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Sri Lankan (CSE) Commercial Services Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 01, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies6
  • 7D10.2%
  • 3M36.4%
  • 1Y31.5%
  • YTD25.8%

Over the last 7 days, the Commercial Services industry has risen 11%, driven by gains from Printcare of 16%. Meanwhile, Lake House Printers and Publishers actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 7.4% in the last week. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 38%.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 01 Feb 2025LK₨7.2bLK₨15.7bLK₨145.4m25.4x49.5x0.5x
Mon, 30 Dec 2024LK₨5.9bLK₨15.7bLK₨145.4m22.5x40.2x0.4x
Wed, 27 Nov 2024LK₨5.0bLK₨15.7bLK₨145.4m27.7x34.6x0.3x
Fri, 25 Oct 2024LK₨5.2bLK₨15.9bLK₨627.6m8.6x8.2x0.3x
Sun, 22 Sep 2024LK₨5.1bLK₨15.9bLK₨627.6m8.7x8.2x0.3x
Tue, 20 Aug 2024LK₨5.3bLK₨15.9bLK₨627.6m9.1x8.5x0.3x
Thu, 18 Jul 2024LK₨5.4bLK₨16.3bLK₨541.8m13.6x10x0.3x
Sat, 15 Jun 2024LK₨5.7bLK₨16.3bLK₨541.8m14.2x10.5x0.3x
Mon, 13 May 2024LK₨5.8bLK₨17.2bLK₨559.3m8.6x10.4x0.3x
Wed, 10 Apr 2024LK₨5.6bLK₨17.2bLK₨559.3m8.5x10x0.3x
Fri, 08 Mar 2024LK₨5.2bLK₨17.2bLK₨559.3m7.7x9.2x0.3x
Sun, 04 Feb 2024LK₨5.5bLK₨17.1bLK₨431.1m16.3x12.7x0.3x
Tue, 02 Jan 2024LK₨5.4bLK₨17.0bLK₨440.9m16x12.3x0.3x
Thu, 30 Nov 2023LK₨5.6bLK₨17.0bLK₨440.9m16.6x12.7x0.3x
Sat, 28 Oct 2023LK₨5.7bLK₨17.4bLK₨744.3m9.9x7.7x0.3x
Mon, 25 Sep 2023LK₨6.3bLK₨17.4bLK₨744.3m10.8x8.5x0.4x
Wed, 23 Aug 2023LK₨6.1bLK₨16.8bLK₨677.3m10.4x8.9x0.4x
Fri, 21 Jul 2023LK₨6.1bLK₨16.8bLK₨1.7b4.3x3.6x0.4x
Sun, 18 Jun 2023LK₨5.5bLK₨16.8bLK₨1.7b2.9x3.2x0.3x
Tue, 16 May 2023LK₨5.6bLK₨15.1bLK₨2.6b3.4x2.1x0.4x
Thu, 13 Apr 2023LK₨5.9bLK₨15.1bLK₨2.6b3.8x2.2x0.4x
Sat, 11 Mar 2023LK₨6.2bLK₨15.1bLK₨2.6b3.8x2.4x0.4x
Mon, 06 Feb 2023LK₨6.6bLK₨13.5bLK₨3.7b5.5x1.8x0.5x
Wed, 04 Jan 2023LK₨6.6bLK₨13.5bLK₨3.7b5.5x1.8x0.5x
Fri, 02 Dec 2022LK₨7.1bLK₨13.5bLK₨3.7b6x1.9x0.5x
Sun, 30 Oct 2022LK₨7.6bLK₨11.2bLK₨3.2b12.3x2.4x0.7x
Tue, 27 Sep 2022LK₨9.3bLK₨11.2bLK₨3.2b13.9x2.9x0.8x
Thu, 25 Aug 2022LK₨7.0bLK₨11.1bLK₨3.2b11.2x2.2x0.6x
Sat, 23 Jul 2022LK₨4.0bLK₨9.4bLK₨2.3b9.1x1.8x0.4x
Mon, 20 Jun 2022LK₨3.9bLK₨9.4bLK₨2.3b9.4x1.7x0.4x
Wed, 18 May 2022LK₨4.0bLK₨8.6bLK₨1.7b3.5x2.3x0.5x
Fri, 15 Apr 2022LK₨3.8bLK₨8.6bLK₨1.7b3.4x2.3x0.4x
Sun, 13 Mar 2022LK₨4.6bLK₨8.6bLK₨1.7b4.1x2.7x0.5x
Tue, 08 Feb 2022LK₨6.2bLK₨7.9bLK₨623.3m7.7x9.9x0.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

9.9x


Total Market Cap: LK₨6.2bTotal Earnings: LK₨623.3mTotal Revenue: LK₨7.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Sri Lankan Commercial Services Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 8.1x202320242025
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 at a PE ratio of 50.5x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 8.1x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.41x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Commercial Services industry have declined 38% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 26% 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 Market1.52%
Industrials0.50%
Commercial Services10.24%
Commercial Printing11.90%
Environmental and Facilities Services2.69%
Diversified Support Services0%0
Security and Alarm Services0%0
Office Services and Supplies-0.53%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Environmental and Facilities Services industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 35.9x.
    • 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.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
CARE.N0000 PrintcareLK₨61.4015.6%
+LK₨713.5m		32.3%PS0.4x
EML.N0000 EML ConsultantsLK₨4.205.0%
+LK₨18.2m		31.3%n/a
PARA.N0000 Paragon CeylonLK₨92.800.9%
+LK₨800.2k		86.0%PE42.8x
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CARE.N0000

LK₨61.40

Printcare

7D

15.6%

1Y

32.3%

GEST.N0000

LK₨139.75

Gestetner of Ceylon

7D

-0.5%

1Y

41.4%

EML.N0000

LK₨4.20

EML Consultants

7D

5.0%

1Y

31.3%

CPRT.N0000

LK₨289.25

Ceylon Printers

7D

-16.6%

1Y

175.5%

LPRT.N0000

LK₨261.00

Lake House Printers and Publishers

7D

-7.4%

1Y

59.1%

PARA.N0000

LK₨92.80

Paragon Ceylon

7D

0.9%

1Y

86.0%