2022	LK₨3.3b	LK₨8.6b	LK₨1.7b	3.4x	1.9x	0.4x
Tue, 01 Mar 2022	LK₨5.4b	LK₨8.6b	LK₨1.7b	5.3x	3.2x	0.6x
Thu, 27 Jan 2022	LK₨7.0b	LK₨7.9b	LK₨623.3m	10.7x	11.2x	0.9x
Sat, 25 Dec 2021	LK₨6.7b	LK₨7.9b	LK₨623.3m	6.1x	10.8x	0.8x
Mon, 22 Nov 2021	LK₨5.7b	LK₨7.9b	LK₨623.3m	5.9x	9.2x	0.7x
Wed, 20 Oct 2021	LK₨5.4b	LK₨7.8b	LK₨669.1m	8.1x	8x	0.7x
Fri, 17 Sep 2021	LK₨4.0b	LK₨7.8b	LK₨669.1m	8.1x	6x	0.5x
Sun, 15 Aug 2021	LK₨4.0b	LK₨7.8b	LK₨669.6m	11.5x	5.9x	0.5x
Thu, 10 Jun 2021	LK₨3.0b	LK₨7.3b	LK₨618.4m	15.5x	4.8x	0.4x
Wed, 03 Mar 2021	LK₨3.3b	LK₨6.7b	LK₨209.1m	21.5x	15.9x	0.5x
Sat, 05 Dec 2020	LK₨3.6b	LK₨6.8b	LK₨241.3m	13.7x	15.1x	0.5x
Tue, 08 Sep 2020	LK₨3.0b	LK₨6.5b	LK₨19.1m	39.9x	158.2x	0.5x

Current Industry PE

Investors are pessimistic on the Sri Lankan Commercial Services 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 3.3x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 19.0x.

Past Earnings Growth

Total earnings for the Commercial Services industry have gone up over the last three years, and the industry is now profitable. Revenues have grown 35% per year.
This means that more sales are being generated by the industry overall, and subsequently profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

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


LK Market	0.92%
Industrials	0.55%
Commercial Services	4.59%
Commercial Printing	6.43%
Diversified Support Services	0%
Security and Alarm Services	0%
Office Services and Supplies	-3.38%
Environmental and Facilities Services	-3.76%

Industry PE

Investors are most optimistic about the Environmental and Facilities Services industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 14.5x.

It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.

Investors are most pessimistic about the Office Services and Supplies 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.

	Company	Last Price	7D	1Y	Valuation
	CARE.N0000 Printcare	LK₨48.90	18.7% +LK₨661.9m	57.2%	PE2.8x
	LPRT.N0000 Lake House Printers and Publishers	LK₨167.00	4.0% +LK₨19.1m	7.1%	PE3.5x

Company

Last Price

Valuation

CARE.N0000 Printcare

LK₨48.90

18.7%
+LK₨661.9m

57.2%

PE2.8x

LPRT.N0000 Lake House Printers and Publishers

LK₨167.00

4.0%
+LK₨19.1m

7.1%

PE3.5x

May 20

Industry Valuation and Performance