Cargills (Ceylon) Plc

  • Market Cap: Large Cap
  • Industry: Retailing
  • ISIN: LK0020N00004
LKR
747.50
185.5 (33.01%)
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52 Week

Valuation
Technical
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Shareholding

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DII

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Promoter

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1

The company has declared Positive results for the last 3 consecutive quarters

  • OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at LKR 19,585.66 MM
  • ROCE(HY) Highest at 27.62%
  • DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Lowest at 100.33 %
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With ROE of 21.94%, it has a fair valuation with a 5.96 Price to Book Value

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Market Beating Performance

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Mojo Parameters

Stock DNA

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Industry

Retailing

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Market cap

LKR 188,620 Million (Large Cap)

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P/E

27.00

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Industry P/E

NA

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Dividend Yield

0.03%

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Debt Equity

0.44

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Return on Equity

24.91%

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Price to Book

4.86

Revenue and Profits:
Net Sales:
70,805 Million
(Quarterly Results - Dec 2025)
Net Profit:
2,915 Million
stock-summaryTotal Returns
Total Returns (Price + Dividend) stock-summary
TimePeriod
Price Return
Dividend Return
Total Return
3 Months
75.88%
0%
75.88%
6 Months
86.06%
0%
86.06%
1 Year
99.33%
0%
99.33%
2 Years
197.81%
0%
197.81%
3 Years
365.01%
0%
365.01%
4 Years
211.46%
0%
211.46%
5 Years
313.67%
0%
313.67%

Cargills (Ceylon) Plc for the last several years.

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News

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No Recent News for the Company

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No announcement available

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No corporate action available
stock-summaryKey Factors

Quality key factors stock-summary

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
18.85%
EBIT Growth (5y)
20.66%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
2.14
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
1.40
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.60
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
3.56
Tax Ratio
39.31%
Dividend Payout Ratio
58.87%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
19.24%
ROE (avg)
17.52%

Valuation key factors

Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
27
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
5.96
EV to EBIT
17.67
EV to EBITDA
11.60
EV to Capital Employed
4.01
EV to Sales
0.92
PEG Ratio
0.66
Dividend Yield
0.03%
ROCE (Latest)
22.69%
ROE (Latest)
21.94%

Technicals key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
Bearish
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
No Trend
Mildly Bearish
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bearish
stock-summary Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
stock-summaryShareholding
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No data for shareholding present.
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No data for shareholding present.
stock-summaryFinancial
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Quarterly Results Snapshot (Consolidated) - Dec'25 - QoQstock-summary

Dec'25
Sep'25
Change(%)
Net Sales
70,805.00
65,679.80
7.80%
Operating Profit (PBDIT) excl Other Income
6,082.60
5,864.40
3.72%
Interest
1,039.90
1,068.70
-2.69%
Exceptional Items
0.00
0.00
Consolidate Net Profit
2,915.40
2,779.40
4.89%
Operating Profit Margin (Excl OI)
63.90%
62.70%
0.12%
USD in Million.
Direction Arrows
Net Sales

QoQ Growth in quarter ended Dec 2025 is 7.80% vs -1.46% in Sep 2025

Direction Arrows
Consolidated Net Profit

QoQ Growth in quarter ended Dec 2025 is 4.89% vs 23.61% in Sep 2025

Annual Results Snapshot (Consolidated) - Mar'25stock-summary

Mar'25
Mar'24
Change(%)
Net Sales
241,839.60
223,440.50
8.23%
Operating Profit (PBDIT) excl Other Income
19,000.00
17,806.10
6.71%
Interest
4,899.30
7,197.20
-31.93%
Exceptional Items
585.20
1,017.90
-42.51%
Consolidate Net Profit
7,270.30
5,936.10
22.48%
Operating Profit Margin (Excl OI)
50.10%
50.30%
-0.02%
USD in Million.
Direction Arrows
Net Sales

YoY Growth in year ended Mar 2025 is 8.23% vs 14.22% in Mar 2024

Direction Arrows
Consolidated Net Profit

YoY Growth in year ended Mar 2025 is 22.48% vs 10.32% in Mar 2024

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About Cargills (Ceylon) Plc stock-summary
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Cargills (Ceylon) Plc
Retailing
Cargills (Ceylon) PLC is principally engaged in the manufacturing of and trading in food and beverage, and distribution. The Company's segments include Retail, Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) and Restaurant. It also operates a chain of retail outlets under the brand names, Food City and Food City Express. It is also engaged in manufacturing and distributing ice cream and other dairy products under the brand names, Cargills Magic, Heavenly and Kotmale; fruit-based products under Kist brand; processed and fresh meat products under the brand names, Supremo, Finest, Goldi and Sams, and biscuits under the brand name, Kist. The Company also operates a chain of KFC and TGIF restaurants under franchise agreements. It also distributes international brands, such as Kodak, Kraft, Cadbury, Bonlac, Oreo, Tang and Toblerone. Its subsidiaries include Cargills Agrifoods Limited, Cargills Distributors (Private) Limited and Cargills Frozen Products (Private) Limited.
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Company Details
No. 40, York Street, Colombo 01 , COLOMBO None : 1
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