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Sri Lankan (CSE) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedSep 15, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies18
  • 7D-2.0%
  • 3M13.9%
  • 1Y83.4%
  • YTD28.7%

Over the last 7 days, the Materials industry has dropped 2.0%, driven by CIC Holdings declining 5.4%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 83%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 7.8% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 15 Sep 2025LK₨323.2bLK₨391.6bLK₨30.3b10.8x10.7x0.8x
Wed, 13 Aug 2025LK₨315.1bLK₨379.2bLK₨28.9b11x10.9x0.8x
Fri, 11 Jul 2025LK₨304.8bLK₨378.8bLK₨28.7b10.4x10.6x0.8x
Sun, 08 Jun 2025LK₨289.0bLK₨378.8bLK₨28.7b10.2x10.1x0.8x
Tue, 06 May 2025LK₨268.5bLK₨371.9bLK₨29.7b9.4x9x0.7x
Thu, 03 Apr 2025LK₨263.0bLK₨371.8bLK₨29.1b9.3x9x0.7x
Sat, 01 Mar 2025LK₨262.1bLK₨371.8bLK₨29.1b9.4x9x0.7x
Mon, 27 Jan 2025LK₨266.4bLK₨367.3bLK₨31.7b10.1x8.4x0.7x
Wed, 25 Dec 2024LK₨247.3bLK₨367.4bLK₨31.7b9.8x7.8x0.7x
Fri, 22 Nov 2024LK₨201.9bLK₨367.4bLK₨31.7b7.9x6.4x0.5x
Sun, 20 Oct 2024LK₨196.8bLK₨360.1bLK₨30.8b8x6.4x0.5x
Tue, 17 Sep 2024LK₨176.1bLK₨360.1bLK₨30.8b7.3x5.7x0.5x
Thu, 15 Aug 2024LK₨184.9bLK₨359.9bLK₨30.9b7.9x6x0.5x
Sat, 13 Jul 2024LK₨191.9bLK₨355.1bLK₨29.7b8.2x6.5x0.5x
Mon, 10 Jun 2024LK₨198.7bLK₨355.1bLK₨29.7b8.8x6.7x0.6x
Wed, 08 May 2024LK₨196.4bLK₨354.0bLK₨27.4b8.8x7.2x0.6x
Fri, 05 Apr 2024LK₨186.1bLK₨353.8bLK₨27.4b7.8x6.8x0.5x
Sun, 03 Mar 2024LK₨168.1bLK₨353.8bLK₨27.4b6.9x6.1x0.5x
Tue, 30 Jan 2024LK₨161.3bLK₨353.4bLK₨22.4b6.4x7.2x0.5x
Thu, 28 Dec 2023LK₨164.5bLK₨352.1bLK₨22.2b6.3x7.4x0.5x
Sat, 25 Nov 2023LK₨163.6bLK₨352.1bLK₨22.2b6.1x7.4x0.5x
Mon, 23 Oct 2023LK₨171.7bLK₨366.5bLK₨29.0b5.5x5.9x0.5x
Wed, 20 Sep 2023LK₨182.5bLK₨366.6bLK₨29.0b5.7x6.3x0.5x
Fri, 18 Aug 2023LK₨176.7bLK₨367.2bLK₨29.3b5.6x6x0.5x
Sun, 16 Jul 2023LK₨186.6bLK₨382.3bLK₨38.9b5.3x4.8x0.5x
Tue, 13 Jun 2023LK₨157.5bLK₨382.5bLK₨39.2b4.5x4x0.4x
Thu, 11 May 2023LK₨157.2bLK₨375.2bLK₨40.7b4.4x3.9x0.4x
Sat, 08 Apr 2023LK₨164.5bLK₨372.8bLK₨40.7b5.4x4x0.4x
Mon, 06 Mar 2023LK₨160.9bLK₨372.8bLK₨40.7b5x4x0.4x
Wed, 01 Feb 2023LK₨160.2bLK₨361.0bLK₨42.7b4.3x3.8x0.4x
Fri, 30 Dec 2022LK₨152.6bLK₨351.2bLK₨42.0b4.3x3.6x0.4x
Sun, 27 Nov 2022LK₨150.8bLK₨351.2bLK₨42.0b4.3x3.6x0.4x
Tue, 25 Oct 2022LK₨175.7bLK₨312.7bLK₨35.5b5.3x4.9x0.6x
Thu, 22 Sep 2022LK₨190.5bLK₨301.6bLK₨33.5b6.3x5.7x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

5.7x


Total Market Cap: LK₨190.5bTotal Earnings: LK₨33.5bTotal Revenue: LK₨301.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Sri Lankan Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 6.5x202320242025
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 10.7x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 6.5x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.55x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Materials industry have declined 3.3% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 9.1% 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, which has decreased profits.

Industry Trends

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

LK Market-1.83%
Materials-2.00%
Packaging2.33%
Chemicals-2.62%
Metals and Mining-3.46%
Basic Materials-4.06%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Packaging industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 8.2x.
    • 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 5.7x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 7.8% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 5.9% per year.
  • In contrast, the Chemicals industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 7.8% 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
GLAS.N0000 PGP Glass CeylonLK₨57.202.0%
+LK₨1.0b		113.4%PE12.2x
APLA.N0000 ACL PlasticsLK₨1.10k3.1%
+LK₨140.1m		178.5%PE8.7x
SIL.N0000 Samson InternationalLK₨246.509.1%
+LK₨86.8m		87.5%PS0.4x
UCAR.N0000 Union Chemicals LankaLK₨1.03k4.7%
+LK₨68.6m		66.8%PE6.6x

Latest News

LLUB.N0000
LK₨172.00
Chevron Lubricants Lanka
7D
-3.1%
1Y
49.6%
GLAS.N0000
LK₨57.20
PGP Glass Ceylon
7D
2.0%
1Y
113.4%
APLA.N0000
LK₨1,100.25
ACL Plastics
7D
3.1%
1Y
178.5%
SIL.N0000
LK₨246.50
Samson International
7D
9.1%
1Y
87.5%
JAT.N0000
LK₨41.70
JAT Holdings
7D
-3.9%
1Y
159.0%
TKYO.N0000
LK₨83.30
Tokyo Cement Company (Lanka)
7D
-3.8%
1Y
91.5%
BOGA.N0000
LK₨79.10
Bogala Graphite Lanka
7D
-4.5%
1Y
57.9%
DIPD.N0000
LK₨56.00
Dipped Products
7D
-4.9%
1Y
77.8%
CIC.N0000
LK₨136.75
CIC Holdings
7D
-5.4%
1Y
107.2%
HAYC.N0000
LK₨90.20
Haycarb
7D
-2.3%
1Y
20.9%
PARQ.N0000
LK₨85.30
Swisstek (Ceylon)
7D
-8.0%
1Y
348.9%
UCAR.N0000
LK₨1,026.00
Union Chemicals Lanka
7D
4.7%
1Y
66.8%