How does LION.N0000's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

LION.N0000 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (9.5x) compared to the peer average (8.4x).

How does LION.N0000's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the Asian Beverage Industry?

LION.N0000 is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (9.5x) compared to the Asian Beverage industry average (19x).

What is LION.N0000's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

Insufficient data to calculate LION.N0000's Price-To-Earnings Fair Ratio for valuation analysis.

What is the Fair Price of LION.N0000 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

LION.N0000 (LKR1043.5) is trading above our estimate of [[fair value]] (LKR658.74)

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

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Lion Brewery (Ceylon) (COSE:LION.N0000) - Stock Price, News & Analysis

LION.N0000 Stock Overview

Lion Brewery (Ceylon) PLC, together with its subsidiaries, brews and markets beers under the Lion brand in Sri Lanka. More details

LION.N0000 fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation	1/6
Future Growth	3/6
Past Performance	3/6
Financial Health	6/6
Dividends	4/6

Rewards

Price-To-Earnings ratio (9.5x) is below the Beverage industry average (9.7x)

Revenue is forecast to grow 26.72% per year

Earnings have grown 29.3% per year over the past 5 years

Risk Analysis

Unstable dividend track record

Lion Brewery (Ceylon) PLC Competitors

Ceylon Beverage Holdings

COSE:BREW.N0000

LK₨42.0b

Ceylon Cold Stores

COSE:CCS.N0000

LK₨62.6b

Melstacorp

COSE:MELS.N0000

LK₨127.0b

Browns Investments

COSE:BIL.N0000

LK₨90.5b

Price History & Performance

Summary of all time highs, changes and price drops for Lion Brewery (Ceylon)
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price	LK₨1,043.50
52 Week High	LK₨1,200.00
52 Week Low	LK₨871.00
Beta	0.17
11 Month Change	-1.56%
3 Month Change	0.34%
1 Year Change	11.16%
33 Year Change	92.88%
5 Year Change	67.12%
Change since IPO	5,117.50%

Recent updates

Shareholder Returns

	LION.N0000	LK Beverage	LK Market
7D	2.3%	0.4%	-0.3%
1Y	11.2%	32.1%	19.1%

Return vs Industry: LION.N0000 underperformed the LK Beverage industry which returned 32.1% over the past year.

Return vs Market: LION.N0000 underperformed the LK Market which returned 19.1% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is LION.N0000's price volatile compared to industry and market?
LION.N0000 volatility
LION.N0000 Average Weekly Movement	4.5%
Beverage Industry Average Movement	5.5%
Market Average Movement	4.3%
10% most volatile stocks in LK Market	6.5%
10% least volatile stocks in LK Market	3.0%

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

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

About the Company

Founded	Employees	CEO	Website
1849	337	Rajiv Meewakkala	www.lionbeer.com

Lion Brewery (Ceylon) PLC, together with its subsidiaries, brews and markets beers under the Lion brand in Sri Lanka. It also exports its products. The company was founded in 1849 and is based in Biyagama, Sri Lanka.

Lion Brewery (Ceylon) PLC Fundamentals Summary

How do Lion Brewery (Ceylon)'s earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
LION.N0000 fundamental statistics
Market cap	LK₨84.90b
Earnings (TTM)	LK₨8.77b
Revenue (TTM)	LK₨66.79b

9.5x

P/E Ratio

1.2x

P/S Ratio

Is LION.N0000 overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
LION.N0000 income statement (TTM)
Revenue	LK₨66.79b
Cost of Revenue	LK₨39.36b
Gross Profit	LK₨27.43b
Other Expenses	LK₨18.66b
Earnings	LK₨8.77b

Last Reported Earnings

Sep 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)	109.64
Gross Margin	41.06%
Net Profit Margin	13.13%
Debt/Equity Ratio	14.7%

How did LION.N0000 perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

2.9%

Current Dividend Yield

27%

Payout Ratio

Does LION.N0000 pay a reliable dividends?

