Lanka Ceramic PLC

COSE:CERA.N0000 Stock Report

Market Cap: LK₨858.0m

Lanka Ceramic Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 4/6

Lanka Ceramic has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 3.4%, while the Building industry saw earnings growing at 9.8% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 10.2% per year. Lanka Ceramic's return on equity is 12.5%, and it has net margins of 60.1%.

Key information

3.4%

Earnings growth rate

3.4%

EPS growth rate

Building Industry Growth32.8%
Revenue growth rate10.2%
Return on equity12.5%
Net Margin60.1%
Last Earnings Update31 Dec 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Lanka Ceramic makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

COSE:CERA.N0000 Revenue, expenses and earnings (LKR Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
31 Dec 24231139450
30 Sep 24229123450
30 Jun 24229114470
31 Mar 2421789540
31 Dec 232325920
30 Sep 23239-40920
30 Jun 23361-52980
31 Mar 23447-44940
31 Dec 22464-11960
30 Sep 2260955840
30 Jun 2250572810
31 Mar 2242875830
31 Dec 21367113550
30 Sep 2119689690
30 Jun 2115481690
31 Mar 2112168630
31 Dec 2014125600
30 Sep 2014028590
30 Jun 2015423570
31 Mar 2016623630
31 Dec 19166116600
30 Sep 19162111580
30 Jun 19159110580
31 Mar 19164138520
31 Dec 1816992630
30 Sep 18184-15680
30 Jun 18-3,405-581-5300
31 Mar 18179-504700
31 Dec 1716,0348662,5540
30 Sep 1716,0646162,5590
30 Jun 1716,5317672,6470
31 Mar 17283-1,039820
31 Dec 164,309-6486560
30 Sep 168,643951,2570
30 Jun 1615,4857102,3030
31 Mar 1615,5127462,2340
31 Dec 1515,2368522,1000
30 Sep 1514,8276661,9800
30 Jun 1514,8606011,9390
31 Mar 1514,6225581,8590
31 Dec 1414,0853731,8230
30 Sep 1414,2322941,7560
30 Jun 1413,8282611,6480
31 Mar 1413,4591341,5890

Quality Earnings: CERA.N0000 has a large one-off gain of LKR44.8M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 31st December, 2024.

Growing Profit Margin: CERA.N0000's current net profit margins (60.1%) are higher than last year (2.2%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: CERA.N0000's earnings have grown by 3.4% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: CERA.N0000's earnings growth over the past year (2665.2%) exceeds its 5-year average (3.4% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: CERA.N0000 earnings growth over the past year (2665.2%) exceeded the Building industry -30.1%.


Return on Equity

High ROE: CERA.N0000's Return on Equity (12.5%) is considered low.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/03/15 21:39
End of Day Share Price 2025/03/14 00:00
Earnings2024/12/31
Annual Earnings2024/03/31

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