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Sri Lankan (CSE) Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedFeb 13, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies259
  • 7D-0.7%
  • 3M20.1%
  • 1Y47.0%
  • YTD-1.2%

The market has been flat in the last week, however the Information Technology sector is down 3.2%. More promisingly, the market is up 47% over the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 74% per annum.

Trending IndustriesRenewable Energy

Market Valuation and Performance

Has the Sri Lankan Market valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 13 Feb 2025LK₨5.7tLK₨6.6tLK₨654.4b9.9x8.7x0.9x
Sat, 11 Jan 2025LK₨5.6tLK₨6.6tLK₨649.6b10x8.6x0.9x
Mon, 09 Dec 2024LK₨4.8tLK₨6.6tLK₨653.8b8.8x7.4x0.7x
Wed, 06 Nov 2024LK₨4.6tLK₨6.5tLK₨554.8b7.8x8.2x0.7x
Fri, 04 Oct 2024LK₨4.3tLK₨6.5tLK₨563.8b7.6x7.6x0.7x
Sun, 01 Sep 2024LK₨3.9tLK₨6.5tLK₨553.1b7.5x7.1x0.6x
Tue, 30 Jul 2024LK₨4.2tLK₨6.4tLK₨512.7b8.2x8.2x0.7x
Thu, 27 Jun 2024LK₨4.5tLK₨6.3tLK₨510.5b8.3x8.7x0.7x
Sat, 25 May 2024LK₨4.8tLK₨6.6tLK₨478.3b9.2x10x0.7x
Mon, 22 Apr 2024LK₨4.6tLK₨6.4tLK₨460.3b8.7x10x0.7x
Wed, 20 Mar 2024LK₨4.4tLK₨6.4tLK₨462.8b8.6x9.5x0.7x
Fri, 16 Feb 2024LK₨4.1tLK₨6.4tLK₨381.3b7.7x10.6x0.6x
Sun, 14 Jan 2024LK₨4.3tLK₨6.5tLK₨385.5b7.7x11.2x0.7x
Tue, 12 Dec 2023LK₨4.4tLK₨6.5tLK₨373.4b7.8x11.8x0.7x
Thu, 09 Nov 2023LK₨4.5tLK₨6.6tLK₨371.5b7.4x12x0.7x
Sat, 07 Oct 2023LK₨4.5tLK₨6.8tLK₨392.2b7.7x11.5x0.7x
Mon, 04 Sep 2023LK₨4.5tLK₨6.7tLK₨404.4b7.7x11.2x0.7x
Wed, 02 Aug 2023LK₨4.6tLK₨6.7tLK₨472.7b7.4x9.8x0.7x
Fri, 30 Jun 2023LK₨4.0tLK₨7.1tLK₨516.0b6x7.8x0.6x
Sun, 28 May 2023LK₨3.7tLK₨6.8tLK₨635.1b5.7x5.8x0.5x
Tue, 25 Apr 2023LK₨3.9tLK₨6.8tLK₨675.3b5.9x5.8x0.6x
Thu, 23 Mar 2023LK₨4.0tLK₨6.8tLK₨673.9b6.1x5.9x0.6x
Sat, 18 Feb 2023LK₨3.8tLK₨6.8tLK₨674.7b5.5x5.6x0.6x
Mon, 16 Jan 2023LK₨3.6tLK₨6.5tLK₨751.8b5.3x4.8x0.6x
Wed, 14 Dec 2022LK₨3.9tLK₨6.5tLK₨752.2b5.4x5.2x0.6x
Fri, 11 Nov 2022LK₨3.6tLK₨6.3tLK₨734.2b6x5x0.6x
Sun, 09 Oct 2022LK₨3.9tLK₨6.0tLK₨716.1b6.9x5.4x0.6x
Tue, 06 Sep 2022LK₨4.1tLK₨6.0tLK₨715.8b6.7x5.8x0.7x
Thu, 04 Aug 2022LK₨3.4tLK₨5.5tLK₨650.5b6.7x5.3x0.6x
Sat, 02 Jul 2022LK₨3.3tLK₨5.3tLK₨622.5b6.3x5.3x0.6x
Mon, 30 May 2022LK₨3.8tLK₨5.1tLK₨525.9b7.2x7.3x0.8x
Wed, 27 Apr 2022LK₨2.9tLK₨4.7tLK₨479.7b5.8x6x0.6x
Fri, 25 Mar 2022LK₨4.5tLK₨4.7tLK₨477.8b8.3x9.4x1x
Sun, 20 Feb 2022LK₨5.5tLK₨4.6tLK₨462.0b9.9x11.9x1.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

