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Sri Lankan (CSE) Commercial Services Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 24, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies6
  • 7D5.9%
  • 3M2.9%
  • 1Y29.2%
  • YTD11.3%

The Commercial Services is pretty flat in the last 7 days, but Paragon Ceylon has stood out, gaining 119%. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 22% in that time.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 24 Jan 2026LK₨8.4bLK₨15.8b-LK₨726,783,572.0014.6x-11.6x0.5x
Mon, 22 Dec 2025LK₨7.5bLK₨15.8b-LK₨726,783,572.0014x-10.3x0.5x
Wed, 19 Nov 2025LK₨8.1bLK₨15.8b-LK₨721,308,018.0022.9x-11.2x0.5x
Fri, 17 Oct 2025LK₨7.5bLK₨15.3b-LK₨620,791,644.0017.7x-12x0.5x
Sun, 14 Sep 2025LK₨7.1bLK₨15.3b-LK₨620,791,644.0017.4x-11.4x0.5x
Tue, 12 Aug 2025LK₨6.9bLK₨15.5b-LK₨310,042,809.0016.2x-22.4x0.4x
Thu, 10 Jul 2025LK₨6.7bLK₨15.5b-LK₨316,389,349.0015.3x-21.3x0.4x
Sat, 07 Jun 2025LK₨6.9bLK₨15.5b-LK₨316,389,349.0015.3x-22x0.4x
Mon, 05 May 2025LK₨7.4bLK₨15.4b-LK₨197,344,047.0034.2x-37.6x0.5x
Wed, 02 Apr 2025LK₨6.9bLK₨15.4b-LK₨197,344,047.0032x-34.7x0.4x
Fri, 28 Feb 2025LK₨7.0bLK₨15.4b-LK₨197,344,047.0032.5x-35.5x0.5x
Sun, 26 Jan 2025LK₨6.5bLK₨15.7bLK₨145.4m25.5x44.9x0.4x
Tue, 24 Dec 2024LK₨5.7bLK₨15.7bLK₨145.4m22.5x39.4x0.4x
Thu, 21 Nov 2024LK₨5.0bLK₨15.7bLK₨151.4m17.7x33.1x0.3x
Sat, 19 Oct 2024LK₨5.3bLK₨15.9bLK₨627.6m8.9x8.5x0.3x
Mon, 16 Sep 2024LK₨5.0bLK₨15.9bLK₨627.6m8.5x8x0.3x
Wed, 14 Aug 2024LK₨5.1bLK₨16.3bLK₨523.3m12.9x9.8x0.3x
Fri, 12 Jul 2024LK₨5.4bLK₨16.3bLK₨541.8m13.5x9.9x0.3x
Sun, 09 Jun 2024LK₨5.6bLK₨16.3bLK₨541.8m14.1x10.4x0.3x
Tue, 07 May 2024LK₨5.8bLK₨17.2bLK₨559.3m8.6x10.4x0.3x
Thu, 04 Apr 2024LK₨5.6bLK₨17.2bLK₨559.3m8.6x10.1x0.3x
Sat, 02 Mar 2024LK₨5.2bLK₨17.2bLK₨559.3m7.7x9.2x0.3x
Mon, 29 Jan 2024LK₨5.4bLK₨17.1bLK₨429.6m2.9x12.5x0.3x
Wed, 27 Dec 2023LK₨5.5bLK₨17.0bLK₨440.9m16.2x12.4x0.3x
Fri, 24 Nov 2023LK₨5.6bLK₨17.0bLK₨440.9m16.6x12.8x0.3x
Sun, 22 Oct 2023LK₨5.6bLK₨17.4bLK₨744.3m9.7x7.6x0.3x
Tue, 19 Sep 2023LK₨6.2bLK₨17.4bLK₨744.3m10.2x8.3x0.4x
Thu, 17 Aug 2023LK₨6.2bLK₨16.8bLK₨677.5m10.6x9.2x0.4x
Sat, 15 Jul 2023LK₨6.2bLK₨16.8bLK₨1.7b3.5x3.7x0.4x
Mon, 12 Jun 2023LK₨5.4bLK₨16.8bLK₨1.7b3.5x3.2x0.3x
Wed, 10 May 2023LK₨5.5bLK₨15.1bLK₨2.6b3.4x2.1x0.4x
Fri, 07 Apr 2023LK₨5.9bLK₨15.1bLK₨2.6b3.8x2.2x0.4x
Sun, 05 Mar 2023LK₨6.0bLK₨15.1bLK₨2.6b3.9x2.3x0.4x
Tue, 31 Jan 2023LK₨6.5bLK₨13.5bLK₨3.7b5.5x1.8x0.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

1.8x


Total Market Cap: LK₨6.5bTotal Earnings: LK₨3.7bTotal Revenue: LK₨13.5bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Sri Lankan Commercial Services Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 1.4x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Sri Lankan Commercial Services industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.39x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Total earnings for the Commercial Services industry have declined over the last three years, with the industry now making a loss overall.
  • Meanwhile revenues have grown 5.3% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Trends

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

LK Market0.83%
Industrials2.26%
Commercial Services5.89%
Commercial Printing7.12%
Environmental and Facilities Services4.24%
Office Services and Supplies-3.19%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Office Services and Supplies industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 3.7x.
    • It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
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
CARE.N0000 PrintcareLK₨56.804.8%
+LK₨223.5m		7.0%PS0.4x
PARA.N0000 Paragon CeylonLK₨327.7583.9%
+LK₨149.5m		256.3%PS18.6x
LPRT.N0000 Lake House Printers and PublishersLK₨483.005.0%
+LK₨67.6m		71.3%PE22.2x
EXT.N0000 ExterminatorsLK₨8.9014.1%
+LK₨58.1m		50.8%PS3x

Latest News

EML.N0000
LK₨8.10
EML Consultants
7D
-1.2%
1Y
102.5%
EXT.N0000
LK₨8.90
Exterminators
7D
14.1%
1Y
50.8%
CARE.N0000
LK₨56.80
Printcare
7D
4.8%
1Y
7.0%
PARA.N0000
LK₨327.75
Paragon Ceylon
7D
83.9%
1Y
256.3%
CPRT.N0000
LK₨609.75
Kerner Haus Global Solutions
7D
-9.8%
1Y
75.8%
GEST.N0000
LK₨227.50
Gestetner of Ceylon
7D
-3.2%
1Y
61.9%
LPRT.N0000
LK₨483.00
Lake House Printers and Publishers
7D
5.0%
1Y
71.3%