Diesel & Motor Engineering Plc

  • Market Cap: Mid Cap
  • Industry: Retailing
  • ISIN: LK0056N00008
LKR
1,749.75
647 (58.67%)
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52 Week

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Day's Volume

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N/A

Shareholding

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DII

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High Debt Company with a Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times

  • Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 22.93% over the last 5 years
  • High Debt Company with a Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
  • The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 2.95% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds
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Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 22.93% over the last 5 years

 
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With a growth in Operating Profit of 8.83%, the company declared Very Positive results in Dec 25

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With ROE of -3.90%, it has a risky valuation with a 1.46 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 16,072 Million (Mid Cap)

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P/E

NA (Loss Making)

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Industry P/E

NA

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Dividend Yield

0.00%

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Debt Equity

2.76

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Return on Equity

1.20%

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Price to Book

1.01

Revenue and Profits:
Net Sales:
29,206 Million
(Quarterly Results - Dec 2025)
Net Profit:
320 Million
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Total Returns (Price + Dividend) stock-summary
TimePeriod
Price Return
Dividend Return
Total Return
3 Months
80.39%
0%
80.39%
6 Months
129.93%
0%
129.93%
1 Year
173.4%
0%
173.4%
2 Years
286.47%
0%
286.47%
3 Years
399.93%
0%
399.93%
4 Years
248.28%
0%
248.28%
5 Years
551.07%
0%
551.07%

Diesel & Motor Engineering Plc for the last several years.

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News

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No Recent News for the Company

Announcements stock-summary

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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)
22.93%
EBIT Growth (5y)
9.83%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
1.01
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
7.74
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
1.67
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.15
Tax Ratio
32.86%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
9.88%
ROE (avg)
2.95%

Valuation key factors

Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
NA (Loss Making)
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.46
EV to EBIT
45.36
EV to EBITDA
27.32
EV to Capital Employed
1.16
EV to Sales
0.91
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
2.55%
ROE (Latest)
-3.90%

Technicals key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
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 
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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
29,205.70
27,183.50
7.44%
Operating Profit (PBDIT) excl Other Income
1,643.40
1,524.70
7.79%
Interest
1,014.80
825.70
22.90%
Exceptional Items
0.00
0.00
Consolidate Net Profit
319.80
479.50
-33.31%
Operating Profit Margin (Excl OI)
47.60%
48.80%
-0.12%
USD in Million.
Direction Arrows
Net Sales

QoQ Growth in quarter ended Dec 2025 is 7.44% vs 61.71% in Sep 2025

Direction Arrows
Consolidated Net Profit

QoQ Growth in quarter ended Dec 2025 is -33.31% vs 91.95% in Sep 2025

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

Mar'25
Mar'24
Change(%)
Net Sales
50,175.00
43,644.30
14.96%
Operating Profit (PBDIT) excl Other Income
942.90
3,145.60
-70.02%
Interest
2,566.30
2,943.50
-12.81%
Exceptional Items
-31.90
0.00
Consolidate Net Profit
-1,308.50
92.60
-1,513.07%
Operating Profit Margin (Excl OI)
4.60%
57.50%
-5.29%
USD in Million.
Direction Arrows
Net Sales

YoY Growth in year ended Mar 2025 is 14.96% vs 23.64% in Mar 2024

Direction Arrows
Consolidated Net Profit

YoY Growth in year ended Mar 2025 is -1,513.07% vs -86.74% in Mar 2024

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About Diesel & Motor Engineering Plc stock-summary
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Diesel & Motor Engineering Plc
Retailing
Diesel & Motor Engineering PLC is engaged in import, sale and repair of passenger vehicles, commercial vehicles, car parking systems, lamps, batteries, import and sale of vehicle spares, components, accessories, providing lighting solutions and storage systems. The Company's segments are Vehicles-Sales, engaged in sale of brand new passenger vehicles, commercial vehicles, agri machinery and pre-owned passenger vehicles; Vehicles-After Services, engaged in repair of vehicle included in the vehicles-sale segment, sale of franchised vehicle spare parts, accessories and components; Marketing and Distributions, engaged in sale of power tools and accessories; Construction and Material Handling Equipment, engaged in sale of earth moving machinery, material handling machinery and forklifts, and Electro-Mechanical, Bio-Medical and Marine Engineering, engaged in sale and installation of medical equipment, diesel engines for marine propulsion and rail traction and building management systems.
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Company Details
65, Jetawana Road, Colombo 14 , COLOMBO None : 14
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Tel: 94 11 2449797
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