GUAR.N0000 Stock Overview

A publicly owned investment arm of Carson Cumberbatch PLC. More details

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

Risk Analysis

Volatile share price over the past 3 months compared to the LK market

Does not have a meaningful market cap (LKR13B)

Profit margins (55.9%) are lower than last year

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Ceylon Guardian Investment Trust PLC Competitors

Ceylon Investment

COSE:CINV.N0000

LK₨7.2b

First Capital Holdings

COSE:CFVF.N0000

LK₨15.6b

Ceylon Land & Equity

COSE:KZOO.N0000

LK₨2.7b

Lanka Ventures

COSE:LVEN.N0000

LK₨2.8b

Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Ceylon Guardian Investment Trust
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price	LK₨150.50
52 Week High	LK₨165.00
52 Week Low	LK₨75.10
Beta	0.22
1 Month Change	17.81%
3 Month Change	43.68%
1 Year Change	74.39%
3 Year Change	33.19%
5 Year Change	79.17%
Change since IPO	1,709.35%

Recent updates

Shareholder Returns

	GUAR.N0000	LK Capital Markets	LK Market
7D	1.7%	-1.1%	1.8%
1Y	74.4%	29.6%	47.9%

Return vs Industry: GUAR.N0000 exceeded the LK Capital Markets industry which returned 29.6% over the past year.

Return vs Market: GUAR.N0000 exceeded the LK Market which returned 47.9% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is GUAR.N0000's price volatile compared to industry and market?
GUAR.N0000 volatility
GUAR.N0000 Average Weekly Movement	6.5%
Capital Markets Industry Average Movement	5.6%
Market Average Movement	4.9%
10% most volatile stocks in LK Market	7.8%
10% least volatile stocks in LK Market	3.2%

Stable Share Price: GUAR.N0000's share price has been volatile over the past 3 months compared to the LK market.

Volatility Over Time: GUAR.N0000's weekly volatility (7%) has been stable over the past year, but is still higher than 75% of LK stocks.

About the Company

Founded	Employees	CEO	Website
n/a	17	Krishna Selvanathan	www.carsoncumberbatch.com

Ceylon Guardian Investment Trust PLC is a publicly owned investment arm of Carson Cumberbatch PLC. Through its subsidiaries, the firm provides portfolio management services. It makes its investments in the markets of Sri Lanka.

Ceylon Guardian Investment Trust PLC Fundamentals Summary

How do Ceylon Guardian Investment Trust's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
GUAR.N0000 fundamental statistics
Market cap	LK₨13.21b
Earnings (TTM)	LK₨995.67m
Revenue (TTM)	LK₨1.78b

13.3x

P/E Ratio

7.4x

P/S Ratio

Is GUAR.N0000 overvalued?

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Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
GUAR.N0000 income statement (TTM)
Revenue	LK₨1.78b
Cost of Revenue	LK₨0
Gross Profit	LK₨1.78b
Other Expenses	LK₨784.64m
Earnings	LK₨995.67m

Last Reported Earnings

Sep 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)	11.34
Gross Margin	100.00%
Net Profit Margin	55.93%
Debt/Equity Ratio	0.2%

How did GUAR.N0000 perform over the long term?

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Dividends

0.9%

Current Dividend Yield

12%

Payout Ratio

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2025/01/18 14:38
End of Day Share Price	2025/01/17 00:00
Earnings	2024/09/30
Annual Earnings	2024/03/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

Package	Data	Timeframe	Example US Source ^*
Company Financials	10 years	Income statement Cash flow statement Balance sheet	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form 10-Q
Analyst Consensus Estimates	+3 years	Forecast financials Analyst price targets	Analyst Research Reports Blue Matrix
Market Prices	30 years	Stock prices Dividends, Splits and Actions	ICE Market Data SEC Form S-1
Ownership	10 years	Top shareholders Insider trading	SEC Form 4 SEC Form 13D
Management	10 years	Leadership team Board of directors	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form DEF 14A
Key Developments	10 years	Company announcements	SEC Form 8-K

^* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.

