United Motors Lanka (COSE:UML.N0000) - Stock Price, News & Analysis

UML.N0000 Stock Overview

Imports, distributes, and sells vehicles, spare parts, equipment and machinery, tyres, lubricants, and 3D printers in Sri Lanka. More details

UML.N0000 fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation	3/6
Future Growth	0/6
Past Performance	0/6
Financial Health	4/6
Dividends	1/6

Rewards

Trading at 67.5% below our estimate of its fair value

Risk Analysis

Earnings have declined by 21.7% per year over past 5 years

Highly volatile share price over the past 3 months compared to the LK market

Does not have a meaningful market cap (LKR8B)

United Motors Lanka PLC Competitors

R I L Property

COSE:RIL.N0000

LK₨8.6b

Sathosa Motors

COSE:SMOT.N0000

LK₨1.9b

C M Holdings

COSE:COLO.N0000

LK₨1.6b

Odel

COSE:ODEL.N0000

LK₨5.7b

Price History & Performance

Summary of all time highs, changes and price drops for United Motors Lanka
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price	LK₨80.10
52 Week High	LK₨84.80
52 Week Low	LK₨51.50
Beta	-0.017
11 Month Change	16.76%
3 Month Change	31.96%
1 Year Change	25.16%
33 Year Change	-0.87%
5 Year Change	25.16%
Change since IPO	522.44%

Recent updates

Shareholder Returns

	UML.N0000	LK Specialty Retail	LK Market
7D	4.0%	1.3%	2.7%
1Y	25.2%	16.1%	18.2%

Return vs Industry: UML.N0000 exceeded the LK Specialty Retail industry which returned 16.1% over the past year.

Return vs Market: UML.N0000 exceeded the LK Market which returned 18.2% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is UML.N0000's price volatile compared to industry and market?
UML.N0000 volatility
UML.N0000 Average Weekly Movement	10.3%
Specialty Retail Industry Average Movement	5.0%
Market Average Movement	4.3%
10% most volatile stocks in LK Market	6.8%
10% least volatile stocks in LK Market	2.9%

Stable Share Price: UML.N0000's share price has been volatile over the past 3 months compared to the LK market.

Volatility Over Time: UML.N0000's weekly volatility (10%) has been stable over the past year, but is still higher than 75% of LK stocks.

About the Company

Founded	Employees	CEO	Website
1945	1,069	Chanaka Yatawara	www.unitedmotors.lk

United Motors Lanka PLC, together with its subsidiaries, imports, distributes, and sells vehicles, spare parts, equipment and machinery, tyres, lubricants, and 3D printers in Sri Lanka. The company operates through Spare Parts and Workshop; Vehicles; Equipment and Machinery; 3D Printers and Services; Tyres; Lubricant and Car Care Products; and Trailers segments. It sells passenger, assembled, commercial, special purpose, and pre-owned passenger vehicles; vehicle spare parts, accessories, and related components; heavy equipment, generators, and machinery; 3D printers, filaments, spare parts, and related services; tires; lubricant and car care products; and nano-coating products.

United Motors Lanka PLC Fundamentals Summary

How do United Motors Lanka's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
UML.N0000 fundamental statistics
Market cap	LK₨8.08b
Earnings (TTM)	-LK₨96.23m
Revenue (TTM)	LK₨11.02b

0.7x

P/S Ratio

-84.0x

P/E Ratio

Is UML.N0000 overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
UML.N0000 income statement (TTM)
Revenue	LK₨11.02b
Cost of Revenue	LK₨7.84b
Gross Profit	LK₨3.18b
Other Expenses	LK₨3.28b
Earnings	-LK₨96.23m

Last Reported Earnings

Sep 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)	-0.95
Gross Margin	28.88%
Net Profit Margin	-0.87%
Debt/Equity Ratio	39.4%

