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Sri Lankan (CSE) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedJun 19, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies20
  • 7D5.9%
  • 3M11.4%
  • 1Y33.3%
  • YTD-3.8%

Over the last 7 days, the Materials industry has risen 5.9%, driven by gains from CIC Holdings of 6.2%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 33%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 7.5% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 19 Jun 2026LK₨369.3bLK₨438.6bLK₨30.3b13x12.2x0.8x
Sun, 17 May 2026LK₨373.4bLK₨420.8bLK₨29.4b12.9x12.7x0.9x
Tue, 14 Apr 2026LK₨355.2bLK₨420.0bLK₨29.2b11.6x12.1x0.8x
Thu, 12 Mar 2026LK₨355.0bLK₨405.7bLK₨30.7b11.2x11.6x0.9x
Sat, 07 Feb 2026LK₨380.0bLK₨405.7bLK₨30.6b12.3x12.4x0.9x
Mon, 05 Jan 2026LK₨380.0bLK₨405.7bLK₨30.6b13x12.4x0.9x
Wed, 03 Dec 2025LK₨355.6bLK₨405.8bLK₨30.6b11.8x11.6x0.9x
Fri, 31 Oct 2025LK₨362.4bLK₨394.1bLK₨30.3b12.5x12x0.9x
Sun, 28 Sep 2025LK₨348.1bLK₨391.6bLK₨30.3b11.4x11.5x0.9x
Tue, 26 Aug 2025LK₨317.9bLK₨391.6bLK₨30.3b10.7x10.5x0.8x
Thu, 24 Jul 2025LK₨309.5bLK₨378.8bLK₨28.7b10.7x10.8x0.8x
Sat, 21 Jun 2025LK₨276.4bLK₨378.8bLK₨28.7b10.1x9.6x0.7x
Mon, 19 May 2025LK₨272.4bLK₨374.4bLK₨29.0b9.7x9.4x0.7x
Wed, 16 Apr 2025LK₨249.5bLK₨371.8bLK₨29.1b8.9x8.6x0.7x
Fri, 14 Mar 2025LK₨252.2bLK₨371.8bLK₨29.1b8.9x8.7x0.7x
Sun, 09 Feb 2025LK₨262.3bLK₨370.1bLK₨28.7b9.4x9.1x0.7x
Tue, 07 Jan 2025LK₨245.3bLK₨367.4bLK₨31.7b9.6x7.7x0.7x
Thu, 05 Dec 2024LK₨215.9bLK₨367.4bLK₨31.7b8.5x6.8x0.6x
Sat, 02 Nov 2024LK₨202.4bLK₨360.0bLK₨30.9b8.2x6.6x0.6x
Mon, 30 Sep 2024LK₨194.3bLK₨360.1bLK₨30.8b7.8x6.3x0.5x
Wed, 28 Aug 2024LK₨180.3bLK₨360.1bLK₨30.8b7.6x5.9x0.5x
Fri, 26 Jul 2024LK₨190.3bLK₨355.1bLK₨29.7b8.3x6.4x0.5x
Sun, 23 Jun 2024LK₨202.2bLK₨355.1bLK₨29.7b8.8x6.8x0.6x
Tue, 21 May 2024LK₨195.8bLK₨354.5bLK₨29.4b9.2x6.7x0.6x
Thu, 18 Apr 2024LK₨184.2bLK₨353.8bLK₨27.4b7.9x6.7x0.5x
Sat, 16 Mar 2024LK₨179.3bLK₨353.8bLK₨27.4b7.4x6.5x0.5x
Mon, 12 Feb 2024LK₨164.3bLK₨358.3bLK₨27.3b6.8x6x0.5x
Wed, 10 Jan 2024LK₨165.9bLK₨352.1bLK₨22.2b6.4x7.5x0.5x
Fri, 08 Dec 2023LK₨162.3bLK₨352.1bLK₨22.2b6x7.3x0.5x
Sun, 05 Nov 2023LK₨169.4bLK₨365.8bLK₨26.9b5.8x6.3x0.5x
Tue, 03 Oct 2023LK₨180.7bLK₨366.6bLK₨29.0b5.7x6.2x0.5x
Thu, 31 Aug 2023LK₨175.9bLK₨367.2bLK₨29.3b5.6x6x0.5x
Sat, 29 Jul 2023LK₨183.7bLK₨384.2bLK₨36.9b5.2x5x0.5x
Mon, 26 Jun 2023LK₨163.2bLK₨382.3bLK₨38.9b4.6x4.2x0.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

4.2x


Total Market Cap: LK₨163.2bTotal Earnings: LK₨38.9bTotal Revenue: LK₨382.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Sri Lankan Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 8.5x202420252026
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 12.2x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 8.5x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.66x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Materials industry have declined 8.0% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 4.7% 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 Materials sector?

LK Market5.10%
Materials5.91%
Basic Materials6.34%
Chemicals6.06%
Packaging5.49%
Metals and Mining5.22%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Packaging industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 9.9x.
    • 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 7.7x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 7.5% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 14% per year.
  • In contrast, the Chemicals industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 7.5% 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₨32.706.2%
+LK₨3.6b		37.4%PE9x
HAYC.N0000 HaycarbLK₨152.254.6%
+LK₨2.0b		82.3%PE12.5x
JAT.N0000 JAT HoldingsLK₨40.009.6%
+LK₨1.8b		13.3%PE13.8x
TKYO.N0000 Tokyo Cement Company (Lanka)LK₨87.804.0%
+LK₨1.5b		19.3%PE15.1x
GLAS.N0000 PGP Glass CeylonLK₨56.702.3%
+LK₨1.2b		19.6%PE13.3x

Latest News

UCAR.N0000
LK₨2,812.50
Union Chemicals Lanka
7D
-1.2%
1Y
254.8%
APLA.N0000
LK₨156.00
ACL Plastics
7D
8.3%
1Y
129.5%
HAYC.N0000
LK₨152.25
Haycarb
7D
4.6%
1Y
82.3%
JAT.N0000
LK₨40.00
JAT Holdings
7D
9.6%
1Y
13.3%
REXP.N0000
LK₨356.75
Richard Pieris Exports
7D
-1.1%
1Y
0.6%
CIC.N0000
LK₨32.70
CIC Holdings
7D
6.2%
1Y
37.4%
LALU.N0000
LK₨43.20
Lanka Aluminium Industries
7D
-1.8%
1Y
5.9%
GLAS.N0000
LK₨56.70
PGP Glass Ceylon
7D
2.3%
1Y
19.6%
TKYO.N0000
LK₨87.80
Tokyo Cement Company (Lanka)
7D
4.0%
1Y
19.3%
BOGA.N0000
LK₨129.25
Bogala Graphite Lanka
7D
4.7%
1Y
139.4%
LLUB.N0000
LK₨200.25
Chevron Lubricants Lanka
7D
1.0%
1Y
27.1%