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Sri Lankan (CSE) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedMar 21, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies18
  • 7D-1.0%
  • 3M1.8%
  • 1Y39.6%
  • YTD-0.2%

Over the last 7 days, the Materials industry has dropped 1.0%, driven by a pullback from Chevron Lubricants Lanka of 2.1%. In the past year, the industry has gained 40%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 8.0% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 22 Mar 2025LK₨249.5bLK₨371.8bLK₨29.1b8.7x8.6x0.7x
Mon, 17 Feb 2025LK₨269.2bLK₨372.7bLK₨29.2b9.5x9.2x0.7x
Wed, 15 Jan 2025LK₨245.2bLK₨367.4bLK₨31.7b10x7.7x0.7x
Fri, 13 Dec 2024LK₨225.1bLK₨367.4bLK₨31.7b8.8x7.1x0.6x
Sun, 10 Nov 2024LK₨205.0bLK₨364.1bLK₨32.0b8.2x6.4x0.6x
Tue, 08 Oct 2024LK₨193.3bLK₨360.1bLK₨30.8b7.8x6.3x0.5x
Thu, 05 Sep 2024LK₨176.5bLK₨360.1bLK₨30.8b7.4x5.7x0.5x
Sat, 03 Aug 2024LK₨188.2bLK₨357.0bLK₨30.0b8.1x6.3x0.5x
Mon, 01 Jul 2024LK₨199.2bLK₨355.1bLK₨29.7b8.6x6.7x0.6x
Wed, 29 May 2024LK₨196.4bLK₨354.6bLK₨29.5b9x6.7x0.6x
Fri, 26 Apr 2024LK₨187.5bLK₨353.8bLK₨27.4b8.2x6.8x0.5x
Sun, 24 Mar 2024LK₨182.9bLK₨353.8bLK₨27.4b7.8x6.7x0.5x
Tue, 20 Feb 2024LK₨162.3bLK₨352.9bLK₨27.1b6.4x6x0.5x
Thu, 18 Jan 2024LK₨164.1bLK₨352.1bLK₨22.2b6.4x7.4x0.5x
Sat, 16 Dec 2023LK₨165.6bLK₨352.1bLK₨22.2b6.2x7.5x0.5x
Mon, 13 Nov 2023LK₨167.3bLK₨354.6bLK₨26.4b5.9x6.3x0.5x
Wed, 11 Oct 2023LK₨177.2bLK₨366.6bLK₨29.0b5.6x6.1x0.5x
Fri, 08 Sep 2023LK₨183.6bLK₨366.6bLK₨29.0b5.8x6.3x0.5x
Sun, 06 Aug 2023LK₨182.1bLK₨381.7bLK₨36.2b5.2x5x0.5x
Tue, 04 Jul 2023LK₨165.5bLK₨382.3bLK₨38.9b4.7x4.3x0.4x
Thu, 01 Jun 2023LK₨148.3bLK₨382.7bLK₨40.2b3.7x3.7x0.4x
Sat, 29 Apr 2023LK₨161.2bLK₨375.1bLK₨40.8b5.4x4x0.4x
Mon, 27 Mar 2023LK₨166.6bLK₨372.8bLK₨40.7b5.7x4.1x0.4x
Wed, 22 Feb 2023LK₨161.5bLK₨372.6bLK₨41.1b5.2x3.9x0.4x
Fri, 20 Jan 2023LK₨152.6bLK₨351.3bLK₨42.0b4.2x3.6x0.4x
Sun, 18 Dec 2022LK₨159.7bLK₨351.2bLK₨42.0b4.6x3.8x0.5x
Tue, 15 Nov 2022LK₨157.9bLK₨340.4bLK₨40.6b4.6x3.9x0.5x
Thu, 13 Oct 2022LK₨172.2bLK₨301.6bLK₨33.5b5.3x5.1x0.6x
Sat, 10 Sep 2022LK₨189.4bLK₨301.6bLK₨33.5b6x5.7x0.6x
Mon, 08 Aug 2022LK₨142.4bLK₨279.4bLK₨26.9b5.7x5.3x0.5x
Wed, 06 Jul 2022LK₨109.2bLK₨265.7bLK₨24.5b4.5x4.5x0.4x
Fri, 03 Jun 2022LK₨121.4bLK₨261.0bLK₨28.1b4.7x4.3x0.5x
Sun, 01 May 2022LK₨116.4bLK₨247.9bLK₨25.5b5.7x4.6x0.5x
Tue, 29 Mar 2022LK₨152.1bLK₨247.9bLK₨25.5b6.6x6x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

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Total Market Cap: LK₨152.1bTotal Earnings: LK₨25.5bTotal Revenue: LK₨247.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Sri Lankan Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 5.7x202320242025
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 8.6x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 5.7x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.51x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Materials industry have grown 4.5% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 14% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

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

LK Market-1.09%
Materials-1.02%
Packaging0.50%
Chemicals-1.19%
Basic Materials-1.30%
Metals and Mining-1.92%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Metals and Mining industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 13.9x.
    • It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Chemicals industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 4.9x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 8.0% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 16% per year.
  • In contrast, the Chemicals industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 8.0% 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
CIC.N0000 CIC HoldingsLK₨118.002.6%
+LK₨1.1b
73.5%PE7.6x
DIPD.N0000 Dipped ProductsLK₨56.902.7%
+LK₨897.9m
86.6%PE6.9x
HAYC.N0000 HaycarbLK₨82.101.0%
+LK₨237.7m
5.9%PE7.8x
JAT.N0000 JAT HoldingsLK₨26.800.8%
+LK₨102.1m
56.7%PE9.5x
ALUM.N0000 AlumexLK₨14.900.7%
+LK₨59.9m
56.8%PE8.7x
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1Y

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REXP.N0000

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JAT.N0000

LK₨26.80

JAT Holdings

7D

0.8%

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56.7%

HAYC.N0000

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1.0%

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5.9%

TKYO.N0000

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Tokyo Cement Company (Lanka)

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UCAR.N0000

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