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Sri Lankan (CSE) Capital Markets Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 19, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies12
  • 7D-1.6%
  • 3M6.1%
  • 1Y34.4%
  • YTD3.4%

Over the last 7 days, the Capital Markets industry has dropped 1.6%, driven by a pullback from First Capital Holdings of 3.7%. Over the past 12 months, the industry was up 34%.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Sri Lankan Capital Markets Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 19 May 2024LK₨65.5bLK₨84.4bLK₨40.1b3.1x1.6x0.8x
Tue, 16 Apr 2024LK₨68.6bLK₨84.4bLK₨40.1b2.9x1.7x0.8x
Thu, 14 Mar 2024LK₨65.0bLK₨84.4bLK₨40.1b2.6x1.6x0.8x
Sat, 10 Feb 2024LK₨64.7bLK₨84.4bLK₨42.1b2.4x1.5x0.8x
Mon, 08 Jan 2024LK₨85.2bLK₨84.7bLK₨43.4b3.9x2x1x
Wed, 06 Dec 2023LK₨91.6bLK₨84.7bLK₨43.4b4.3x2.1x1.1x
Fri, 03 Nov 2023LK₨93.1bLK₨50.1bLK₨20.7b4.7x4.5x1.9x
Sun, 01 Oct 2023LK₨113.2bLK₨50.0bLK₨20.7b4.8x5.5x2.3x
Tue, 29 Aug 2023LK₨113.1bLK₨50.0bLK₨20.7b4.8x5.5x2.3x
Thu, 27 Jul 2023LK₨102.5bLK₨34.3bLK₨10.7b7.4x9.6x3x
Sat, 24 Jun 2023LK₨77.6bLK₨34.3bLK₨10.7b5.6x7.3x2.3x
Mon, 22 May 2023LK₨58.8bLK₨13.3bLK₨1.7b10.8x35.5x4.4x
Wed, 19 Apr 2023LK₨62.9bLK₨13.3bLK₨1.6b14.4x39.5x4.7x
Fri, 17 Mar 2023LK₨62.7bLK₨13.3bLK₨1.6b15.4x39.4x4.7x
Sun, 12 Feb 2023LK₨61.3bLK₨10.2bLK₨1.8b16.4x33.6x6x
Tue, 10 Jan 2023LK₨60.8bLK₨8.4bLK₨502.1m21.2x121.2x7.2x
Thu, 08 Dec 2022LK₨58.2bLK₨8.4bLK₨502.1m22x115.9x6.9x
Sat, 05 Nov 2022LK₨54.7bLK₨5.3b-LK₨2,933,001,144.0095.9x-18.7x10.4x
Mon, 03 Oct 2022LK₨59.5bLK₨5.0b-LK₨3,157,446,907.00143.6x-18.9x11.9x
Wed, 31 Aug 2022LK₨47.9bLK₨4.5b-LK₨3,370,517,330.00112.9x-14.2x10.6x
Fri, 29 Jul 2022LK₨48.5bLK₨5.6b-LK₨2,496,968,075.0013.1x-19.4x8.7x
Sun, 26 Jun 2022LK₨49.7bLK₨5.6b-LK₨2,656,168,671.0014x-18.7x8.9x
Tue, 24 May 2022LK₨51.4bLK₨5.9bLK₨1.3b12.1x38.8x8.7x
Thu, 21 Apr 2022LK₨48.1bLK₨5.9bLK₨2.2b17.5x21.4x8.1x
Sat, 19 Mar 2022LK₨55.0bLK₨5.9bLK₨2.2b21.2x24.5x9.3x
Mon, 14 Feb 2022LK₨62.6bLK₨6.4bLK₨2.2b28.6x28.7x9.8x
Wed, 12 Jan 2022LK₨62.2bLK₨6.8bLK₨3.0b35.9x20.7x9.2x
Fri, 10 Dec 2021LK₨46.2bLK₨5.7bLK₨3.0b32.5x15.2x8.2x
Sun, 07 Nov 2021LK₨45.8bLK₨5.5bLK₨4.5b10.4x10.2x8.3x
Tue, 05 Oct 2021LK₨44.3bLK₨6.5bLK₨5.2b7.2x8.6x6.9x
Thu, 02 Sep 2021LK₨44.4bLK₨6.5bLK₨5.2b7.4x8.6x6.9x
Sat, 31 Jul 2021LK₨47.7bLK₨6.5bLK₨5.2b8.1x9.2x7.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

6.6x


Total Market Cap: LK₨46.9bTotal Earnings: LK₨7.2bTotal Revenue: LK₨8.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Sri Lankan Capital Markets Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 15.6x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Sri Lankan Capital Markets industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 1.6x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 15.6x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 5.8x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 0.78x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Capital Markets industry have grown 78% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 112% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Sri Lankan Financials industry?

LK Market-1.53%
Financials-3.24%
Capital Markets-1.60%
Financial Exchanges and Data0%
Diversified Capital Markets0%
Investment Banking and Brokerage-0.68%
Asset Management-2.47%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Asset Management industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio.
    • It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Investment Banking and Brokerage industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average.
Forecasted GrowthThere is insufficient data on the sub-industries of this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
LVEN.N0000 Lanka VenturesLK₨30.504.8%
+LK₨70.0m
-12.9%PS3.9x
KZOO.N0000 Ceylon Land & EquityLK₨8.703.6%
+LK₨54.5m
52.9%PE4.3x
WAPO.N0000 Galle Face Capital PartnersLK₨35.005.1%
+LK₨45.8m
107.5%PE2.6x
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WAPO.N0000

LK₨35.00

Galle Face Capital Partners

7D

5.1%

1Y

107.5%

CALT.N0000

LK₨48.50

Capital Alliance

7D

-0.6%

1Y

73.2%

CINV.N0000

LK₨59.70

Ceylon Investment

7D

-3.1%

1Y

90.1%

CFVF.N0000

LK₨28.70

First Capital Holdings

7D

-3.7%

1Y

2.1%

FCT.N0000

LK₨24.70

First Capital Treasuries

7D

-0.8%

1Y

18.2%

CIT.N0000

LK₨98.00

Colombo Investment Trust

7D

-8.6%

1Y

-5.5%

LVEN.N0000

LK₨30.50

Lanka Ventures

7D

4.8%

1Y

-12.9%

GUAR.N0000

LK₨103.50

Ceylon Guardian Investment Trust

7D

-3.0%

1Y

66.9%

CFI.N0000

LK₨70.00

Colombo Fort Investments

7D

-4.0%

1Y

16.3%