Sri Lankan (CSE) Materials Sector Analysis

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

Date	Market Cap	Revenue	Earnings	PE	Absolute PE	PS
Sat, 22 Aug 2026	LK₨362.0b	LK₨456.0b	LK₨32.9b	11.9x	11x	0.8x
Thu, 09 Jul 2026	LK₨365.8b	LK₨438.6b	LK₨30.3b	13.3x	12.1x	0.8x
Sat, 06 Jun 2026	LK₨357.2b	LK₨438.8b	LK₨30.3b	12.3x	11.8x	0.8x
Mon, 04 May 2026	LK₨363.3b	LK₨420.0b	LK₨29.2b	11.8x	12.4x	0.9x
Wed, 01 Apr 2026	LK₨329.5b	LK₨405.7b	LK₨30.7b	10.6x	10.7x	0.8x
Fri, 27 Feb 2026	LK₨374.4b	LK₨405.7b	LK₨30.6b	12x	12.2x	0.9x
Sun, 25 Jan 2026	LK₨390.3b	LK₨405.7b	LK₨30.6b	12.9x	12.7x	1x
Tue, 23 Dec 2025	LK₨360.2b	LK₨405.7b	LK₨30.6b	11.9x	11.8x	0.9x
Thu, 20 Nov 2025	LK₨361.1b	LK₨405.4b	LK₨30.3b	11.9x	11.9x	0.9x
Sat, 18 Oct 2025	LK₨361.9b	LK₨391.6b	LK₨30.3b	12.4x	11.9x	0.9x
Mon, 15 Sep 2025	LK₨323.2b	LK₨391.6b	LK₨30.3b	10.8x	10.7x	0.8x
Wed, 13 Aug 2025	LK₨315.1b	LK₨379.2b	LK₨28.9b	11x	10.9x	0.8x
Fri, 11 Jul 2025	LK₨304.8b	LK₨378.8b	LK₨28.7b	10.4x	10.6x	0.8x
Sun, 08 Jun 2025	LK₨289.0b	LK₨378.8b	LK₨28.7b	10.2x	10.1x	0.8x
Tue, 06 May 2025	LK₨268.5b	LK₨371.9b	LK₨29.7b	9.4x	9x	0.7x
Thu, 03 Apr 2025	LK₨263.0b	LK₨371.8b	LK₨29.1b	9.3x	9x	0.7x
Sat, 01 Mar 2025	LK₨262.1b	LK₨371.8b	LK₨29.1b	9.4x	9x	0.7x
Mon, 27 Jan 2025	LK₨266.4b	LK₨367.3b	LK₨31.7b	10.1x	8.4x	0.7x
Wed, 25 Dec 2024	LK₨247.3b	LK₨367.4b	LK₨31.7b	9.8x	7.8x	0.7x
Fri, 22 Nov 2024	LK₨201.9b	LK₨367.4b	LK₨31.7b	7.9x	6.4x	0.5x
Sun, 20 Oct 2024	LK₨196.8b	LK₨360.1b	LK₨30.8b	8x	6.4x	0.5x
Tue, 17 Sep 2024	LK₨176.1b	LK₨360.1b	LK₨30.8b	7.3x	5.7x	0.5x
Thu, 15 Aug 2024	LK₨184.9b	LK₨359.9b	LK₨30.9b	7.9x	6x	0.5x
Sat, 13 Jul 2024	LK₨191.9b	LK₨355.1b	LK₨29.7b	8.2x	6.5x	0.5x
Mon, 10 Jun 2024	LK₨198.7b	LK₨355.1b	LK₨29.7b	8.8x	6.7x	0.6x
Wed, 08 May 2024	LK₨196.4b	LK₨354.0b	LK₨27.4b	8.8x	7.2x	0.6x
Fri, 05 Apr 2024	LK₨186.1b	LK₨353.8b	LK₨27.4b	7.8x	6.8x	0.5x
Sun, 03 Mar 2024	LK₨168.1b	LK₨353.8b	LK₨27.4b	6.9x	6.1x	0.5x
Tue, 30 Jan 2024	LK₨161.3b	LK₨353.4b	LK₨22.4b	6.4x	7.2x	0.5x
Thu, 28 Dec 2023	LK₨164.5b	LK₨352.1b	LK₨22.2b	6.3x	7.4x	0.5x
Sat, 25 Nov 2023	LK₨163.6b	LK₨352.1b	LK₨22.2b	6.1x	7.4x	0.5x
Mon, 23 Oct 2023	LK₨171.7b	LK₨366.5b	LK₨29.0b	5.5x	5.9x	0.5x
Wed, 20 Sep 2023	LK₨182.5b	LK₨366.6b	LK₨29.0b	5.7x	6.3x	0.5x

Current Industry PE

Investors are optimistic on the Sri Lankan Materials industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.

The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 11.9x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 8.9x.

The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.68x.

Past Earnings Growth

The earnings for companies in the Materials industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 6.1% 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 and as a result, profits have held steady.

Industry Trends

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


LK Market	-0.97%
Materials	-0.31%
Packaging	0.90%
Chemicals	-0.48%
Basic Materials	-0.62%
Metals and Mining	-1.06%

Industry PEThere is insufficient data on the sub-industries of this industry.

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?

Company	Last Price	7D	1Y	Valuation
HAYC.N0000 Haycarb	LK₨178.75	2.3% +LK₨1.2b	96.4%	PE12.6x
GLAS.N0000 PGP Glass Ceylon	LK₨56.30	1.4% +LK₨760.1m	1.1%	PE12.6x
LLUB.N0000 Chevron Lubricants Lanka	LK₨203.75	0.4% +LK₨180.0m	12.1%	PE10.3x
PACK.N0000 Ex-pack Corrugated Cartons	LK₨11.50	1.8% +LK₨66.7m	-23.3%	PE16.2x
PARQ.N0000 Swisstek (Ceylon)	LK₨70.00	0.4% +LK₨41.1m	-22.4%	PE8.9x

New major risk - Market cap size

The company's market capitalization is less than US$10m. Market cap: LK₨3.33b (US$9.90m) This is considered a major risk. Companies with a small market capitalization are most likely businesses that have not yet released a product to market or are simply a very small company without a wide reach. Either way, risk is elevated with these companies because there is a chance the product may not come to fruition or the company's addressable market or demand may not be as large as expected. In addition, if the company's size is the main factor, it is less likely to have many investors and analysts following it and scrutinizing its performance and outlook. Currently, the following risks have been identified for the company: Major Risks Share price has been highly volatile over the past 3 months (17% average weekly change). Earnings have declined by 29% per year over the past 5 years. Shareholders have been substantially diluted in the past year (over 6x increase in shares outstanding). Market cap is less than US$10m (LK₨3.33b market cap, or US$9.90m). Minor Risk Revenue is less than US$5m (LK₨902m revenue, or US$2.7m).

Sri Lankan (CSE) Materials Sector Analysis

Sector Valuation and Performance

Industry Trends

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Latest News

Dividend reduced to LK₨1.25

New major risk - Earnings quality

New major risk - Earnings quality

New major risk - Financial position

AgStar PLC, Annual General Meeting, Sep 10, 2026

JAT Holdings PLC announces Annual dividend, payable on August 28, 2026

New minor risk - Market cap size

MD & Executive Director recently bought LK₨33m worth of stock

MD & Executive Director recently bought LK₨17m worth of stock

New minor risk - Share price stability

Upcoming dividend of LK₨0.50 per share

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 15%

New major risk - Market cap size

Ex-pack Corrugated Cartons PLC, Annual General Meeting, Jun 30, 2026