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Sri Lankan (CSE) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedSep 19, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies11
  • 7D2.6%
  • 3M-12.6%
  • 1Y1.3%
  • YTD10.7%

Over the last 7 days, the Chemicals industry has remained flat. Furthermore, the industry has been flat for the past year as well. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 13% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 19 Sep 2024LK₨114.2bLK₨255.2bLK₨24.4b5.8x4.7x0.4x
Sat, 17 Aug 2024LK₨119.0bLK₨255.2bLK₨24.4b5.8x4.9x0.5x
Mon, 15 Jul 2024LK₨123.1bLK₨251.1bLK₨23.5b7x5.2x0.5x
Wed, 12 Jun 2024LK₨128.3bLK₨251.1bLK₨23.4b7.3x5.5x0.5x
Fri, 10 May 2024LK₨122.4bLK₨251.1bLK₨21.7b6.3x5.6x0.5x
Sun, 07 Apr 2024LK₨114.9bLK₨251.1bLK₨21.7b6x5.3x0.5x
Tue, 05 Mar 2024LK₨105.6bLK₨251.1bLK₨21.7b5.9x4.9x0.4x
Thu, 01 Feb 2024LK₨100.0bLK₨248.6bLK₨16.5b5.2x6.1x0.4x
Sat, 30 Dec 2023LK₨101.2bLK₨248.7bLK₨16.5b5.7x6.2x0.4x
Mon, 27 Nov 2023LK₨102.2bLK₨248.7bLK₨16.5b5.6x6.2x0.4x
Wed, 25 Oct 2023LK₨108.6bLK₨259.2bLK₨19.1b5.6x5.7x0.4x
Fri, 22 Sep 2023LK₨113.8bLK₨259.5bLK₨20.6b5.6x5.5x0.4x
Sun, 20 Aug 2023LK₨111.0bLK₨259.5bLK₨20.6b5.6x5.4x0.4x
Tue, 18 Jul 2023LK₨118.9bLK₨267.3bLK₨29.1b4.9x4.1x0.4x
Thu, 15 Jun 2023LK₨103.7bLK₨267.5bLK₨29.4b4.5x3.5x0.4x
Sat, 13 May 2023LK₨101.8bLK₨256.6bLK₨33.0b3.9x3.1x0.4x
Mon, 10 Apr 2023LK₨106.6bLK₨256.5bLK₨32.9b4.2x3.2x0.4x
Wed, 08 Mar 2023LK₨111.1bLK₨256.5bLK₨32.9b5.3x3.4x0.4x
Fri, 03 Feb 2023LK₨112.5bLK₨244.2bLK₨33.6b4.1x3.4x0.5x
Sun, 01 Jan 2023LK₨113.3bLK₨236.1bLK₨32.7b4.2x3.5x0.5x
Tue, 29 Nov 2022LK₨112.7bLK₨236.1bLK₨32.7b4.5x3.4x0.5x
Thu, 27 Oct 2022LK₨124.4bLK₨213.8bLK₨30.0b5.1x4.1x0.6x
Sat, 24 Sep 2022LK₨134.7bLK₨205.3bLK₨28.4b6.5x4.7x0.7x
Mon, 22 Aug 2022LK₨121.7bLK₨205.3bLK₨28.4b5x4.3x0.6x
Wed, 20 Jul 2022LK₨81.0bLK₨180.0bLK₨20.2b4.8x4x0.4x
Fri, 17 Jun 2022LK₨88.6bLK₨180.0bLK₨20.2b5.2x4.4x0.5x
Sun, 15 May 2022LK₨88.1bLK₨172.9bLK₨17.3b6.8x5.1x0.5x
Tue, 12 Apr 2022LK₨85.5bLK₨169.5bLK₨18.0b6.5x4.7x0.5x
Thu, 10 Mar 2022LK₨102.2bLK₨169.5bLK₨18.0b7.5x5.7x0.6x
Sat, 05 Feb 2022LK₨137.8bLK₨163.3bLK₨17.7b11x7.8x0.8x
Mon, 03 Jan 2022LK₨136.0bLK₨161.8bLK₨17.6b9.9x7.7x0.8x
Wed, 01 Dec 2021LK₨125.9bLK₨161.8bLK₨17.6b9.4x7.2x0.8x
Fri, 29 Oct 2021LK₨128.6bLK₨155.1bLK₨17.9b7.8x7.2x0.8x
Sun, 26 Sep 2021LK₨124.1bLK₨154.4bLK₨17.9b8.1x6.9x0.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

6.9x


Total Market Cap: LK₨124.1bTotal Earnings: LK₨17.9bTotal Revenue: LK₨154.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Sri Lankan Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 5x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Sri Lankan Chemicals industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 5.0x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.52x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Chemicals industry have grown 11% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 18% 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 Market2.26%
Materials2.20%
Chemicals2.64%
Commodity Chemicals3.16%
Specialty Chemicals2.76%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals1.12%
Diversified Chemicals0%
Industrial Gases0%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Specialty Chemicals industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 8.4x.
    • 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 below its 3-year average of 4.1x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Commodity Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 13% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 20% per year.
  • In contrast, the Commodity Chemicals industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 13% 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
DIPD.N0000 Dipped ProductsLK₨32.706.2%
+LK₨1.1b
3.8%PE4.3x
LLUB.N0000 Chevron Lubricants LankaLK₨117.002.0%
+LK₨540.0m
27.2%PE7.4x
HAYC.N0000 HaycarbLK₨75.701.9%
+LK₨416.0m
12.8%PE5.8x
REXP.N0000 Richard Pieris ExportsLK₨399.756.5%
+LK₨270.7m
-27.5%PE24.1x
CIC.N0000 CIC HoldingsLK₨66.001.1%
+LK₨265.4m
-12.1%PE2.4x
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