Lanka Walltiles (COSE:LWL.N0000) - Stock Price, News & Analysis

LWL.N0000 Stock Overview

Lanka Walltiles PLC manufactures and sells wall tiles, floor tiles, and related products in Sri Lanka and internationally.

About the company

LWL.N0000 fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation	2/6
Future Growth	0/6
Past Performance	2/6
Financial Health	6/6
Dividends	5/6

Rewards

Price-To-Earnings ratio (5x) is below the LK market (8.9x)

Risk Analysis

Does not have a meaningful market cap (LKR14B)

Unstable dividend track record

Profit margins (6.7%) are lower than last year (12.8%)

Lanka Walltiles PLC Competitors

Lanka Tiles

COSE:TILE.N0000

LK₨13.5b

Royal Ceramics Lanka

COSE:RCL.N0000

LK₨34.9b

Central Industries

COSE:CIND.N0000

LK₨3.2b

Lanka Ceramic

COSE:CERA.N0000

LK₨576.0m

Price History & Performance

Summary of all time highs, changes and price drops for Lanka Walltiles
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price	LK₨51.00
52 Week High	LK₨57.00
52 Week Low	LK₨42.00
Beta	0.97
1 Month Change	2.82%
3 Month Change	18.60%
1 Year Change	4.94%
3 Year Change	9.44%
5 Year Change	363.64%
Change since IPO	891.68%

Recent updates

Shareholder Returns

	LWL.N0000	LK Building	LK Market
7D	-1.9%	-1.5%	1.5%
1Y	4.9%	11.6%	21.7%

Return vs Industry: LWL.N0000 underperformed the LK Building industry which returned 11.6% over the past year.

Return vs Market: LWL.N0000 underperformed the LK Market which returned 21.7% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is LWL.N0000's price volatile compared to industry and market?
LWL.N0000 volatility
LWL.N0000 Average Weekly Movement	4.8%
Building Industry Average Movement	5.6%
Market Average Movement	4.3%
10% most volatile stocks in LK Market	6.9%
10% least volatile stocks in LK Market	2.9%

Stable Share Price: LWL.N0000 has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months.

Volatility Over Time: LWL.N0000's weekly volatility (5%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

Founded	Employees	CEO	Website
1975	1,739	Jayasekera Arachchige Panduka Jayasekera	www.lankatiles.com

Lanka Walltiles PLC manufactures and sells wall tiles, floor tiles, and related products in Sri Lanka and internationally. It operates through Tiles and Associated Items, Aluminum products, and Packing Materials segments. The company offers a range of tiles, including special trim tiles, mosaic tiles, handmade tiles, and decorated tiles.

Lanka Walltiles PLC Fundamentals Summary

How do Lanka Walltiles's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
LWL.N0000 fundamental statistics
Market cap	LK₨13.92b
Earnings (TTM)	LK₨2.77b
Revenue (TTM)	LK₨41.46b

5.0x

P/E Ratio

0.3x

P/S Ratio

Is LWL.N0000 overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
LWL.N0000 income statement (TTM)
Revenue	LK₨41.46b
Cost of Revenue	LK₨26.97b
Gross Profit	LK₨14.49b
Other Expenses	LK₨11.72b
Earnings	LK₨2.77b

Last Reported Earnings

Dec 31, 2023

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)	10.14
Gross Margin	34.95%
Net Profit Margin	6.68%
Debt/Equity Ratio	48.7%

How did LWL.N0000 perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

9.6%

Current Dividend Yield

48%

Payout Ratio

LWL.N0000 Stock Overview

Rewards

Risk Analysis

Lanka Walltiles PLC Competitors

COSE:TILE.N0000

LK₨13.5b

COSE:RCL.N0000

LK₨34.9b

COSE:CIND.N0000

LK₨3.2b

COSE:CERA.N0000

LK₨576.0m

Price History & Performance

Recent News & Updates

Upcoming dividend of LK₨4.00 per share

Dividend reduced to LK₨4.00

Now 21% overvalued after recent price rise

Now 24% overvalued

Third quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: LK₨4.02 (vs LK₨1.35 in 3Q 2023)

Second quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: LK₨0.75 (vs LK₨5.96 in 2Q 2023)

Recent updates

Upcoming dividend of LK₨4.00 per share

Dividend reduced to LK₨4.00

Now 21% overvalued after recent price rise

Now 24% overvalued

Third quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: LK₨4.02 (vs LK₨1.35 in 3Q 2023)

Second quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: LK₨0.75 (vs LK₨5.96 in 2Q 2023)

Board Member recently bought LK₨220k worth of stock

First quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: LK₨0.95 (vs LK₨6.07 in 1Q 2023)

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 16%

Upcoming dividend of LK₨0.90 per share at 15% yield

New minor risk - Profit margin trend

Lanka Walltiles PLC, Annual General Meeting, Jun 30, 2023

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: LK₨15.97 (vs LK₨18.83 in FY 2022)

Investor sentiment deteriorates as stock falls 17%

Upcoming dividend of LK₨6.30 per share at 13% yield

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 22%

Third quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: LK₨1.35 (vs LK₨4.96 in 3Q 2022)

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Board Member recently bought LK₨250k worth of stock

Less than half of directors are independent

Second quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: LK₨5.96 (vs LK₨4.12 in 2Q 2022)

Less than half of directors are independent

Lanka Walltiles PLC Appoints Donna Brindhini Perera as Non-Executive Director

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Board Member recently bought LK₨280k worth of stock

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

First quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: LK₨6.07 (vs LK₨2.50 in 1Q 2022)

Lanka Walltiles plc Appoints A M Weerasinghe as Non-Executive Chairman

Lanka Walltiles PLC, Annual General Meeting, Jun 29, 2022

Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: LK₨18.83 (vs LK₨10.84 in FY 2021)

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Less than half of directors are independent

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Board Member recently bought LK₨975k worth of stock

Now 20% undervalued

Third quarter 2022 earnings: Revenues and EPS in line with analyst expectations

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Second quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS LK₨4.12 (vs LK₨1.80 in 2Q 2021)

Upcoming dividend of LK₨3.10 per share

First quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS LK₨2.50 (vs LK₨0.40 loss in 1Q 2021)

Board Member recently bought LK₨300k worth of stock

Board Member recently sold LK₨98m worth of stock

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Upcoming dividend of LK₨3.10 per share

Full year 2021 earnings released: EPS LK₨10.84 (vs LK₨1.48 in FY 2020)

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Third quarter 2021 earnings released

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

New 90-day high: LK₨186

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

New 90-day high: LK₨126

Second quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS LK₨8.99

New 90-day high: LK₨108

Market bids up stock over the past week

Market bids up stock over the past week

New 90-day high: LK₨84.20

New 90-day high - LK₨72.10