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Sri Lankan (CSE) Commodity Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedMar 29, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies7
  • 7D1.5%
  • 3M13.6%
  • 1Y15.5%
  • YTDn/a

In the last week, the Commodity Chemicals industry is up 1.3%, with Chevron Lubricants Lanka up 3.1%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 15%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 14% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 29 Mar 2024LK₨74.8bLK₨155.4bLK₨10.6b6.1x7.1x0.5x
Sun, 25 Feb 2024LK₨69.2bLK₨154.6bLK₨10.3b5.5x6.7x0.4x
Tue, 23 Jan 2024LK₨65.9bLK₨160.1bLK₨10.1b5.3x6.5x0.4x
Thu, 21 Dec 2023LK₨66.2bLK₨160.1bLK₨10.1b5.5x6.6x0.4x
Sat, 18 Nov 2023LK₨65.7bLK₨160.1bLK₨10.1b5.4x6.5x0.4x
Mon, 16 Oct 2023LK₨68.8bLK₨170.7bLK₨11.6b5.5x5.9x0.4x
Wed, 13 Sep 2023LK₨72.5bLK₨170.7bLK₨11.6b5.7x6.3x0.4x
Fri, 11 Aug 2023LK₨74.7bLK₨179.4bLK₨18.3b4.7x4.1x0.4x
Sun, 09 Jul 2023LK₨72.8bLK₨180.4bLK₨18.3b4.8x4x0.4x
Tue, 06 Jun 2023LK₨63.3bLK₨180.6bLK₨18.6b4.4x3.4x0.4x
Thu, 04 May 2023LK₨64.8bLK₨172.9bLK₨22.1b3.6x2.9x0.4x
Sat, 01 Apr 2023LK₨66.4bLK₨172.9bLK₨22.1b3.6x3x0.4x
Mon, 27 Feb 2023LK₨72.6bLK₨172.8bLK₨22.5b3.7x3.2x0.4x
Wed, 25 Jan 2023LK₨70.3bLK₨159.8bLK₨22.3b3.9x3.1x0.4x
Fri, 23 Dec 2022LK₨67.3bLK₨159.8bLK₨22.3b3.5x3x0.4x
Sun, 20 Nov 2022LK₨64.5bLK₨158.9bLK₨22.2b3.6x2.9x0.4x
Tue, 18 Oct 2022LK₨80.5bLK₨139.5bLK₨20.7b4.4x3.9x0.6x
Thu, 15 Sep 2022LK₨86.9bLK₨139.5bLK₨20.7b5.4x4.2x0.6x
Sat, 13 Aug 2022LK₨89.3bLK₨130.2bLK₨17.2b6.7x5.2x0.7x
Mon, 11 Jul 2022LK₨55.7bLK₨122.7bLK₨14.4b4.7x3.9x0.5x
Wed, 08 Jun 2022LK₨60.0bLK₨122.7bLK₨14.4b4.7x4.2x0.5x
Fri, 06 May 2022LK₨59.8bLK₨116.8bLK₨12.2b6.9x4.9x0.5x
Sun, 03 Apr 2022LK₨64.6bLK₨116.8bLK₨12.2b6.9x5.3x0.6x
Tue, 01 Mar 2022LK₨82.8bLK₨116.8bLK₨12.2b8.2x6.8x0.7x
Thu, 27 Jan 2022LK₨98.8bLK₨112.1bLK₨12.5b11.7x7.9x0.9x
Sat, 25 Dec 2021LK₨97.5bLK₨112.1bLK₨12.5b9.7x7.8x0.9x
Mon, 22 Nov 2021LK₨88.5bLK₨111.8bLK₨12.5b7.6x7.1x0.8x
Wed, 20 Oct 2021LK₨91.6bLK₨106.3bLK₨13.2b8x7x0.9x
Fri, 17 Sep 2021LK₨94.1bLK₨106.3bLK₨13.2b8.2x7.1x0.9x
Sun, 15 Aug 2021LK₨91.7bLK₨106.3bLK₨13.2b8.4x7x0.9x
Thu, 10 Jun 2021LK₨92.5bLK₨95.7bLK₨12.6b7x7.3x1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

6.8x


Total Market Cap: LK₨85.4bTotal Earnings: LK₨12.6bTotal Revenue: LK₨95.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Sri Lankan Commodity Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 5.5x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Sri Lankan Commodity Chemicals industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 7.1x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 5.5x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.59x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Commodity Chemicals industry have declined 5.7% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 18% 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 Comparison

How does Sri Lankan Commodity Chemicals compare with similar industries?

LK Market1.84%
Materials2.10%
Chemicals2.54%
Commodity Chemicals1.46%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals5.61%
Specialty Chemicals2.08%
Diversified Chemicals0%
Industrial Gases0%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
APLA.N0000 ACL PlasticsLK₨392.753.3%
+LK₨52.7m
0.2%PE4.5x
SIL.N0000 Samson InternationalLK₨147.505.7%
+LK₨33.9m
-41.9%PS0.2x
UCAR.N0000 Union Chemicals LankaLK₨595.252.5%
+LK₨22.1m
-14.8%PE3.8x
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1Y

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