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Sri Lankan (CSE) Materials Sector Analysis
UpdatedMar 13, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies18
- 7D-3.7%
- 3M12.1%
- 1Y43.5%
- YTD0.8%
Over the last 7 days, the Materials industry has dropped 3.7%, driven by declines in Chevron Lubricants Lanka and CIC Holdings of 8.1% and 5.5%, respectively. In the past year, the industry has gained 43%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 8.0% per annum.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, 14 Mar 2025 | LK₨252.2b | LK₨371.8b | LK₨29.1b | 8.9x | 8.7x | 0.7x |
| Sun, 09 Feb 2025 | LK₨262.3b | LK₨370.1b | LK₨28.7b | 9.4x | 9.1x | 0.7x |
| Tue, 07 Jan 2025 | LK₨245.3b | LK₨367.4b | LK₨31.7b | 9.6x | 7.7x | 0.7x |
| Thu, 05 Dec 2024 | LK₨215.9b | LK₨367.4b | LK₨31.7b | 8.5x | 6.8x | 0.6x |
| Sat, 02 Nov 2024 | LK₨202.4b | LK₨360.0b | LK₨30.9b | 8.2x | 6.6x | 0.6x |
| Mon, 30 Sep 2024 | LK₨194.3b | LK₨360.1b | LK₨30.8b | 7.8x | 6.3x | 0.5x |
| Wed, 28 Aug 2024 | LK₨180.3b | LK₨360.1b | LK₨30.8b | 7.6x | 5.9x | 0.5x |
| Fri, 26 Jul 2024 | LK₨190.3b | LK₨355.1b | LK₨29.7b | 8.3x | 6.4x | 0.5x |
| Sun, 23 Jun 2024 | LK₨202.2b | LK₨355.1b | LK₨29.7b | 8.8x | 6.8x | 0.6x |
| Tue, 21 May 2024 | LK₨195.8b | LK₨354.5b | LK₨29.4b | 9.2x | 6.7x | 0.6x |
| Thu, 18 Apr 2024 | LK₨184.2b | LK₨353.8b | LK₨27.4b | 7.9x | 6.7x | 0.5x |
| Sat, 16 Mar 2024 | LK₨179.3b | LK₨353.8b | LK₨27.4b | 7.4x | 6.5x | 0.5x |
| Mon, 12 Feb 2024 | LK₨164.3b | LK₨358.3b | LK₨27.3b | 6.8x | 6x | 0.5x |
| Wed, 10 Jan 2024 | LK₨165.9b | LK₨352.1b | LK₨22.2b | 6.4x | 7.5x | 0.5x |
| Fri, 08 Dec 2023 | LK₨162.3b | LK₨352.1b | LK₨22.2b | 6x | 7.3x | 0.5x |
| Sun, 05 Nov 2023 | LK₨169.4b | LK₨365.8b | LK₨26.9b | 5.8x | 6.3x | 0.5x |
| Tue, 03 Oct 2023 | LK₨180.7b | LK₨366.6b | LK₨29.0b | 5.7x | 6.2x | 0.5x |
| Thu, 31 Aug 2023 | LK₨175.9b | LK₨367.2b | LK₨29.3b | 5.6x | 6x | 0.5x |
| Sat, 29 Jul 2023 | LK₨183.7b | LK₨384.2b | LK₨36.9b | 5.2x | 5x | 0.5x |
| Mon, 26 Jun 2023 | LK₨163.2b | LK₨382.3b | LK₨38.9b | 4.6x | 4.2x | 0.4x |
| Wed, 24 May 2023 | LK₨148.9b | LK₨379.9b | LK₨40.9b | 3.7x | 3.6x | 0.4x |
| Fri, 21 Apr 2023 | LK₨166.9b | LK₨372.8b | LK₨40.7b | 5.6x | 4.1x | 0.4x |
| Sun, 19 Mar 2023 | LK₨173.4b | LK₨372.8b | LK₨40.7b | 6x | 4.3x | 0.5x |
| Tue, 14 Feb 2023 | LK₨156.3b | LK₨365.8b | LK₨41.2b | 4.5x | 3.8x | 0.4x |
| Thu, 12 Jan 2023 | LK₨153.3b | LK₨351.2b | LK₨42.0b | 4.2x | 3.6x | 0.4x |
| Sat, 10 Dec 2022 | LK₨164.2b | LK₨351.2b | LK₨42.0b | 4.8x | 3.9x | 0.5x |
| Mon, 07 Nov 2022 | LK₨164.9b | LK₨323.2b | LK₨36.2b | 5x | 4.6x | 0.5x |
| Wed, 05 Oct 2022 | LK₨176.1b | LK₨301.6b | LK₨33.5b | 5.7x | 5.3x | 0.6x |
| Fri, 02 Sep 2022 | LK₨171.4b | LK₨301.6b | LK₨33.5b | 5x | 5.1x | 0.6x |
| Sun, 31 Jul 2022 | LK₨130.4b | LK₨275.6b | LK₨26.3b | 5.2x | 5x | 0.5x |
| Tue, 28 Jun 2022 | LK₨116.1b | LK₨265.7b | LK₨24.5b | 4.8x | 4.7x | 0.4x |
| Thu, 26 May 2022 | LK₨128.5b | LK₨258.0b | LK₨27.4b | 5.2x | 4.7x | 0.5x |
| Sat, 23 Apr 2022 | LK₨121.6b | LK₨247.9b | LK₨25.5b | 5.6x | 4.8x | 0.5x |
| Mon, 21 Mar 2022 | LK₨155.1b | LK₨247.9b | LK₨25.5b | 6.7x | 6.1x | 0.6x |
Price to Earnings Ratio
6.1x
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 8.7x 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 0.51x.
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 | -1.89% | |
| Materials | -3.73% | |
| Metals and Mining | -1.51% | |
| Packaging | -2.59% | |
| Basic Materials | -3.27% | |
| Chemicals | -4.39% | |
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?
| Company | Last Price | 7D | 1Y | Valuation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REXP.N0000 Richard Pieris Exports | LK₨384.00 | 1.9% +LK₨80.9m | -16.2% | PE1311.8x | |
| ALUM.N0000 Alumex | LK₨14.90 | 0.7% +LK₨59.9m | 60.2% | PE8.7x | |
| LALU.N0000 Lanka Aluminium Industries | LK₨35.50 | 1.4% +LK₨34.3m | 70.7% | PE9.4x | |
| BOGA.N0000 Bogala Graphite Lanka | LK₨56.10 | 0.2% +LK₨9.5m | 1.6% | PE32.9x |