Ceylon Tobacco (COSE:CTC.N0000) - Stock Price, News & Analysis

CTC.N0000 Stock Overview

Manufactures, markets, and sells cigarettes in Sri Lanka. More details

CTC.N0000 fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation	1/6
Future Growth	0/6
Past Performance	5/6
Financial Health	5/6
Dividends	4/6

Rewards

Price-To-Earnings ratio (7.7x) is below the LK market (8.4x)

Earnings grew by 19.3% over the past year

Risk Analysis

Dividend of 11.78% is not well covered by earnings

Ceylon Tobacco Company PLC Competitors

Melstacorp

COSE:MELS.N0000

LK₨127.6b

Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka

COSE:DIST.N0000

LK₨149.5b

Browns Investments

COSE:BIL.N0000

LK₨90.5b

Lion Brewery (Ceylon)

COSE:LION.N0000

LK₨81.6b

Price History & Performance

Summary of all time highs, changes and price drops for Ceylon Tobacco
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price	LK₨1,253.00
52 Week High	LK₨1,350.00
52 Week Low	LK₨946.25
Beta	0.053
11 Month Change	3.34%
3 Month Change	1.79%
1 Year Change	30.52%
33 Year Change	39.22%
5 Year Change	10.89%
Change since IPO	3,395.91%

Recent updates

Shareholder Returns

	CTC.N0000	LK Tobacco	LK Market
7D	-1.3%	-1.1%	0.7%
1Y	30.5%	10.1%	19.5%

Return vs Industry: CTC.N0000 exceeded the LK Tobacco industry which returned 10.1% over the past year.

Return vs Market: CTC.N0000 exceeded the LK Market which returned 19.5% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is CTC.N0000's price volatile compared to industry and market?
CTC.N0000 volatility
CTC.N0000 Average Weekly Movement	2.7%
Tobacco Industry Average Movement	4.9%
Market Average Movement	4.3%
10% most volatile stocks in LK Market	6.2%
10% least volatile stocks in LK Market	3.0%

Stable Share Price: CTC.N0000 has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the LK market.

Volatility Over Time: CTC.N0000's weekly volatility (3%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

Founded	Employees	CEO	Website
1906	249	Fariyha Subhani	www.ceylontobaccocompany.com

Ceylon Tobacco Company PLC manufactures, markets, and sells cigarettes in Sri Lanka. It offers its products under the Dunhill, John Player Gold Leaf, John Player Navy Cut, John Player Gold, State Express 555, Shuangxi International, Benson & Hedges, Bristol, and Capstan brand names. The company sells its products through a network of distributors, traders, and retailers.

Ceylon Tobacco Company PLC Fundamentals Summary

How do Ceylon Tobacco's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
CTC.N0000 fundamental statistics
Market cap	LK₨238.04b
Earnings (TTM)	LK₨30.37b
Revenue (TTM)	LK₨63.27b

7.7x

P/E Ratio

3.7x

P/S Ratio

Is CTC.N0000 overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
CTC.N0000 income statement (TTM)
Revenue	LK₨63.27b
Cost of Revenue	LK₨4.38b
Gross Profit	LK₨58.89b
Other Expenses	LK₨28.52b
Earnings	LK₨30.37b

Last Reported Earnings

Sep 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)	162.15
Gross Margin	93.08%
Net Profit Margin	48.00%
Debt/Equity Ratio	2.7%

How did CTC.N0000 perform over the long term?

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Dividends

11.8%

Current Dividend Yield

100%

Payout Ratio

Does CTC.N0000 pay a reliable dividends?

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When do you need to buy CTC.N0000 by to receive an upcoming dividend?
Ceylon Tobacco dividend dates
Ex Dividend Date	Nov 20 2024
Dividend Pay Date	Dec 09 2024
Days until Ex dividend	1 day
Days until Dividend pay date	18 days

Does CTC.N0000 pay a reliable dividends?

