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Sri Lankan (CSE) Telecom Sector Analysis

UpdatedAug 23, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies2
  • 7D6.9%
  • 3M21.6%
  • 1Y61.1%
  • YTD41.4%

In the last week, the Telecom industry is up 7.9%, with all of the companies up. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 60%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 21% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the Sri Lankan Telecom Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 23 Aug 2025LK₨330.5bLK₨288.8bLK₨28.2b12.7x11.7x1.1x
Mon, 21 Jul 2025LK₨284.2bLK₨285.0bLK₨18.8b17.2x15.1x1x
Wed, 18 Jun 2025LK₨280.5bLK₨285.0bLK₨18.8b17.2x14.9x1x
Fri, 16 May 2025LK₨244.1bLK₨285.0bLK₨18.8b15.8x13x0.9x
Sun, 13 Apr 2025LK₨233.6bLK₨282.3bLK₨15.6b22.2x15x0.8x
Tue, 11 Mar 2025LK₨239.4bLK₨282.3bLK₨15.6b23x15.4x0.8x
Thu, 06 Feb 2025LK₨237.8bLK₨281.7bLK₨10.5b11x22.6x0.8x
Sat, 04 Jan 2025LK₨232.6bLK₨281.7bLK₨10.5b9.9x22.1x0.8x
Mon, 02 Dec 2024LK₨213.0bLK₨281.7bLK₨10.5b8.7x20.3x0.8x
Wed, 30 Oct 2024LK₨221.7bLK₨283.1bLK₨6.4b10.4x34.4x0.8x
Fri, 27 Sep 2024LK₨200.9bLK₨283.1bLK₨6.4b9x31.2x0.7x
Sun, 25 Aug 2024LK₨205.2bLK₨283.1bLK₨6.4b8.6x31.9x0.7x
Tue, 23 Jul 2024LK₨204.7bLK₨287.7bLK₨9.5b5.4x21.6x0.7x
Thu, 20 Jun 2024LK₨235.9bLK₨287.7bLK₨9.5b5.8x24.9x0.8x
Sat, 18 May 2024LK₨249.3bLK₨287.7bLK₨9.5b6.6x26.3x0.9x
Mon, 15 Apr 2024LK₨261.4bLK₨294.2bLK₨16.2b4.9x16.1x0.9x
Wed, 13 Mar 2024LK₨254.4bLK₨294.2bLK₨16.2b4.4x15.7x0.9x
Fri, 09 Feb 2024LK₨244.7bLK₨303.9bLK₨2.6b11.7x95.3x0.8x
Sun, 07 Jan 2024LK₨241.3bLK₨303.9bLK₨2.6b11.2x93.9x0.8x
Tue, 05 Dec 2023LK₨255.0bLK₨303.9bLK₨2.6b11.4x99.3x0.8x
Thu, 02 Nov 2023LK₨257.0bLK₨301.8bLK₨5.7b11.7x44.9x0.9x
Sat, 30 Sep 2023LK₨243.0bLK₨301.8bLK₨5.7b13.3x42.5x0.8x
Mon, 28 Aug 2023LK₨247.0bLK₨301.8bLK₨5.7b13.8x43.2x0.8x
Wed, 26 Jul 2023LK₨271.2bLK₨298.2b-LK₨5,820,531,000.0058.6x-46.6x0.9x
Fri, 23 Jun 2023LK₨271.0bLK₨298.2b-LK₨5,820,531,000.0061.9x-46.6x0.9x
Sun, 21 May 2023LK₨233.5bLK₨298.2b-LK₨5,820,531,000.0050x-40.1x0.8x
Tue, 18 Apr 2023LK₨260.4bLK₨285.8b-LK₨28,629,921,000.0036.5x-9.1x0.9x
Thu, 16 Mar 2023LK₨231.8bLK₨285.8b-LK₨28,629,921,000.0030.3x-8.1x0.8x
Sat, 11 Feb 2023LK₨207.7bLK₨269.7b-LK₨11,485,791,000.0014.2x-18.1x0.8x
Mon, 09 Jan 2023LK₨188.4bLK₨269.7b-LK₨11,485,791,000.0013x-16.4x0.7x
Wed, 07 Dec 2022LK₨197.2bLK₨269.7b-LK₨11,485,791,000.0013.3x-17.2x0.7x
Fri, 04 Nov 2022LK₨178.6bLK₨260.9b-LK₨7,516,899,000.0010.2x-23.8x0.7x
Sun, 02 Oct 2022LK₨150.5bLK₨260.9b-LK₨7,516,899,000.007.4x-20x0.6x
Tue, 30 Aug 2022LK₨146.3bLK₨260.9b-LK₨7,516,899,000.007.3x-19.5x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-19.5x


Total Market Cap: LK₨146.3bTotal Earnings: -LK₨7,516,899,000.00Total Revenue: LK₨260.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Sri Lankan Telecom Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 15.2x202320242025
Current Industry PE
    There are only 2 companies in the Sri Lankan Communication Services industry, so there is insufficient data to make an industry-wide assessment of both the PE and PS ratio.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Total earnings for the Communication Services industry have gone up over the last three years, and the industry is now profitable. Revenues have grown 3.4% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by the industry overall, and subsequently profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Sri Lankan Telecom sector?

LK Market1.95%
Telecom6.89%
Wireless Telecom9.30%
Telecom Services and Carriers2.59%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Telecom Services and Carriers industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio.
    • It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Wireless Telecom 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 Wireless Telecom industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 21% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 115% per year.
  • In contrast, the Wireless Telecom industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 21% 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
DIAL.N0000 Dialog AxiataLK₨23.509.3%
+LK₨18.4b		164.0%PE10.6x
SLTL.N0000 Sri Lanka TelecomLK₨63.302.6%
+LK₨2.9b		-7.3%PE14.8x

Latest News

SLTL.N0000
LK₨63.30
Sri Lanka Telecom
7D
2.6%
1Y
-7.3%
DIAL.N0000
LK₨23.50
Dialog Axiata
7D
9.3%
1Y
164.0%