Orient Finance (COSE:BFN.N0000) - Stock Price, News & Analysis

BFN.N0000 Stock Overview

Orient Finance PLC provides various financial services in Sri Lanka.

BFN.N0000 fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation	0/6
Future Growth	0/6
Past Performance	1/6
Financial Health	4/6
Dividends	0/6

Rewards

Risk Analysis

Highly volatile share price over the past 3 months

Does not have a meaningful market cap (LKR2B)

Has a high level of debt

Large one-off items impacting financial results

+ 1 more risk

Orient Finance PLC Competitors

UB Finance

COSE:UBF.N0000

LK₨2.2b

Sarvodaya Development Finance

COSE:SDF.N0000

LK₨2.1b

Abans Finance

COSE:AFSL.N0000

LK₨1.6b

Lanka Credit and Business Finance

COSE:LCBF.N0000

LK₨2.1b

Price History & Performance

Summary of all time highs, changes and price drops for Orient Finance
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price	LK₨9.50
52 Week High	LK₨11.30
52 Week Low	LK₨6.00
Beta	0.60
1 Month Change	6.74%
3 Month Change	20.25%
1 Year Change	25.00%
3 Year Change	-29.63%
5 Year Change	-25.78%
Change since IPO	-37.09%

Recent updates

Shareholder Returns

	BFN.N0000	LK Consumer Finance	LK Market
7D	3.3%	9.5%	2.1%
1Y	25.0%	26.7%	23.3%

Return vs Industry: BFN.N0000 underperformed the LK Consumer Finance industry which returned 26.7% over the past year.

Return vs Market: BFN.N0000 exceeded the LK Market which returned 23.3% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is BFN.N0000's price volatile compared to industry and market?
BFN.N0000 volatility
BFN.N0000 Average Weekly Movement	8.2%
Consumer Finance Industry Average Movement	5.6%
Market Average Movement	4.2%
10% most volatile stocks in LK Market	6.8%
10% least volatile stocks in LK Market	2.9%

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

Volatility Over Time: BFN.N0000's weekly volatility (8%) has been stable over the past year, but is still higher than 75% of LK stocks.

About the Company

Founded	Employees	CEO	Website
1981	487	Kather Meerasahib Jabir	www.orientfinance.lk

Orient Finance PLC provides various financial services in Sri Lanka. The company offers hire purchase and leasing including car, electric, SUV, commercial vehicle, and tuk leasing services; and loan facilities, as well as debt factoring and loan against gold. It also provides fixed and special fixed deposits; minor saving accounts; and Islamic finance services.

Orient Finance PLC Fundamentals Summary

How do Orient Finance's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
BFN.N0000 fundamental statistics
Market cap	LK₨2.01b
Earnings (TTM)	LK₨70.63m
Revenue (TTM)	LK₨1.39b

28.4x

P/E Ratio

1.4x

P/S Ratio

Is BFN.N0000 overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
BFN.N0000 income statement (TTM)
Revenue	LK₨1.39b
Cost of Revenue	LK₨0
Gross Profit	LK₨1.39b
Other Expenses	LK₨1.32b
Earnings	LK₨70.63m

Last Reported Earnings

Dec 31, 2023

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)	0.33
Gross Margin	100.00%
Net Profit Margin	5.07%
Debt/Equity Ratio	77.7%

How did BFN.N0000 perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

BFN.N0000 Stock Overview

Rewards

Risk Analysis

Orient Finance PLC Competitors

COSE:UBF.N0000

LK₨2.2b

COSE:SDF.N0000

LK₨2.1b

COSE:AFSL.N0000

LK₨1.6b

COSE:LCBF.N0000

LK₨2.1b

Price History & Performance

Recent News & Updates

Orient Finance Announces the Appointment of Manohari Abeyesekera as Independent Non-Executive Director

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 16%

Third quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: LK₨0.90 (vs LK₨0.31 loss in 3Q 2023)

Second quarter 2024 earnings released: LK₨0.12 loss per share (vs LK₨0.22 loss in 2Q 2023)

First quarter 2024 earnings released: LK₨0.32 loss per share (vs LK₨0.31 profit in 1Q 2023)

Orient Finance PLC, Annual General Meeting, Aug 29, 2023

Recent updates

Orient Finance Announces the Appointment of Manohari Abeyesekera as Independent Non-Executive Director

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 16%

Third quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: LK₨0.90 (vs LK₨0.31 loss in 3Q 2023)

Second quarter 2024 earnings released: LK₨0.12 loss per share (vs LK₨0.22 loss in 2Q 2023)

First quarter 2024 earnings released: LK₨0.32 loss per share (vs LK₨0.31 profit in 1Q 2023)

Orient Finance PLC, Annual General Meeting, Aug 29, 2023

Full year 2023 earnings released: LK₨0.34 loss per share (vs LK₨2.15 profit in FY 2022)

Full year 2023 earnings released: LK₨0.30 loss per share (vs LK₨2.15 profit in FY 2022)

Third quarter 2023 earnings released: LK₨0.31 loss per share (vs LK₨0.61 profit in 3Q 2022)

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Insufficient new directors

Second quarter 2023 earnings released: LK₨0.22 loss per share (vs LK₨0.69 profit in 2Q 2022)

First quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: LK₨0.31 (vs LK₨0.28 in 1Q 2022)

Orient Finance PLC, Annual General Meeting, Jul 29, 2022

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: LK₨2.14 (vs LK₨0.92 in FY 2021)

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Orient Finance plc Ceases Anil Tittawella as Chairman (And Director) Upon His Demise

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₨0.69 (vs LK₨0.15 in 2Q 2021)

Full year 2021 earnings released: EPS LK₨0.92 (vs LK₨3.06 loss in FY 2020)

Third quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS LK₨0.32 (vs LK₨0.74 loss in 3Q 2020)

New 90-day high: LK₨15.50

New 90-day high: LK₨15.30

New 90-day high: LK₨12.30

New 90-day high: LK₨12.20

Second quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS LK₨0.15

New 90-day low: LK₨8.20

New 90-day high: LK₨11.10

Shareholder Returns

Price Volatility

About the Company

Orient Finance PLC Fundamentals Summary

28.4x

1.4x

Earnings & Revenue