Merchant Bank of Sri Lanka & Finance PLC

COSE:MBSL.N0000 Stock Report

Market Cap: LK₨3.7b

Merchant Bank of Sri Lanka & Finance Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 3/6

Merchant Bank of Sri Lanka & Finance has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 38%, while the Diversified Financial industry saw earnings growing at 16.5% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 14.3% per year. Merchant Bank of Sri Lanka & Finance's return on equity is 3.1%, and it has net margins of 4.1%.

Key information

38.01%

Earnings growth rate

52.65%

EPS growth rate

Diversified Financial Industry Growth6.07%
Revenue growth rate14.32%
Return on equity3.06%
Net Margin4.12%
Last Earnings Update31 Mar 2025

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Merchant Bank of Sri Lanka & Finance makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

COSE:MBSL.N0000 Revenue, expenses and earnings (LKR Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
31 Mar 253,7771552,0510
31 Dec 244,0102602,0330
30 Sep 243,288-871,9560
30 Jun 243,8912921,9280
31 Mar 243,5001411,8750
31 Dec 232,956-821,8460
30 Sep 232,806-911,8460
30 Jun 232,278-3341,8440
31 Mar 231,942-6101,9170
31 Dec 222,287-3251,9120
30 Sep 223,062321,8980
30 Jun 223,031941,8470
31 Mar 223,2403521,7640
31 Dec 213,4045251,7300
30 Sep 212,4392781,6020
30 Jun 212,066-1101,6330
31 Mar 211,793-3431,6040
31 Dec 201,269-7811,6130
30 Sep 201,518-9701,6810
30 Jun 202,034-5111,6490
31 Mar 202,285-3811,6910
31 Dec 192,362-3461,6180
30 Sep 192,7683851,4790
30 Jun 192,7433441,4440
31 Mar 192,7624141,3810
31 Dec 182,7244151,3900
30 Sep 182,424-851,4600
30 Jun 182,168-2971,4590
31 Mar 182,500-481,3500
31 Dec 172,6991121,4100
30 Sep 172,547-611,3210
30 Jun 172,7021721,2420
31 Mar 172,5601411,1790
31 Dec 162,4131111,1220
30 Sep 162,4722421,0830
30 Jun 162,3781641,0540
31 Mar 162,2911931,0190
31 Dec 152,105229850
30 Sep 151,894-679240
30 Jun 151,925-239180
31 Mar 151,608-196840
31 Dec 141,881-619240
30 Sep 141,841-748680
30 Jun 141,468-2028400

Quality Earnings: MBSL.N0000 has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: MBSL.N0000's current net profit margins (4.1%) are higher than last year (4%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: MBSL.N0000 has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by 38% per year.

Accelerating Growth: MBSL.N0000's earnings growth over the past year (10.6%) is below its 5-year average (38% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: MBSL.N0000 earnings growth over the past year (10.6%) did not outperform the Diversified Financial industry 13.9%.

Return on Equity

High ROE: MBSL.N0000's Return on Equity (3.1%) 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 Analysis2025/05/20 14:31
End of Day Share Price 2025/05/20 00:00
Earnings2025/03/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

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Management10 years
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