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CTC.N0000 Stock Overview

Rewards

Risk Analysis

Ceylon Tobacco Company PLC Competitors

COSE:MELS.N0000

LK₨127.6b

COSE:DIST.N0000

LK₨149.5b

COSE:BIL.N0000

LK₨90.5b

COSE:LION.N0000

LK₨81.6b

Price History & Performance

Recent News & Updates

Dividend of LK₨40.90 announced

Third quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: LK₨41.21 (vs LK₨36.69 in 3Q 2023)

Dividend of LK₨38.30 announced

Second quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: LK₨38.53 (vs LK₨33.34 in 2Q 2023)

Upcoming dividend of LK₨18.84 per share

Dividend of LK₨18.84 announced

Recent updates

Dividend of LK₨40.90 announced

Third quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: LK₨41.21 (vs LK₨36.69 in 3Q 2023)

Dividend of LK₨38.30 announced

Second quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: LK₨38.53 (vs LK₨33.34 in 2Q 2023)

Upcoming dividend of LK₨18.84 per share

Dividend of LK₨18.84 announced

Upcoming dividend of LK₨32.70 per share

Ceylon Tobacco Company PLC Announces Chief Executive Officer Changes

Ceylon Tobacco Company PLC Announces Managing Director Changes

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: LK₨148 (vs LK₨109 in FY 2022)

Dividend of LK₨18.84 announced

Ceylon Tobacco Company PLC, Annual General Meeting, May 28, 2024

Ceylon Tobacco Company PLC Recommends Final Dividend for the Twelve Months Period Ended 31 December 2023, Payable on June 19, 2024

Upcoming dividend of LK₨31.00 per share

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: LK₨148 (vs LK₨109 in FY 2022)

Dividend of LK₨31.00 announced

Ceylon Tobacco Company PLC Appoints Harin De S. Wijeyeratne as an Independent Non-Executive Director

Price target increased by 8.2% to LK₨1,164

Third quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: LK₨36.69 (vs LK₨35.06 in 3Q 2022)

Upcoming dividend of LK₨36.00 per share at 11% yield

Upcoming dividend of LK₨33.00 per share at 11% yield

Second quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: LK₨33.34 (vs LK₨17.94 in 2Q 2022)

Upcoming dividend of LK₨20.30 per share at 13% yield

Upcoming dividend of LK₨28.80 per share at 13% yield

Full year 2022 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

Price target increased by 9.4% to LK₨1,036

Upcoming dividend of LK₨30.00 per share at 8.7% yield

Price target increased to LK₨999

Consensus forecasts updated

Less than half of directors are independent

Second quarter 2022 earnings released

Upcoming dividend of LK₨10.00 per share

Consensus forecasts updated

Price target decreased to LK₨952

Upcoming dividend of LK₨10.00 per share

Less than half of directors are independent

Ceylon Tobacco Company Announces the Appointment of Kushan D' Alwis as Independent Non-Executive Director

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Now 23% undervalued after recent price drop

Full year 2021 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

Upcoming dividend of LK₨15.00 per share

Upcoming dividend of LK₨15.00 per share

Third quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS LK₨20.32 (vs LK₨26.33 in 3Q 2020)

Price target decreased to LK₨1,100

Upcoming dividend of LK₨19.00 per share

Second quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS LK₨20.90 (vs LK₨16.56 in 2Q 2020)

Upcoming dividend of LK₨30.35 per share

Full year 2020 earnings released: EPS LK₨83.16 (vs LK₨92.13 in FY 2019)

Consensus revenue estimates increase to LK₨154.0b

Revenue beats expectations

Full year 2020 earnings released: EPS LK₨83.16 (vs LK₨92.13 in FY 2019)

Chairman of the Board William Pegel has left the company

Ceylon Tobacco Company PLC Appoints Suresh Kumar Shah as Chairman

Ceylon Tobacco Company PLC, Annual General Meeting, May 25, 2021

New 90-day high: LK₨1,029

Price target raised to LK₨1,184

New 90-day high: LK₨980

Third quarter 2020 earnings released: EPS LK₨26.33

New 90-day low: LK₨934