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Sri Lankan (CSE) Chemicals Industry Analysis
UpdatedDec 21, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies11
- 7D8.3%
- 3M35.2%
- 1Y52.3%
- YTD50.8%
The Chemicals industry is up 8.3% in the last week, with CIC Holdings up 17%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 52%.
Industry Valuation and Performance
Has the Sri Lankan Chemicals Industry valuation changed over the past few years?
| Date | Market Cap | Revenue | Earnings | PE | Absolute PE | PS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, 22 Dec 2024 | LK₨155.5b | LK₨258.3b | LK₨24.4b | 7.1x | 6.4x | 0.6x |
| Tue, 19 Nov 2024 | LK₨129.8b | LK₨258.3b | LK₨24.4b | 6.5x | 5.3x | 0.5x |
| Thu, 17 Oct 2024 | LK₨125.5b | LK₨255.2b | LK₨24.4b | 6x | 5.1x | 0.5x |
| Sat, 14 Sep 2024 | LK₨112.4b | LK₨255.2b | LK₨24.4b | 5.7x | 4.6x | 0.4x |
| Mon, 12 Aug 2024 | LK₨116.7b | LK₨255.2b | LK₨24.2b | 6.1x | 4.8x | 0.5x |
| Wed, 10 Jul 2024 | LK₨121.8b | LK₨251.1b | LK₨23.5b | 7x | 5.2x | 0.5x |
| Fri, 07 Jun 2024 | LK₨128.3b | LK₨251.1b | LK₨23.4b | 7.2x | 5.5x | 0.5x |
| Sun, 05 May 2024 | LK₨121.7b | LK₨251.1b | LK₨21.7b | 6.5x | 5.6x | 0.5x |
| Tue, 02 Apr 2024 | LK₨114.1b | LK₨251.1b | LK₨21.7b | 6.2x | 5.2x | 0.5x |
| Thu, 29 Feb 2024 | LK₨104.9b | LK₨251.1b | LK₨21.7b | 5.8x | 4.8x | 0.4x |
| Sat, 27 Jan 2024 | LK₨99.4b | LK₨248.6b | LK₨16.5b | 5.2x | 6x | 0.4x |
| Mon, 25 Dec 2023 | LK₨101.6b | LK₨248.7b | LK₨16.5b | 5.7x | 6.2x | 0.4x |
| Wed, 22 Nov 2023 | LK₨102.4b | LK₨248.7b | LK₨16.4b | 5.6x | 6.2x | 0.4x |
| Fri, 20 Oct 2023 | LK₨106.1b | LK₨259.5b | LK₨20.6b | 5.3x | 5.1x | 0.4x |
| Sun, 17 Sep 2023 | LK₨115.4b | LK₨259.5b | LK₨20.6b | 5.7x | 5.6x | 0.4x |
| Tue, 15 Aug 2023 | LK₨112.9b | LK₨261.1b | LK₨21.7b | 5.7x | 5.2x | 0.4x |
| Thu, 13 Jul 2023 | LK₨115.7b | LK₨267.3b | LK₨29.1b | 4.8x | 4x | 0.4x |
| Sat, 10 Jun 2023 | LK₨98.3b | LK₨267.5b | LK₨29.4b | 4.5x | 3.3x | 0.4x |
| Mon, 08 May 2023 | LK₨103.0b | LK₨256.6b | LK₨33.0b | 4x | 3.1x | 0.4x |
| Wed, 05 Apr 2023 | LK₨106.5b | LK₨256.5b | LK₨32.9b | 4.2x | 3.2x | 0.4x |
| Fri, 03 Mar 2023 | LK₨111.1b | LK₨256.5b | LK₨32.9b | 4.6x | 3.4x | 0.4x |
| Sun, 29 Jan 2023 | LK₨115.2b | LK₨244.2b | LK₨33.6b | 4.2x | 3.4x | 0.5x |
| Tue, 27 Dec 2022 | LK₨111.8b | LK₨236.1b | LK₨32.7b | 4.5x | 3.4x | 0.5x |
| Thu, 24 Nov 2022 | LK₨110.6b | LK₨236.1b | LK₨32.7b | 4.3x | 3.4x | 0.5x |
| Sat, 22 Oct 2022 | LK₨129.2b | LK₨205.5b | LK₨28.4b | 6.4x | 4.5x | 0.6x |
| Mon, 19 Sep 2022 | LK₨137.6b | LK₨205.3b | LK₨28.4b | 6.4x | 4.8x | 0.7x |
| Wed, 17 Aug 2022 | LK₨120.2b | LK₨202.2b | LK₨27.1b | 5.4x | 4.4x | 0.6x |
| Fri, 15 Jul 2022 | LK₨78.2b | LK₨180.0b | LK₨20.2b | 4.7x | 3.9x | 0.4x |
| Sun, 12 Jun 2022 | LK₨88.8b | LK₨180.0b | LK₨20.2b | 5.1x | 4.4x | 0.5x |
| Tue, 10 May 2022 | LK₨78.3b | LK₨169.6b | LK₨17.9b | 6.1x | 4.4x | 0.5x |
| Thu, 07 Apr 2022 | LK₨90.3b | LK₨169.5b | LK₨18.0b | 7x | 5x | 0.5x |
| Sat, 05 Mar 2022 | LK₨112.4b | LK₨169.5b | LK₨18.0b | 8.1x | 6.2x | 0.7x |
| Mon, 31 Jan 2022 | LK₨139.7b | LK₨163.3b | LK₨17.7b | 10.2x | 7.9x | 0.9x |
| Wed, 29 Dec 2021 | LK₨134.8b | LK₨161.8b | LK₨17.6b | 9.6x | 7.7x | 0.8x |
Price to Earnings Ratio
7.7x
Current Industry PE
- Investors are optimistic on the Sri Lankan Chemicals industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
- The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 6.4x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 4.9x.
- The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.50x.
Past Earnings Growth
- The earnings for companies in the Chemicals industry have grown 12% per year over the last three years.
- Revenues for these companies have grown 17% 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 industry?
| LK Market | 3.62% | |
| Materials | 8.72% | |
| Chemicals | 8.33% | |
| Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals | 15.32% | |
| Specialty Chemicals | 10.35% | |
| Commodity Chemicals | 5.65% | |
| Diversified Chemicals | 0% | |
| Industrial Gases | 0% | |
Industry PE
- Investors are most optimistic about the Specialty Chemicals industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 7.7x.
- It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
- Investors are most pessimistic about the Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 3.9x.
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?
| Company | Last Price | 7D | 1Y | Valuation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIC.N0000 CIC Holdings | LK₨94.90 | 17.2% +LK₨5.3b | 48.7% | PE3.4x | |
| LLUB.N0000 Chevron Lubricants Lanka | LK₨147.00 | 8.1% +LK₨2.6b | 61.5% | PE9x | |
| DIPD.N0000 Dipped Products | LK₨54.80 | 7.5% +LK₨2.3b | 92.3% | PE7.1x | |
| CHMX.N0000 Chemanex | LK₨160.25 | 54.5% +LK₨887.5m | 133.9% | PE15.9x | |
| JAT.N0000 JAT Holdings | LK₨26.40 | 4.8% +LK₨612.5m | 70.3% | PE11x |