How did UML.N0000 perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

1.9%

Current Dividend Yield

-157%

Payout Ratio

UML.N0000 Stock Overview

Rewards

Risk Analysis

United Motors Lanka PLC Competitors

COSE:RIL.N0000

LK₨8.6b

COSE:SMOT.N0000

LK₨1.9b

COSE:COLO.N0000

LK₨1.6b

COSE:ODEL.N0000

LK₨5.7b

Price History & Performance

Recent News & Updates

Independent Chairman of Board recently bought LK₨12m worth of stock

Second quarter 2025 earnings released

Non-Executive Independent Director recently bought LK₨103m worth of stock

New minor risk - Dividend sustainability

First quarter 2025 earnings released: LK₨1.83 loss per share (vs LK₨1.33 loss in 1Q 2024)

New major risk - Share price stability

Recent updates

Independent Chairman of Board recently bought LK₨12m worth of stock

Second quarter 2025 earnings released

Non-Executive Independent Director recently bought LK₨103m worth of stock

New minor risk - Dividend sustainability

First quarter 2025 earnings released: LK₨1.83 loss per share (vs LK₨1.33 loss in 1Q 2024)

New major risk - Share price stability

Insufficient new directors

Upcoming dividend of LK₨1.50 per share

United Motors Lanka PLC, Annual General Meeting, Jun 28, 2024

Dividend of LK₨1.50 announced

United Motors Lanka PLC, Annual General Meeting, Jun 28, 2024

Full year 2024 earnings released: LK₨1.30 loss per share (vs LK₨1.30 loss in FY 2023)

Third quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: LK₨1.07 (vs LK₨2.86 loss in 3Q 2023)

Second quarter 2024 earnings released: LK₨1.60 loss per share (vs LK₨2.49 profit in 2Q 2023)

United Motors Lanka PLC (COSE:UML.N0000) executed a share purchase agreement to acquire Dutch Lanka Trailer Manufacturers Ltd from TRF Singapore Pte. Ltd. for LKR 700 million.

United Motors Lanka PLC (COSE:UML.N0000) executed a share purchase agreement to acquire Dutch Lanka Trailer Manufacturers Ltd from TRF Singapore Pte. Ltd. for LKR 700 million.

New minor risk - Share price stability

First quarter 2024 earnings released: LK₨1.33 loss per share (vs LK₨1.37 loss in 1Q 2023)

United Motors Lanka PLC Approves Final Dividend for the Year Ended March 31, 2023

Upcoming dividend of LK₨1.25 per share at 4.2% yield

Upcoming dividend of LK₨1.25 per share at 4.0% yield

Full year 2023 earnings released: LK₨1.30 loss per share (vs LK₨3.12 profit in FY 2022)

Upcoming dividend of LK₨1.00 per share at 3.4% yield

High number of new directors

Third quarter 2023 earnings released: LK₨2.86 loss per share (vs LK₨3.20 profit in 3Q 2022)

Second quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: LK₨2.49 (vs LK₨2.32 in 2Q 2022)

First quarter 2023 earnings released: LK₨1.37 loss per share (vs LK₨0.13 profit in 1Q 2022)

United Motors Lanka PLC Approves Final Dividend for the Year Ended March 31, 2022

Upcoming dividend of LK₨0.50 per share

United Motors Lanka PLC, Annual General Meeting, Jun 29, 2022

Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: LK₨3.12 (vs LK₨4.99 in FY 2021)

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Independent Chairman of Board recently bought LK₨722k worth of stock

Independent Chairman of Board recently bought LK₨710k worth of stock

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

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Second quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS LK₨2.32 (vs LK₨3.63 in 2Q 2021)

Independent Chairman of Board recently bought LK₨2.5m worth of stock

First quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS LK₨0.13 (vs LK₨2.23 loss in 1Q 2021)

Upcoming dividend of LK₨1.00 per share

Full year 2021 earnings released: EPS LK₨4.99 (vs LK₨4.06 loss in FY 2020)

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

New 90-day low: LK₨67.00

Third quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS LK₨1.07 (vs LK₨0.78 loss in 3Q 2020)

New 90-day high: LK₨80.90

Upcoming Dividend of LK₨1.50 Per Share

New 90-day high: LK₨79.90

Group CEO & Executive Director recently bought LK₨15m worth of stock

New 90-day high: LK₨61.10

Second quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS LK₨3.63

New 90-day high: LK₨60.40

New 90-day high: LK₨55.60

New 90-day high - LK₨52.80