11.9x


Total Market Cap: LK₨5.5tTotal Earnings: LK₨462.0bTotal Revenue: LK₨4.6tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Sri Lankan Market Price to Earnings3Y Average 8x202320242025
Current Market PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Sri Lankan market at the moment, indicating that they expect earnings will grow in line with historical growth rates.
  • The market is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 8.0x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for Sri Lankan listed companies have grown 12% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 12% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Sector Trends

Which sectors have driven the changes within the Sri Lankan Market?

LK Market-0.72%
Real Estate1.09%
Materials0.67%
Energy0.38%
Information Technology0%0
Financials0%0
Health Care0%0
Industrials0%0
Industrials-0.0069%
Utilities-0.27%
Consumer Staples-0.43%
Healthcare-0.59%
Telecom-0.75%
Financials-1.36%
Consumer Discretionary-1.69%
Tech-3.21%
Sector PE
  • Investors favour the Consumer Discretionary sector the most for future growth even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 198x.
    • It looks like investors are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
  • The Energy sector is the least preferred by investors for future growth, which is trading below its 3-year average of 6.8x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Industrials sector, expecting annual earnings growth of 84% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 29% per year.
  • In contrast, the Materials sector is expected to see its earnings grow by 6.9% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuationSector
CINS.N0000 Ceylinco InsuranceLK₨3.39k9.2%
+LK₨7.6b
41.3%PE7.5xFinancials
CARS.N0000 Carson CumberbatchLK₨429.506.9%
+LK₨5.4b
71.8%PE9xConsumer Staples
JKH.N0000 John Keells HoldingsLK₨22.501.4%
+LK₨5.0b
19.7%PE34.7xIndustrials
COMB.N0000 Commercial Bank of CeylonLK₨146.002.1%
+LK₨4.8b
66.2%PB0.9xFinancials
DIAL.N0000 Dialog AxiataLK₨13.303.1%
+LK₨3.7b
35.7%PE11.2xTelecom
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CIC.N0000

LK₨118.75

CIC Holdings

7D

8.0%

1Y

90.3%

JKH.N0000

LK₨22.50

John Keells Holdings

7D

1.4%

1Y

19.7%

WATA.N0000

LK₨138.25

Watawala Plantations

7D

-5.3%

1Y

81.9%

CCS.N0000

LK₨87.30

Ceylon Cold Stores

7D

-3.0%

1Y

94.0%

SEYB.N0000

LK₨78.00

Seylan Bank

7D

-4.3%

1Y

80.3%

HNB.N0000

LK₨328.25

Hatton National Bank

7D

-1.8%

1Y

106.5%

DIAL.N0000

LK₨13.30

Dialog Axiata

7D

3.1%

1Y

35.7%

COMB.N0000

LK₨146.00

Commercial Bank of Ceylon

7D

2.1%

1Y

66.2%

LOLC.N0000

LK₨676.50

LOLC Holdings

7D

-1.8%

1Y

112.1%

CINS.N0000

LK₨3,390.00

Ceylinco Insurance

7D

9.2%

1Y

41.3%

CTC.N0000

LK₨1,420.50

Ceylon Tobacco

7D

-2.0%

1Y

40.6%

LION.N0000

LK₨1,276.00

Lion Brewery (Ceylon)

7D

3.7%

1Y

34.3%

SAMP.N0000

LK₨119.50

Sampath Bank

7D

2.6%

1Y

63.5%

SLTL.N0000

LK₨64.00

Sri Lanka Telecom

7D

-1.4%

1Y

-32.6%

HAYL.N0000

LK₨135.75

Hayleys

7D

-1.6%

1Y

78.1%