Lanka Milk Foods (CWE) (LMF.N0000) Stock Overview

Engages in manufacturing, importing, exporting, packaging, marketing, and distributing dairy and beverage products in Sri Lanka. More details

LMF.N0000 fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation	1/6
Future Growth	0/6
Past Performance	3/6
Financial Health	5/6
Dividends	2/6

Rewards

Earnings grew by 20.8% over the past year

Risk Analysis

Large one-off items impacting financial results

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Lanka Milk Foods (CWE)

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ValuationExecutive Summary Lanka Milk Foods (CWE) PLC (LMF) Net Asset Value (NAV) per share saw an increase, rising to Rs. 72.98 in 2025 fro

ValuationExecutive Summary Lanka Milk Foods (CWE) PLC (LMF) concluded the financial year ended March 31, 2025, with a mixed financial performance, reflecting both operational resilience and significant external pressures. The Group's Net Profit experienced a substantial contraction, declining to Rs. 1,288,477 thousand, a notable reduction from Rs. 2,215,510 thousand reported in the previous fiscal year.

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LK₨81.6

2.3% overvalued

35.00%

Revenue growth p.a.

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Lanka Milk Foods (CWE) PLC Competitors

Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Lanka Milk Foods (CWE)
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price	LK₨83.50
52 Week High	LK₨96.70
52 Week Low	LK₨38.00
Beta	0.63
1 Month Change	9.01%
3 Month Change	24.26%
1 Year Change	95.55%
3 Year Change	477.85%
5 Year Change	500.72%
Change since IPO	2,706.72%

Recent updates

Shareholder Returns

	LMF.N0000	LK Food	LK Market
7D	-7.5%	-3.0%	-4.4%
1Y	95.6%	32.5%	36.1%

Return vs Industry: LMF.N0000 exceeded the LK Food industry which returned 31.4% over the past year.

Return vs Market: LMF.N0000 exceeded the LK Market which returned 37.6% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is LMF.N0000's price volatile compared to industry and market?
LMF.N0000 volatility
LMF.N0000 Average Weekly Movement	6.8%
Food Industry Average Movement	4.9%
Market Average Movement	5.1%
10% most volatile stocks in LK Market	9.8%
10% least volatile stocks in LK Market	3.1%

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

Volatility Over Time: LMF.N0000's weekly volatility (7%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

Founded	Employees	CEO	Website
1981	671	Sasanka Perera	www.lmfgroup.lk

Lanka Milk Foods (CWE) PLC engages in manufacturing, importing, exporting, packaging, marketing, and distributing dairy and beverage products in Sri Lanka. It operates through Powdered Milk; Liquid Milk and Others; Agriculture; and Trading segments. The company offers full cream milk powder; butter; fresh milk; flavored milk, including vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, coffee, banana, and faluda; full cream and non-fat milk; fruit drinks, consisting of apple, mango, mixed fruit, and orange variants; and malt chocolate and yoghurt drinks.

Lanka Milk Foods (CWE) PLC Fundamentals Summary

How do Lanka Milk Foods (CWE)'s earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
LMF.N0000 fundamental statistics
Market cap	LK₨33.40b
Earnings (TTM)	LK₨1.80b
Revenue (TTM)	LK₨20.73b

18.5x

P/E Ratio

1.6x

P/S Ratio

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Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
LMF.N0000 income statement (TTM)
Revenue	LK₨20.73b
Cost of Revenue	LK₨17.18b
Gross Profit	LK₨3.55b
Other Expenses	LK₨1.75b
Earnings	LK₨1.80b

Last Reported Earnings

Sep 30, 2025

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)	4.50
Gross Margin	17.14%
Net Profit Margin	8.69%
Debt/Equity Ratio	10.0%

How did LMF.N0000 perform over the long term?

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Dividends

1.2%

Current Dividend Yield

14%

Payout Ratio

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2026/03/13 07:36
End of Day Share Price	2026/03/13 00:00
Earnings	2025/09/30
Annual Earnings	2025/03/31

Data Sources

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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

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Analyst Sources

Lanka Milk Foods (CWE) PLC is covered by 1 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.