See LION.N0000 dividend history and benchmarks

When do you need to buy LION.N0000 by to receive an upcoming dividend?
Lion Brewery (Ceylon) dividend dates
Ex Dividend Date	Nov 06 2024
Dividend Pay Date	Nov 26 2024
Days until Ex dividend	16 days
Days until Dividend pay date	4 days

Does LION.N0000 pay a reliable dividends?

See LION.N0000 dividend history and benchmarks

LION.N0000 Stock Overview

Rewards

Risk Analysis

Lion Brewery (Ceylon) PLC Competitors

COSE:BREW.N0000

LK₨42.0b

COSE:CCS.N0000

LK₨62.6b

COSE:MELS.N0000

LK₨127.0b

COSE:BIL.N0000

LK₨90.5b

Price History & Performance

Recent News & Updates

Second quarter 2025 earnings released: EPS: LK₨31.32 (vs LK₨31.22 in 2Q 2024)

Upcoming dividend of LK₨17.30 per share

First quarter 2025 earnings released: EPS: LK₨27.29 (vs LK₨22.74 in 1Q 2024)

New minor risk - Share price stability

Full year 2024 earnings released: EPS: LK₨105 (vs LK₨87.40 in FY 2023)

Lion Brewery (Ceylon) PLC, Annual General Meeting, Jul 08, 2024

Recent updates

Second quarter 2025 earnings released: EPS: LK₨31.32 (vs LK₨31.22 in 2Q 2024)

Upcoming dividend of LK₨17.30 per share

First quarter 2025 earnings released: EPS: LK₨27.29 (vs LK₨22.74 in 1Q 2024)

New minor risk - Share price stability

Full year 2024 earnings released: EPS: LK₨105 (vs LK₨87.40 in FY 2023)

Lion Brewery (Ceylon) PLC, Annual General Meeting, Jul 08, 2024

Full year 2024 earnings released: EPS: LK₨105 (vs LK₨87.40 in FY 2023)

Upcoming dividend of LK₨12.50 per share

Third quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: LK₨27.03 (vs LK₨25.85 in 3Q 2023)

Now 21% overvalued after recent price rise

Second quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: LK₨31.22 (vs LK₨27.20 in 2Q 2023)

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 17%

First quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: LK₨22.74 (vs LK₨20.71 in 1Q 2023)

Full year 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

Lion Brewery (Ceylon) PLC, Annual General Meeting, Jul 18, 2023

Upcoming dividend of LK₨28.30 per share at 4.3% yield

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: LK₨87.40 (vs LK₨45.85 in FY 2022)

Price target increased by 18% to LK₨719

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 16%

Third quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: LK₨25.85 (vs LK₨15.30 in 3Q 2022)

Lion Brewery (Ceylon) PLC (COSE:LION.N0000) entered into an agreement to acquire Pearl Springs (Private) Limited.

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Less than half of directors are independent

Price target increased to LK₨662

Full year 2022 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

Lion Brewery (Ceylon) PLC, Annual General Meeting, Aug 03, 2022

Consensus revenue estimates increase by 33%

Full year 2022 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

Less than half of directors are independent

Third quarter 2022 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind

Upcoming dividend of LK₨3.68 per share

Second quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS LK₨6.82 (vs LK₨13.60 in 2Q 2021)

Full year 2021 earnings released: EPS LK₨30.89 (vs LK₨35.15 in FY 2020)

CEO & Executive Director Suresh Shah has left the company

Full year 2021 earnings released: EPS LK₨30.89 (vs LK₨35.15 in FY 2020)

New 90-day low: LK₨540

Third quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS LK₨9.78 (vs LK₨6.90 in 3Q 2020)

Price target raised to LK₨668

New 90-day high: LK₨613

New 90-day high: LK₨589

New 90-day high: LK₨570

Second quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS LK₨13.60

New 90-day low: LK₨540

Upcoming Dividend of LK₨8.00 Per Share

Earnings released

Shareholder Returns

Price Volatility

About the Company

Lion Brewery (Ceylon) PLC Fundamentals Summary

9.5x

1.2x

Earnings & Revenue

Dividends

2.9%

27%