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Sri Lankan (CSE) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedDec 22, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies18
  • 7D8.7%
  • 3M36.8%
  • 1Y49.5%
  • YTD48.3%

The Materials industry is up 8.7% in the last week, with CIC Holdings up 17%. This means that the industry has gained 49% over the past year.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 22 Dec 2024LK₨245.4bLK₨367.4bLK₨31.7b9.9x7.7x0.7x
Tue, 19 Nov 2024LK₨204.7bLK₨367.4bLK₨31.7b8x6.5x0.6x
Thu, 17 Oct 2024LK₨197.2bLK₨360.1bLK₨30.8b7.9x6.4x0.5x
Sat, 14 Sep 2024LK₨176.0bLK₨360.1bLK₨30.8b7.3x5.7x0.5x
Mon, 12 Aug 2024LK₨182.7bLK₨360.1bLK₨30.8b7.9x5.9x0.5x
Wed, 10 Jul 2024LK₨190.4bLK₨355.1bLK₨29.7b8.4x6.4x0.5x
Fri, 07 Jun 2024LK₨199.6bLK₨354.9bLK₨29.7b8.7x6.7x0.6x
Sun, 05 May 2024LK₨194.8bLK₨354.0bLK₨27.4b8.5x7.1x0.6x
Tue, 02 Apr 2024LK₨184.3bLK₨353.8bLK₨27.4b7.8x6.7x0.5x
Thu, 29 Feb 2024LK₨167.5bLK₨353.8bLK₨27.4b6.9x6.1x0.5x
Sat, 27 Jan 2024LK₨161.3bLK₨353.4bLK₨22.4b6.4x7.2x0.5x
Mon, 25 Dec 2023LK₨163.8bLK₨352.1bLK₨22.2b6.2x7.4x0.5x
Wed, 22 Nov 2023LK₨163.4bLK₨352.1bLK₨22.2b6x7.4x0.5x
Fri, 20 Oct 2023LK₨169.4bLK₨366.6bLK₨29.0b5.4x5.8x0.5x
Sun, 17 Sep 2023LK₨185.4bLK₨366.6bLK₨29.0b5.8x6.4x0.5x
Tue, 15 Aug 2023LK₨176.9bLK₨368.9bLK₨30.6b5.6x5.8x0.5x
Thu, 13 Jul 2023LK₨182.9bLK₨382.3bLK₨38.9b5.2x4.7x0.5x
Sat, 10 Jun 2023LK₨152.3bLK₨382.5bLK₨39.2b4.5x3.9x0.4x
Mon, 08 May 2023LK₨157.5bLK₨375.2bLK₨40.7b4.3x3.9x0.4x
Wed, 05 Apr 2023LK₨163.5bLK₨372.8bLK₨40.7b5.5x4x0.4x
Fri, 03 Mar 2023LK₨161.5bLK₨372.8bLK₨40.7b5x4x0.4x
Sun, 29 Jan 2023LK₨161.9bLK₨361.1bLK₨42.7b4.3x3.8x0.4x
Tue, 27 Dec 2022LK₨152.8bLK₨351.2bLK₨42.0b4.5x3.6x0.4x
Thu, 24 Nov 2022LK₨152.7bLK₨351.2bLK₨42.0b4.4x3.6x0.4x
Sat, 22 Oct 2022LK₨175.8bLK₨304.4bLK₨33.9b5.3x5.2x0.6x
Mon, 19 Sep 2022LK₨192.8bLK₨301.6bLK₨33.5b6.4x5.8x0.6x
Wed, 17 Aug 2022LK₨164.6bLK₨298.3bLK₨32.0b5.3x5.1x0.6x
Fri, 15 Jul 2022LK₨108.5bLK₨265.7bLK₨24.5b4.5x4.4x0.4x
Sun, 12 Jun 2022LK₨125.3bLK₨265.7bLK₨24.5b5.1x5.1x0.5x
Tue, 10 May 2022LK₨110.5bLK₨249.1bLK₨25.5b5.4x4.3x0.4x
Thu, 07 Apr 2022LK₨129.0bLK₨247.9bLK₨25.5b5.9x5.1x0.5x
Sat, 05 Mar 2022LK₨170.5bLK₨247.9bLK₨25.5b7x6.7x0.7x
Mon, 31 Jan 2022LK₨213.6bLK₨237.7bLK₨24.3b9.3x8.8x0.9x
Wed, 29 Dec 2021LK₨209.9bLK₨236.2bLK₨24.1b9.4x8.7x0.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

8.7x


Total Market Cap: LK₨209.9bTotal Earnings: LK₨24.1bTotal Revenue: LK₨236.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Sri Lankan Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 5.7x202220232024
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 7.7x 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 0.52x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Materials industry have grown 9.6% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 16% 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 Market3.62%
Materials8.72%
Packaging14.23%
Chemicals8.33%
Metals and Mining6.41%
Basic Materials5.88%
Paper and Forestry Products0%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Metals and Mining industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 13.2x.
    • 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 4.9x.
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?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
CIC.N0000 CIC HoldingsLK₨94.9017.2%
+LK₨5.3b
48.7%PE3.4x
GLAS.N0000 PGP Glass CeylonLK₨34.3014.3%
+LK₨4.1b
24.3%PE9.9x
LLUB.N0000 Chevron Lubricants LankaLK₨147.008.1%
+LK₨2.6b
61.5%PE9x
DIPD.N0000 Dipped ProductsLK₨54.807.5%
+LK₨2.3b
92.3%PE7.1x
TKYO.N0000 Tokyo Cement Company (Lanka)LK₨72.005.9%
+LK₨1.8b
60.0%PE11.8x
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CIC.N0000

LK₨94.90

CIC Holdings

7D

17.2%

1Y

48.7%

CHMX.N0000

LK₨160.25

Chemanex

7D

54.5%

1Y

133.9%

LLUB.N0000

LK₨147.00

Chevron Lubricants Lanka

7D

8.1%

1Y

61.5%

PARQ.N0000

LK₨39.40

Swisstek (Ceylon)

7D

14.2%

1Y

144.7%

GLAS.N0000

LK₨34.30

PGP Glass Ceylon

7D

14.3%

1Y

24.3%

ACME.N0000

LK₨4.90

ACME Printing and Packaging

7D

-2.0%

1Y

-10.9%

DIPD.N0000

LK₨54.80

Dipped Products

7D

7.5%

1Y

92.3%

TKYO.N0000

LK₨72.00

Tokyo Cement Company (Lanka)

7D

5.9%

1Y

60.0%

UCAR.N0000

LK₨716.00

Union Chemicals Lanka

7D

-0.1%

1Y

10.2%

PACK.N0000

LK₨16.70

Ex-pack Corrugated Cartons

7D

13.6%

1Y

34.7%