Analyst	Institution
Nilakshi De Mel	Capital Alliance Securities (Private) Ltd.

Lanka Milk Foods (CWE) (LMF.N0000) Stock Overview

Rewards

Risk Analysis

ValuationExecutive Summary Lanka Milk Foods (CWE) PLC (LMF) Net Asset Value (NAV) per share saw an increase, rising to Rs. 72.98 in 2025 fro

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Price History & Performance

Recent News & Updates

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 18%

Upcoming dividend of LK₨1.00 per share

New minor risk - Dividend sustainability

Less than half of directors are independent

Lanka Milk Foods (CWE) PLC, Annual General Meeting, Aug 29, 2025

Full year 2025 earnings released: EPS: LK₨3.22 (vs LK₨5.54 in FY 2024)

Recent updates

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 18%

Upcoming dividend of LK₨1.00 per share

New minor risk - Dividend sustainability

Less than half of directors are independent

Lanka Milk Foods (CWE) PLC, Annual General Meeting, Aug 29, 2025

Full year 2025 earnings released: EPS: LK₨3.22 (vs LK₨5.54 in FY 2024)

New minor risk - Share price stability

Third quarter 2025 earnings released: EPS: LK₨1.32 (vs LK₨2.03 in 3Q 2024)

Upcoming dividend of LK₨0.63 per share

New minor risk - Share price stability

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 17%

Second quarter 2025 earnings released: EPS: LK₨0.78 (vs LK₨2.18 in 2Q 2024)

Lanka Milk Foods (CWE) PLC, Annual General Meeting, Sep 26, 2024

Lanka Milk Foods (CWE) PLC Announces Board and Committee Changes

First quarter 2025 earnings released: EPS: LK₨0.20 (vs LK₨0.61 in 1Q 2024)

Full year 2024 earnings released: EPS: LK₨4.41 (vs LK₨2.97 in FY 2023)

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 17%

Third quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: LK₨20.33 (vs LK₨0.48 in 3Q 2023)

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 26%

Second quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: LK₨21.75 (vs LK₨0.92 in 2Q 2023)

New minor risk - Share price stability

Lanka Milk Foods (CWE) PLC, Annual General Meeting, Sep 12, 2023

New minor risk - Profit margin trend

First quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: LK₨6.13 (vs LK₨22.08 in 1Q 2023)

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: LK₨28.83 (vs LK₨26.63 in FY 2022)

Upcoming dividend of LK₨5.00 per share at 3.4% yield

Third quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: LK₨4.81 (vs LK₨14.01 in 3Q 2022)

Second quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: LK₨0.92 (vs LK₨2.28 in 2Q 2022)

Less than half of directors are independent

Second quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: LK₨0.92 (vs LK₨2.28 in 2Q 2022)

Lanka Milk Foods (CWE) PLC, Annual General Meeting, Sep 20, 2022

First quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: LK₨22.08 (vs LK₨13.83 in 1Q 2022)

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: LK₨27.37 (vs LK₨21.05 in FY 2021)

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Less than half of directors are independent

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Third quarter 2022 earnings: Revenues and EPS in line with analyst expectations

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Second quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS LK₨2.28 (vs LK₨4.05 in 2Q 2021)

Upcoming dividend of LK₨5.00 per share

First quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS LK₨13.83 (vs LK₨2.23 in 1Q 2021)

Full year 2021 earnings released: EPS LK₨20.34 (vs LK₨7.53 in FY 2020)

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Third quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS LK₨11.17 (vs LK₨5.63 in 3Q 2020)

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

New 90-day high: LK₨158

New 90-day high: LK₨143

New 90-day high: LK₨141

Second quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS LK₨4.05

Market bids up stock over the past week

New 90-day high: LK₨128

Market bids up stock over the past week

New 90-day high: LK₨114

Upcoming Dividend of LK₨2.50 Per Share

Shareholder Returns

Price Volatility

About the Company

Lanka Milk Foods (CWE) PLC Fundamentals Summary

Earnings & Revenue