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Sri Lankan (CSE) Utilities Sector Analysis

UpdatedApr 20, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies8
  • 7D0.5%
  • 3M-4.3%
  • 1Y39.6%
  • YTD-0.5%

Over the last 7 days, the Utilities industry has remained flat. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 40% over the past 12 months.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 20 Apr 2025LK₨73.1bLK₨20.6bLK₨5.9b11.1x12.3x3.6x
Tue, 18 Mar 2025LK₨74.1bLK₨20.6bLK₨5.9b11.4x12.5x3.6x
Thu, 13 Feb 2025LK₨75.3bLK₨20.4bLK₨6.0b11.3x12.5x3.7x
Sat, 11 Jan 2025LK₨73.8bLK₨20.8bLK₨6.0b12.3x12.4x3.6x
Mon, 09 Dec 2024LK₨66.9bLK₨20.8bLK₨6.0b9.9x11.2x3.2x
Wed, 06 Nov 2024LK₨63.9bLK₨20.2bLK₨5.8b9.9x11.1x3.2x
Fri, 04 Oct 2024LK₨59.1bLK₨20.2bLK₨5.8b9.8x10.3x2.9x
Sun, 01 Sep 2024LK₨56.5bLK₨20.2bLK₨5.8b8.7x9.8x2.8x
Tue, 30 Jul 2024LK₨57.6bLK₨18.0bLK₨4.3b13.7x13.3x3.2x
Thu, 27 Jun 2024LK₨55.4bLK₨18.0bLK₨4.3b13.7x12.8x3.1x
Sat, 25 May 2024LK₨52.5bLK₨16.3bLK₨2.7b9x19.2x3.2x
Mon, 22 Apr 2024LK₨51.9bLK₨16.0bLK₨2.8b7x18.3x3.2x
Wed, 20 Mar 2024LK₨49.7bLK₨16.0bLK₨2.8b6.9x17.5x3.1x
Fri, 16 Feb 2024LK₨49.7bLK₨15.9bLK₨4.4b6.1x11.3x3.1x
Sun, 14 Jan 2024LK₨48.6bLK₨14.6bLK₨4.2b8.1x11.7x3.3x
Tue, 12 Dec 2023LK₨48.1bLK₨14.6bLK₨4.2b7.9x11.6x3.3x
Thu, 09 Nov 2023LK₨47.4bLK₨13.1bLK₨2.6b14.6x18.5x3.6x
Sat, 07 Oct 2023LK₨47.1bLK₨13.2bLK₨2.2b14.4x21.4x3.6x
Mon, 04 Sep 2023LK₨48.0bLK₨13.2bLK₨2.2b14.6x21.8x3.6x
Wed, 02 Aug 2023LK₨46.0bLK₨13.4bLK₨2.4b8.7x18.9x3.4x
Fri, 30 Jun 2023LK₨43.3bLK₨13.4bLK₨2.3b8.5x18.7x3.2x
Sun, 28 May 2023LK₨42.4bLK₨12.9bLK₨1.6b9.5x27.2x3.3x
Tue, 25 Apr 2023LK₨44.0bLK₨12.6bLK₨1.7b11.1x25.6x3.5x
Thu, 23 Mar 2023LK₨44.5bLK₨12.6bLK₨1.7b11.2x25.9x3.5x
Sat, 18 Feb 2023LK₨42.1bLK₨12.6bLK₨1.7b9.9x24.5x3.3x
Mon, 16 Jan 2023LK₨42.3bLK₨12.5bLK₨751.2m6.7x56.3x3.4x
Wed, 14 Dec 2022LK₨41.9bLK₨12.5bLK₨751.2m6.5x55.8x3.4x
Fri, 11 Nov 2022LK₨41.8bLK₨12.2bLK₨2.6b9.2x16.3x3.4x
Sun, 09 Oct 2022LK₨46.4bLK₨12.2bLK₨2.6b9.2x18x3.8x
Tue, 06 Sep 2022LK₨46.4bLK₨12.2bLK₨2.6b9.8x18x3.8x
Thu, 04 Aug 2022LK₨45.4bLK₨11.7bLK₨3.2b7.1x14.1x3.9x
Sat, 02 Jul 2022LK₨40.9bLK₨11.7bLK₨3.2b6.8x12.7x3.5x
Mon, 30 May 2022LK₨44.6bLK₨11.8bLK₨5.3b7.9x8.4x3.8x
Wed, 27 Apr 2022LK₨40.2bLK₨11.7bLK₨5.5b7.3x7.4x3.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

7.4x


Total Market Cap: LK₨40.2bTotal Earnings: LK₨5.5bTotal Revenue: LK₨11.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Sri Lankan Utilities Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 19.2x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Sri Lankan Utilities industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 12.3x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 19.2x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 3.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Utilities industry have grown 2.7% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 21% 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 Utilities sector?

LK Market0.75%
Utilities0.54%
Renewable Energy0.54%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Renewable Energy industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 19.2x.
    • It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Renewable Energy industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 19.2x.
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?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
WIND.N0000 WindForceLK₨25.201.6%
+LK₨540.3m		28.6%PE20.7x
PAP.N0000 Panasian PowerLK₨6.901.5%
+LK₨62.5m		76.9%PE14.9x
HPFL.N0000 Lotus Hydro PowerLK₨11.903.5%
+LK₨43.6m		20.2%PE15.3x
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