Watawala Plantations (COSE:WATA.N0000) - Stock Price, News & Analysis

WATA.N0000 Stock Overview

Watawala Plantations PLC, together with its subsidiaries, cultivates, manufactures, and sells crude palm oil in Sri Lanka.

About the company

WATA.N0000 fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation	0/6
Future Growth	0/6
Past Performance	3/6
Financial Health	6/6
Dividends	4/6

Rewards

Risk Analysis

Dividend of 13.3% is not well covered by earnings

Profit margins (22.9%) are lower than last year (41.9%)

Does not have a meaningful market cap (LKR18B)

Watawala Plantations PLC Competitors

Sunshine Holdings

COSE:SUN.N0000

LK₨29.2b

Elpitiya Plantations

COSE:ELPL.N0000

LK₨8.3b

Bukit Darah

COSE:BUKI.N0000

LK₨40.3b

Kelani Valley Plantations

COSE:KVAL.N0000

LK₨5.0b

Price History & Performance

Summary of all time highs, changes and price drops for Watawala Plantations
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price	LK₨90.20
52 Week High	LK₨94.50
52 Week Low	LK₨67.80
Beta	0.51
1 Month Change	0.22%
3 Month Change	19.00%
1 Year Change	20.75%
3 Year Change	77.21%
5 Year Change	363.21%
Change since IPO	2,400.08%

Recent updates

Shareholder Returns

	WATA.N0000	LK Food	LK Market
7D	5.5%	3.4%	2.1%
1Y	20.7%	7.6%	23.3%

Return vs Industry: WATA.N0000 exceeded the LK Food industry which returned 7.6% over the past year.

Return vs Market: WATA.N0000 underperformed the LK Market which returned 23.3% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is WATA.N0000's price volatile compared to industry and market?
WATA.N0000 volatility
WATA.N0000 Average Weekly Movement	3.7%
Food Industry Average Movement	3.7%
Market Average Movement	4.2%
10% most volatile stocks in LK Market	6.8%
10% least volatile stocks in LK Market	2.9%

Stable Share Price: WATA.N0000 has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months.

Volatility Over Time: WATA.N0000's weekly volatility (4%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

Founded	Employees	CEO	Website
1992	1,626	n/a	www.watawalaplantations.lk

Watawala Plantations PLC, together with its subsidiaries, cultivates, manufactures, and sells crude palm oil in Sri Lanka. It also engages in dairy farming business; and tea, cinnamon, rubber, coconut, and maize cultivation business, as well as production of organic fertilizers. The company was incorporated in 1992 and is headquartered in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Watawala Plantations PLC Fundamentals Summary

How do Watawala Plantations's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
WATA.N0000 fundamental statistics
Market cap	LK₨18.34b
Earnings (TTM)	LK₨1.97b
Revenue (TTM)	LK₨8.60b

9.3x

P/E Ratio

2.1x

P/S Ratio

Is WATA.N0000 overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
WATA.N0000 income statement (TTM)
Revenue	LK₨8.60b
Cost of Revenue	LK₨5.31b
Gross Profit	LK₨3.29b
Other Expenses	LK₨1.33b
Earnings	LK₨1.97b

Last Reported Earnings

Dec 31, 2023

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)	9.67
Gross Margin	38.28%
Net Profit Margin	22.85%
Debt/Equity Ratio	0.6%

How did WATA.N0000 perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

13.3%

Current Dividend Yield

124%

Payout Ratio

WATA.N0000 Stock Overview

Rewards

Risk Analysis

Watawala Plantations PLC Competitors

COSE:SUN.N0000

LK₨29.2b

COSE:ELPL.N0000

LK₨8.3b

COSE:BUKI.N0000

LK₨40.3b

COSE:KVAL.N0000

LK₨5.0b

Price History & Performance

Recent News & Updates

Now 22% overvalued after recent price rise

Now 22% overvalued after recent price rise

Third quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: LK₨2.79 (vs LK₨3.26 in 3Q 2023)

Upcoming dividend of LK₨8.00 per share at 13% yield

Second quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: LK₨4.33 (vs LK₨5.90 in 2Q 2023)

Watawala Plantations PLC Confirms the Resignation of Binesh Neomal Pananwala as CEO

Recent updates

Now 22% overvalued after recent price rise

Now 22% overvalued after recent price rise

Third quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: LK₨2.79 (vs LK₨3.26 in 3Q 2023)

Upcoming dividend of LK₨8.00 per share at 13% yield

Second quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: LK₨4.33 (vs LK₨5.90 in 2Q 2023)

Watawala Plantations PLC Confirms the Resignation of Binesh Neomal Pananwala as CEO

First quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: LK₨3.71 (vs LK₨3.61 in 1Q 2023)

Upcoming dividend of LK₨4.00 per share at 14% yield

Watawala Plantations plc Proposes Dividend Payment

Watawala Plantations PLC, Annual General Meeting, Jun 23, 2023

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: LK₨11.63 (vs LK₨17.00 in FY 2022)

Third quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: LK₨3.26 (vs LK₨3.84 in 3Q 2022)

Now 22% undervalued after recent price drop

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Upcoming dividend of LK₨6.00 per share

Second quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: LK₨5.90 (vs LK₨5.73 in 2Q 2022)

First quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: LK₨3.61 (vs LK₨3.56 in 1Q 2022)

Independent Non-Executive Director recently bought LK₨1.0m worth of stock

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Upcoming dividend of LK₨8.00 per share

Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: LK₨17.01 (vs LK₨8.18 in FY 2021)

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

High number of new directors

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Investor sentiment improved 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

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Upcoming dividend of LK₨6.00 per share

Second quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS LK₨5.73 (vs LK₨2.51 in 2Q 2021)

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

First quarter 2022 earnings released

Upcoming dividend of LK₨3.00 per share

Watawala Plantations PLC Recommends a Final Dividend

Full year 2021 earnings released: EPS LK₨8.18 (vs LK₨4.11 in FY 2020)

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

New 90-day low: LK₨51.80

Third quarter 2021 earnings released

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

New 90-day high: LK₨65.00

Upcoming Dividend of LK₨3.00 Per Share

Insider recently bought LK₨14m worth of stock

Second quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS LK₨2.51

Market bids up stock over the past week

Market bids up stock over the past week

New 90-day high: LK₨42.30

Market bids up stock over the past week

New 90-day high: LK₨37.40

New 90-day high - LK₨32.40

New 90-day high - LK₨31.00

First quarter earnings released

Shareholder Returns

Price Volatility

About the Company

Watawala Plantations PLC Fundamentals Summary

9.3x

2.1x