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Sri Lankan (CSE) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 03, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies11
  • 7D3.6%
  • 3M18.1%
  • 1Y50.0%
  • YTD16.2%

In the last week, the Chemicals industry is up 3.6%, with CIC Holdings up 12%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 50%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 7.5% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Sri Lankan Chemicals Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 05 Jul 2025LK₨182.3bLK₨264.6bLK₨18.4b9.7x9.9x0.7x
Mon, 02 Jun 2025LK₨171.1bLK₨262.2bLK₨19.1b8.1x8.9x0.7x
Wed, 30 Apr 2025LK₨162.7bLK₨259.7bLK₨19.4b7.8x8.4x0.6x
Fri, 28 Mar 2025LK₨159.2bLK₨259.7bLK₨19.4b7.7x8.2x0.6x
Sun, 23 Feb 2025LK₨171.3bLK₨260.7bLK₨19.5b8.1x8.8x0.7x
Tue, 21 Jan 2025LK₨161.7bLK₨258.3bLK₨24.4b7.3x6.6x0.6x
Thu, 19 Dec 2024LK₨147.8bLK₨258.3bLK₨24.4b6.8x6.1x0.6x
Sat, 16 Nov 2024LK₨130.8bLK₨258.3bLK₨24.4b6.5x5.4x0.5x
Mon, 14 Oct 2024LK₨124.9bLK₨255.2bLK₨24.4b6.1x5.1x0.5x
Wed, 11 Sep 2024LK₨111.7bLK₨255.2bLK₨24.4b5.7x4.6x0.4x
Fri, 09 Aug 2024LK₨116.7bLK₨254.6bLK₨24.1b6.1x4.8x0.5x
Sun, 07 Jul 2024LK₨124.3bLK₨251.1bLK₨23.5b7.2x5.3x0.5x
Tue, 04 Jun 2024LK₨124.1bLK₨251.3bLK₨23.5b6.3x5.3x0.5x
Thu, 02 May 2024LK₨120.6bLK₨251.1bLK₨21.7b6.3x5.5x0.5x
Sat, 30 Mar 2024LK₨113.7bLK₨251.1bLK₨21.7b6.2x5.2x0.5x
Mon, 26 Feb 2024LK₨102.2bLK₨250.2bLK₨21.4b5.8x4.8x0.4x
Wed, 24 Jan 2024LK₨98.9bLK₨248.7bLK₨16.5b5.2x6x0.4x
Fri, 22 Dec 2023LK₨101.7bLK₨248.7bLK₨16.5b5.7x6.2x0.4x
Sun, 19 Nov 2023LK₨103.0bLK₨248.7bLK₨16.4b5.7x6.3x0.4x
Tue, 17 Oct 2023LK₨109.9bLK₨259.5bLK₨20.6b5.5x5.3x0.4x
Thu, 14 Sep 2023LK₨114.2bLK₨259.5bLK₨20.6b5.7x5.5x0.4x
Sat, 12 Aug 2023LK₨115.5bLK₨261.3bLK₨21.9b5.8x5.3x0.4x
Mon, 10 Jul 2023LK₨113.1bLK₨267.3bLK₨29.1b4.8x3.9x0.4x
Wed, 07 Jun 2023LK₨98.3bLK₨267.5bLK₨29.4b4.5x3.3x0.4x
Fri, 05 May 2023LK₨103.0bLK₨256.6bLK₨33.0b4x3.1x0.4x
Sun, 02 Apr 2023LK₨106.2bLK₨256.5bLK₨32.9b4.2x3.2x0.4x
Tue, 28 Feb 2023LK₨114.7bLK₨256.4bLK₨33.4b4.6x3.4x0.4x
Thu, 26 Jan 2023LK₨115.0bLK₨244.3bLK₨33.7b4.5x3.4x0.5x
Sat, 24 Dec 2022LK₨111.8bLK₨236.1bLK₨32.7b4.5x3.4x0.5x
Mon, 21 Nov 2022LK₨105.3bLK₨236.1bLK₨32.7b4x3.2x0.4x
Wed, 19 Oct 2022LK₨133.1bLK₨205.3bLK₨28.4b6.5x4.7x0.6x
Fri, 16 Sep 2022LK₨137.3bLK₨205.3bLK₨28.4b6.5x4.8x0.7x
Sun, 14 Aug 2022LK₨122.4bLK₨194.4bLK₨24.6b6.4x5x0.6x
Tue, 12 Jul 2022LK₨77.0bLK₨180.0bLK₨20.2b4.6x3.8x0.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

3.8x


Total Market Cap: LK₨77.0bTotal Earnings: LK₨20.2bTotal Revenue: LK₨180.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Sri Lankan Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 5.3x202320242025
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 9.9x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 5.3x.
  • 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 declined 3.2% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 14% 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 industry?

LK Market1.11%
Materials3.05%
Chemicals3.59%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals10.87%
Specialty Chemicals5.88%
Commodity Chemicals-0.063%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Specialty Chemicals industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 8.0x.
    • It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Commodity Chemicals industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 5.8x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Commodity Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 7.5% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 8.2% per year.
  • In contrast, the Commodity Chemicals industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 7.5% 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
CIC.N0000 CIC HoldingsLK₨141.0011.9%
+LK₨5.7b
98.3%PE10.4x
JAT.N0000 JAT HoldingsLK₨37.204.8%
+LK₨867.7m
94.8%PE10.6x
DIPD.N0000 Dipped ProductsLK₨60.901.3%
+LK₨478.9m
70.1%PE9.4x
CHMX.N0000 ChemanexLK₨174.7514.1%
+LK₨271.0m
112.7%PE23.3x
HAYC.N0000 HaycarbLK₨88.600.7%
+LK₨178.3m
10.2%PE7.3x

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