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Analyst Sources

Ceylon Guardian Investment Trust PLC is covered by 0 analysts. 0 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

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GUAR.N0000 Stock Overview

Risk Analysis

Ceylon Guardian Investment Trust PLC Competitors

COSE:CINV.N0000

LK₨7.2b

COSE:CFVF.N0000

LK₨15.6b

COSE:KZOO.N0000

LK₨2.7b

COSE:LVEN.N0000

LK₨2.8b

Price History & Performance

Recent News & Updates

Ceylon Guardian Investment Trust PLC Announces Audit Committee Changes

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 19%

Second quarter 2025 earnings released: EPS: LK₨0.59 (vs LK₨23.84 in 2Q 2024)

Just In Time Technologies (Private) Limited acquired Lanka Communication Services (Pvt) Limited from Singapore Telecommunications Limited (SGX:Z74), NDB Capital Holdings PLC and Ceylon Guardian Investment Trust PLC (COSE:GUAR.N0000) for approximately LKR 525 million.

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 16%

New minor risk - Share price stability

Recent updates

Ceylon Guardian Investment Trust PLC Announces Audit Committee Changes

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 19%

Second quarter 2025 earnings released: EPS: LK₨0.59 (vs LK₨23.84 in 2Q 2024)

Just In Time Technologies (Private) Limited acquired Lanka Communication Services (Pvt) Limited from Singapore Telecommunications Limited (SGX:Z74), NDB Capital Holdings PLC and Ceylon Guardian Investment Trust PLC (COSE:GUAR.N0000) for approximately LKR 525 million.

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 16%

New minor risk - Share price stability

First quarter 2025 earnings released: EPS: LK₨7.06 (vs LK₨4.86 in 1Q 2024)

Full year 2024 earnings released: EPS: LK₨32.31 (vs LK₨13.70 in FY 2023)

Ceylon Guardian Investment Trust PLC, Annual General Meeting, Jul 25, 2024

Ceylon Guardian Investment Trust PLC, Annual General Meeting, Jul 25, 2024

Full year 2024 earnings released: EPS: LK₨32.43 (vs LK₨13.66 in FY 2023)

Third quarter 2024 earnings released: LK₨1.56 loss per share (vs LK₨4.83 loss in 3Q 2023)

Second quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: LK₨23.84 (vs LK₨17.44 in 2Q 2023)

First quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: LK₨4.86 (vs LK₨10.24 loss in 1Q 2023)

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 20%

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: LK₨13.66 (vs LK₨8.52 loss in FY 2022)

Upcoming dividend of LK₨2.20 per share at 2.7% yield

Ceylon Guardian Investment Trust PLC, Annual General Meeting, Jul 25, 2023

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: LK₨13.67 (vs LK₨8.48 loss in FY 2022)

Third quarter 2023 earnings released: LK₨4.83 loss per share (vs LK₨9.30 profit in 3Q 2022)

CT CLSA Holdings Ltd. agreed to acquire 50% stake in Guardian Acuity Asset Management Limited from Ceylon Guardian Investment Trust PLC (COSE:GUAR.N0000).

Second quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: LK₨17.44 (vs LK₨3.72 loss in 2Q 2022)

Full year 2022 earnings released: LK₨8.48 loss per share (vs LK₨29.76 profit in FY 2021)

Full year 2022 earnings released: LK₨10.25 loss per share (vs LK₨29.76 profit in FY 2021)

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Insufficient new directors

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Third quarter 2022 earnings: Revenues in line with analyst expectations

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Second quarter 2022 earnings released: LK₨3.66 loss per share (vs LK₨6.90 profit in 2Q 2021)

Upcoming dividend of LK₨1.60 per share

Full year 2021 earnings released

New 90-day low: LK₨116

Third quarter 2021 earnings released

New 90-day high: LK₨143

New 90-day high: LK₨130

Second quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS LK₨7.23

Gazelle Asset Management Pte Ltd signed a share sale and purchase agreement to acquire 83.97% stake in Guardian Capital Partners PLC (COSE:WAPO.N0000) from Ceylon Guardian Investment Trust PLC (COSE:GUAR.N0000).

New 90-day high - LK₨79.90