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
Mon, 05 Dec 2022	LK₨163.8b	LK₨351.2b	LK₨42.0b	4.8x	3.9x	0.5x
Wed, 02 Nov 2022	LK₨164.1b	LK₨312.6b	LK₨35.2b	4.8x	4.7x	0.5x
Fri, 30 Sep 2022	LK₨185.8b	LK₨301.6b	LK₨33.5b	6x	5.5x	0.6x
Sun, 28 Aug 2022	LK₨161.3b	LK₨301.6b	LK₨33.5b	4.8x	4.8x	0.5x
Tue, 26 Jul 2022	LK₨122.9b	LK₨265.8b	LK₨24.5b	5x	5x	0.5x
Thu, 23 Jun 2022	LK₨118.3b	LK₨265.7b	LK₨24.5b	4.8x	4.8x	0.4x
Sat, 21 May 2022	LK₨129.1b	LK₨255.1b	LK₨27.3b	5.3x	4.7x	0.5x
Mon, 18 Apr 2022	LK₨121.6b	LK₨247.9b	LK₨25.5b	5.6x	4.8x	0.5x
Wed, 16 Mar 2022	LK₨157.1b	LK₨247.9b	LK₨25.5b	6.7x	6.2x	0.6x
Fri, 11 Feb 2022	LK₨199.0b	LK₨241.5b	LK₨25.7b	8.2x	7.8x	0.8x
Sun, 09 Jan 2022	LK₨218.0b	LK₨236.2b	LK₨24.1b	10.1x	9x	0.9x
Tue, 07 Dec 2021	LK₨198.2b	LK₨236.2b	LK₨24.1b	9.1x	8.2x	0.8x
Thu, 04 Nov 2021	LK₨183.8b	LK₨230.3b	LK₨24.7b	7.7x	7.5x	0.8x
Sat, 02 Oct 2021	LK₨176.3b	LK₨226.6b	LK₨26.2b	7.9x	6.7x	0.8x
Mon, 30 Aug 2021	LK₨182.4b	LK₨226.6b	LK₨26.2b	7.8x	7x	0.8x
Tue, 06 Jul 2021	LK₨168.6b	LK₨221.3b	LK₨25.6b	7.7x	6.6x	0.8x
Fri, 09 Apr 2021	LK₨157.0b	LK₨204.0b	LK₨24.6b	6.6x	6.4x	0.8x
Thu, 31 Dec 2020	LK₨143.6b	LK₨183.3b	LK₨18.8b	7.9x	7.6x	0.8x
Sun, 04 Oct 2020	LK₨95.5b	LK₨171.3b	LK₨14.9b	6.5x	6.4x	0.6x
Wed, 08 Jul 2020	LK₨63.6b	LK₨163.4b	LK₨10.7b	7.6x	5.9x	0.4x
Tue, 31 Mar 2020	LK₨45.9b	LK₨163.7b	LK₨9.7b	4.6x	4.7x	0.3x
Fri, 03 Jan 2020	LK₨72.0b	LK₨169.7b	LK₨9.8b	8.6x	7.3x	0.4x

Current Industry PE

Investors are pessimistic on the Sri Lankan Materials industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.

The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 3.9x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 6.6x.

Past Earnings Growth

The earnings for companies in the Materials industry have grown 62% per year over the last three years.
Revenues for these companies have grown 27% 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?

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 12.6x.

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, which is trading below its 3-year average of 6.2x.

Forecasted Growth

Analysts are most optimistic on the Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 19% over the next 5 years.
However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 91% per year.

In contrast, the Chemicals industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 19% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

Company	Last Price	7D	1Y	Valuation
CIC.N0000 CIC Holdings	LK₨93.10	9.8% +LK₨3.1b	61.4%	PE5.1x
LLUB.N0000 Chevron Lubricants Lanka	LK₨97.60	5.7% +LK₨1.3b	-7.9%	PE5.6x
HAYC.N0000 Haycarb	LK₨60.40	5.4% +LK₨921.1m	-14.8%	PE2.8x
TKYO.N0000 Tokyo Cement Company (Lanka)	LK₨34.70	4.2% +LK₨561.3m	-31.2%	PE4.8x
JAT.N0000 JAT Holdings	LK₨13.50	8.0% +LK₨510.4m	-38.6%	PE4.9x

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